Norfolk continues home run parade in 9-8 win over Charlotte
Four Tides players went yard on Thursday night as they improved to 5-1 on the season. They've collected at least three home runs for the third straight game. Norfolk Tides defeated Charlotte Knights 9-8, marking their third consecutive home run win. This victory puts them at 5-1 on the season. The Tides have collected at least three home runs in a row, marking the first time they've done so in Orioles affiliate franchise history. Heston Kjerstad and Kyle Stowers scored early runs for the Tides, while Nick Maton responded with a solo home run. In the ninth, Coby Mayo also hit a home run that gave the Tide a 9-7 lead. The victory moves them closer to clinching their second series win of the season, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:04 p.m.
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Four Tides players went yard on Thursday night as they improved to 5-1 on the season. They've collected at least three home runs for the third straight game.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Norfolk Tides (5-1) beat the Charlotte Knights (1-5), 9-8, on Thursday night at Truist Park. The Tides collected at least three home runs for the third straight game, the first time they’ve done so in Orioles affiliate franchise history.
After a leadoff walk from Jackson Holliday and a double by Connor Norby, Norfolk struck first with an RBI single in the top of the first by Heston Kjerstad. Two batters later, Kyle Stowers smacked an RBI double off the right-field wall to bring home Norby and give the Tides a 2-0 advantage.
Following a one-run third inning from Charlotte, Nick Maton responded in the top of the fourth with a solo home run, his first hit with Norfolk, to give the Tides a 3-1 lead. The Tides added back another run in the top of the fifth, retaking the lead when Maverick Handley came around from second to score on a ground out by Holliday.
Charlotte retook the lead in the bottom of the sixth with two runs off four hits, but Kjerstad responded in the top of the seven with his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot that drove in Holliday and tied the game at 6-6. Then in the top of the eighth, Handley launched his first home run of the season over the left field wall, a two-run homer that gave the Tides an 8-7 lead.
Then in the top of the ninth on a 1-0 count, Coby Mayo smashed a 408-foot solo home run that gave the Tides a 9-8 advantage and the eventual win
With the Tides winning 9-8, they’ll look to clinch their second series win of the season tomorrow, with first pitch scheduled for 7:04 p.m. LHP Bruce Zimmermann (1-0, 6.35) is the listed probable for Norfolk as he will look to notch his second win of the season in as many starts.
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