Norfolk got shut out on Friday night, managing only four total hits as a team. It took until the later innings for Durham to score their first runs, but they plated two in the seventh, three in the eighth and one in the ninth.
Donnie Hart started the game for the Tides and pitched three scoreless innings with three hits and three strikeouts. Francisco Jimenez took the loss after allowing an unearned run in relief, but it was D.J. Snelten after him who allowed five runs (four earned). Second baseman Sharlon Schoop even got in on the action, pitching 0.