Tides Fall to Gwinnett
Published on August 20, 2009 under International League (IL1)
Norfolk Tides News Release
Gwinnett's Brooks Conrad and Brian Barton combined for two homers and eight RBI as the Braves topped the Tides 11-3 Thursday night at Harbor Park.
Conrad fell a triple short of the cycle in the contest and delivered the decisive blow - a two-out grand slam in the 5th inning that gave the Braves a 6-2 advantage. Barton added a two-run blast an inning later off of Andy Mitchell (9-5), helping the Braves up their lead over the Tides in the IL South to 7.0 games.
Jeff Fiorentino once again led the Tides offense, as he clubbed a solo homer in the 3rd inning and doubled home a run in the 8th. Fiorentino is now hitting .306 with a team-leading 11 home runs this year.
Norfolk and Gwinnett will conclude their four-game series on Friday night, with first pitch scheduled for 7:15. David Pauley (8-10, 4.50) will take the mound for the Tides against southpaw Jonny Venters (3-5, 5.68).
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