Tides Bats Cool in 4-0 Loss
May 27, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Norfolk Tides News Release
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre got a great start from Chad Green and limited the Tides to four hits in a 4-0 win over Norfolk in front of 7,160 fans Friday night at Harbor Park.
Green (4-3) was tremendous as he held the Tides to four singles over a season-high seven innings of work. He struck out six and walked a pair, retiring 13 of the final 14 batters he faced as he lowered his ERA to 1.26 through nine starts this year. He combined with Johnny Barbato on the shutout victory, Norfolk's league-leading ninth of the season.
Odrisamer Despaigne (1-6) took the loss after yielding three runs on six hits over three-plus innings. He walked one and struck out four but needed 74 pitches to navigate his three frames of work.
The Tides have now scored a total of 16 runs through Despaigne's 10 starts this season, with Norfolk being shutout four times in his outings.
Mike Yastrzemski singled in the contest, upping his hitting streak to six games. He's now batted .390 (16-41) over his first 11 games at the Triple-A level.
Ben Gamel had three hits to pace Scranton's 12-hit attack, including a two-run homer in the third inning.
The two clubs square off again Saturday night at Harbor Park, with first pitch slated for 7:05. Joe Gunkel (1-2, 4.67) gets the start for Norfolk against left-hander Tyler Webb (1-0, 1.93), a native of Nassawadox who will be making his first career pro start.
Saturday night is Star Wars Night at Harbor Park, as costumed characters from the Star Wars universe will be on hand to entertain fans throughout the ballgame. There will also be a postgame fireworks show courtesy of Your Local Ford Dealers.
Notes: The game was Ron Johnson's 625th as Norfolk's manager, tying him with Gary Allenson (2007-11) for the most in Tides franchise history...Norfolk's bullpen allowed one run over six innings of relief and has now posted a 0.55 ERA (1 ER, 16.1 IP) over the first four games of the current homestand...Pedro Beato worked a scoreless ninth inning, his ninth consecutive scoreless appearance.
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