The Tides offense staked itself to an 8-0 lead in the first three innings of the game, fueled heavily by home runs by Rylan Bannon (5th of the AAA season) and DJ Stewart. Recent ex-Oriole Logan Allen then set about showing why no other team claimed him on waivers when the Orioles passed him through, following up a three inning start by Blaine Knight with a disastrous relief outing. Allen somehow allowed seven runs on eight hits and let Jacksonville right back in the game.
Whenever I get to write about Norfolk, I hope this will be the game where I can say something good about outfielder Kyle Stowers.