The Tides’ quest to finish their season with a .500 record will come down to the last day of the season. Tuesday’s 6-2 loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp dropped Norfolk’s season record to 74-75 with only one game remaining.
Things got off to a rough start for the Tides, as starter Drew Rom (Orioles #20 prospect) gave up a leadoff double to start the game. An RBI single for Jacksonville meant that the Tides went into the bottom of the first down 1-0.
Rom settled in after that, putting up scoreless innings in the second, third and fourth innings.