Ellis, Sedlock, Lead Norfolk to 5-1 Win on Wednesday
April 13, 2022 - International League (IL)
Norfolk Tides News Release
MOOSIC, Pa. - The Norfolk Tides (5-3) won their second-straight game, defeating the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-3), 5-1, Wednesday night.
The Tides pitching staff was dominant through seven innings as they carried a combined no-hit bid into the eighth before it was broken up with a lead-off home run by Ronald Guzmán.
Chris Ellis was stellar in his Tides debut, tossing 4.0 no-hit innings, walking one and striking out five, facing just one batter over the minimum. Dating back to last season, Ellis has allowed just three earned runs in 21.1 innings of work over his last five starts across all levels.
Ellis was backed by some stellar defensive play from the Tides, with Johnny Rizer making a leaping catch out in center field in the first inning, while Robert Neustrom took a home run away from Oswald Peraza with a spectacular grab in the fourth.
Marcos Diplán was first out of the bullpen and worked a perfect fifth inning, firing one strikeout, before he was relieved by Cody Sedlock. Sedlock was untouchable in his first two innings, whiffing five of the first six batters he faced, before allowing the home run to Guzman. He ended his night with 3.0 innings pitched, allowing one run on three hits to go along with six strikeouts and no walks.
Jahmai Jones opened the scoring in the fourth for the Tides on a throwing error and scored for a second time in the contest on Tyler Nevin's RBI single in the sixth.
Jones scored three runs tonight has scored two runs or more in five of eight games this season. Nevin recorded two more RBI tonight and now has an RBI in three of his first four games.
Kyle Stowers went 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and a walk in his first game since April 5. Terrin Vavra posted his first three-hit game at the Triple-A level, going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a walk. He has multi-hit games in three of his last four.
Tomorrow, RHP Grayson Rodriguez (0-0, 0.00), MLB.com's highest ranked pitching prospect, will make his second start of the season and his first on the road. He will face off against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starter RHP Deivi García (0-0, 3.00). First pitch at 6:35 p.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
GETTING STARTED: Starting pitchers are doing well for Norfolk in their first eight games, allowing a 3.30 ERA (11 ER, 30.0 IP)...Chris Ellis' scoreless outing was the fourth time a Norfolk starter went 4.0 innings without allowing an earned run this season, joining Alex Wells (April 7 vs. Charlotte), Grayson Rodriguez (April 8 vs. Charlotte) and Kyle Bradish (April 12, at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre).
TWO (THREE)-HIT TERRIN: After his 3-for-4 performance tonight, Terrin Vavra has three multi-hit efforts in his last four games, with tonight being his first three-hit game of the season. He has recorded at least one hit in six of his first seven games at the Triple-A level and is currently riding a season-high four-game hitting streak.
JAHMAI JOGGING HOME: Jahmai Jones scored three runs tonight and now has scored 11 runs in eight games this season...that is the most runs scored in the International League...he has scored two runs or more in four contests to start the 2022 campaign.
TYLER, THE RUN CREATOR: Tyler Nevin has totaled six RBI, recording an RBI in three of his first four games, including two games with two or more...in 2021, he ranked second on the Tides in games played last season with 111, while leading the team in RBI with 52.
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