IL Norfolk Tides

Tides Ride Seventh Inning Rally to Sink RailRiders

Published on July 14, 2023 under International League (IL)
Norfolk Tides News Release


NORFOLK, VA --- The Norfolk Tides (56-30) defeated the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (41-44), 11-3, on Friday night at Harbor Park. The Tides ride a seventh inning rally to blow past the RailRiders to take the series opener.

Tonight's leadoff hitter, Connor Norby, opened the game with a bang as he deposited a 1-2 pitch into the visitor's bullpen, giving the Tides a quick 1-0 lead in the first.

Including Norby, the first five Tides batters of the game all reached base, leading to another run scoring on a bases loaded walk drawn by Coby Mayo. Norfolk would take a 3-0 lead into the second after a César Prieto ground out plated another run.

Justin Armbruester took over for Drew Rom on the hill in the second inning and pitched three shutout frames to keep the Norfolk lead intact. He didn't allow a hit and struck out five batters along the way.

The RailRiders cracked the scoreboard for the first time with two outs in the sixth when Carlos Narvaez launched a two-run home run to left field, cutting the Norfolk lead to one.

Leading off the seventh with a home run was Jesus Bastidas whose blast tied the game at three apiece. The Tides responded in the home half of the inning with a Heston Kjerstad RBI single flared into center that scored Norby.

The go-ahead knock sparked a seven-run rally that included Coby Mayo's first Triple-A base hit with an RBI double down the left field line that left the bat at 111.8 MPH. Three doubles were hit in the inning and the scoring was capped by a bases loaded walk drawn by Norby to give Norfolk a 10-3 lead.

After the Tides added another run in the eighth for an 11-3 advantage, Easton Lucas entered the game in the ninth to shut it down for the win, and Norfolk took the series opener over the RailRiders.

Norfolk is back in action tomorrow night against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m. The Tides are expected to send RHP Garrett Stallings (1-1, 3.12) to the hill while the RailRiders are expected to give RHP Clayton Beeter (0-1, 5.73) the starting nod.

POSTGAME NOTES

Norby Knocks: Picking up a multi-hit game tonight was Connor Norby who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a home run, two RBI and a walk...he extends his hitting streak to eight games which ties a season best and it is now the fourth eight-game hit streak he has recorded this year...he is batting .355 (11-for-31) with two doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI and six walks over that span.

Is Mayonnaise An Instrument?: Checking in with his first Triple-A hit and RBI tonight was Coby Mayo who went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in his Tides debut...it was his 31st double of the year, the most in the Orioles organization this season.

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