Oof. Not a lot to like here. The Tides neither pitched nor hit well in an uncompetitive loss to Durham. Three of Norfolk’s four pitchers gave up runs, with starter Thaddeus Ward having a bizarre outing in which he issued a horrific seven walks but struck out nine in just four innings.
Reliever Preston Johnson was tagged for four runs, and Cionel Pérez gave up two, inflating his Triple-A ERA to 6.55. The only effective Norfolk hurler was Yaramil Hiraldo, who tossed two perfect frames. Tides hurlers were worked over by Durham first baseman Bob Seymour, who crushed two home runs and a double, driving in six of his team’s nine runs.