With their hottest hitter, Tyler Nevin, called up to the majors yesterday, the Tides’ offense suffered. Norfolk managed just four hits, three singles, as four Stripers pitchers combined on a shutout. Robert Neustrom provided two of those hits; the rest of the Norfolk lineup was 2-for-25. Kyle Stowers and Jahmai Jones each went 0-for-3 with a walk. Stowers, the Orioles’ #8 prospect per MLB Pipeline, is still OPS’ing .909.
Filling in for the promoted Kyle Bradish as Norfolk’s starter, Zac Lowther suffered another rough outing, giving up four runs, eight hits, and three walks in four innings to inflate his season ERA to 10.