Norfolk Claims Doubleheader Sweep vs. Red Sox
July 14, 2022 - International League (IL)
Norfolk Tides News Release
NORFOLK, Va. --- The Norfolk Tides (43-44) swept the doubleheader against the Worcester Red Sox (45-42), on Thursday night at Harbor Park.
In Game 1, Norfolk won in walk-off fashion, 2-1, courtesy of a walk-off single from Terrin Vavra to score Cadyn Grenier, who stum-bled home gracefully.
The Tides were bolstered by a complete-game from Matt Harvey, making his Norfolk debut. He allowed one run on five hits to go along with five strikeouts and three walks. It was his first complete game of any kind since Aug. 7, 2013, a nine-inning game while pitching for the Mets.
Christin Stewart had given the Woo Sox a brief 1-0 lead by hitting a solo shot in the fourth, but the Tides were equal to the task in the home half of the frame, scoring through an RBI-fielder's choice by Rylan Bannon.
Norfolk took Game 2 by a score of 11-4 to claim the doubleheader sweep, the first time this season that they have swept a double-header at home.
The Tides broke a scoreless deadlock in the fifth, when Richie Martin and Jacob Nottingham scored on a sharp grounder from Beau Taylor that was ruled an error. Yusniel Diaz was then hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Kyle Stowers broke the contest wide open by clearing the bases with a three-run triple, his second of the twin bill. Martin then scored Stowers with an infield single, capping the scoring.
Norfolk once again got a dominant from its starter, with Mike Baumann working 5.0 scoreless frames and allowing just one hit. He fired four strikeouts but also issued four walks. Baumann has now yielded just two earned runs in his last 17.0 innings pitched.
After the Red Sox scored three times in the sixth, the Tides responded with four more runs of their own. That frame was highlighted by a two-run triple from Gunnar Henderson, in his final game with Norfolk before he departs for the All-Star Futures Game.
POSTGAME NOTES
THE DARK KNIGHT: Matt Harvey turned in one of the best starts by a Tides starter this season, earning the win in a com-plete-game outing...he allowed one run on five hits and whiffed five batters while walking three...it was just the second com-plete game of any kind in his professional career and his first since performing the feat in a nine-inning contest on aug. 7, 2013, vs. Colorado...he is the first Norfolk pitcher to work a complete game of any kind since Mike Baumann on July 30, 2021, who earned one in a five-inning contest...it was the first seven-inning complete game by a Tides pitcher since Chandler Shepherd on Aug. 24, 2019, at Charlotte.
OUCH!: In Game 1, Robert Neustrom was hit by a pitch, the 63rd time this season that a Tides batter has been hit by a pitch this season...in Game 2, Yusniel Diaz was plunked, marking the 64th time that a Tide has been hit, setting a new franchise-high mark...Norfolk is one of two clubs in the International League to be hit more than 60 times this season (Columbus).
TERRIN UP THE BASEPATHS: Terrin Vavra went 1-for-3 with a walk and also had the game-winning hit in the opener of tonight's doubleheader...he extended his on-base streak to 18 games, which is the third-longest active streak in the International League...it is also the second time this season that he has had an on-base streak of 18 games, which is the longest streak by a Tides batter this season...during this streak, he is batting .313 (20-for-64) with 14 runs scored, five doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI...he is getting on base at a .443 clip (11 walks) and is slugging .484, good for a .927 OPS.
EXTRA! EXTRA!: Kyle Stowers went a combined 2-for-6 with two triples, three RBI and a walk in tonight's twin bill...he is the first Tides batter this season to triple in consecutive games and he is the 10th player in the International League this season to perform that feat...his triple in the nightcap was his 39th extra-base hit of the season, which is the most in the league.
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