Hall, Tides, Blank Red Sox to Earn Series Split
July 17, 2022 - International League (IL)
Norfolk Tides News Release
NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Tides (44-46) shutout Worcester Red Sox (47-43), 1-0, on Sunday at Harbor Park. It was the third time this season that the Tides have blanked a team at home and the first time since July 1 vs. Gwinnett.
DL Hall was dominant yet again for the Tides, working 5.0 innings, striking out 10 batters while allowing no runs on a walk and two hits. Hall has now whiffed at least eight batters in four-straight starts, which matches the longest such streak in the International League this season. He has also punched-out at least 10 batters in two of his last three starts.
Worcester starter Chris Murphy was equally as effective, throwing 5.0 scoreless innings himself, but only struck out three while allowing three hits and a walk.
Norfolk scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the sixth. After Yusniel Diaz singled to lead-off the frame, he reached second base and later scored on an RBI single by Jacob Nottingham to make it a 1-0 game.
The Tides bullpen was just as dominant as Hall, allowing just three hits over the final four innings, striking out three and walking one. Nick Vespi earned his sixth save of the season and has now not allowed an earned run in 18 games with the Tides this season, spanning 20.1 innings.
Norfolk begins their all-star break on Monday and will not be back in action until Friday at Durham for a three-game set with the Bulls, before heading to Memphis for a six-game set against the Redbirds. The Tides return to Harbor Park on August 2.
POSTGAME NOTES
HALL MONITOR: DL Hall continued his absolutely dominant July by tossing 5.0 scoreless frames, striking out 10 batters and walking just one...it is the third time this season that he has recorded double-digit strikeouts and has done so for the second time in his last three starts...Hall has also fanned at least eight batters in each of his last four starts...he is the third pitcher in the International League this season to have four-straight starts with at least eight punchouts, joining Gwinnett's Kyle Muller and teammate Grayson Rodriguez...Hall has also whiffed a total of 99 batters in 14 starts with the Tides this season.
ARMS RACE: Norfolk pitching turned in another dominant game to end this series, earning their third shutout at Harbor Park this season...Tides pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts, the most in a game since recording 15 strikeouts on July 9 at Jacksonville...the pitching staff has now recorded double-digit strikeout totals in the last two games, the first time they have done so since July 9-10 at Jacksonville...the Tides tallied 25 strikeouts in last two games after totaling 26 in the first four games in this series.
SMALL BALL: Despite the win, the Tides offense put up another tame performance at Harbor Park, posting just six hits, all singles...Norfolk only scored 20 runs in this six-game set, an average of 3.3 runs per game...if not for an 11-run outburst in the nightcap of the doubleheader, the Tides scored three runs or fewer in five of the six games of the series, including one run twice...Norfolk is batting just .213 through 15 games in July and have only scored a total of 51 runs.
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