NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — The Norfolk Tides beat the Charlotte Knights 4-2 on Tuesday night at Harbor Park, opening their home series with a two-run win.
Norfolk scored twice in the fifth. Brandon Butterworth came home on a Christian Franklin groundout, and Payton Eeles singled home Jud Fabian for a 2-0 lead. Charlotte answered in the sixth: Riley Unroe’s RBI single made it 2-1, and Rikuu Nishida scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2-2.
Aron Estrada singled home Ethan Anderson in the bottom of the sixth for a 3-2 lead. Butterworth added an RBI single in the eighth, scoring Anderson again for the final margin.
Trace Bright started for Norfolk and worked five innings with two earned runs and eight strikeouts. Drew Thorpe started for Charlotte (4.1 innings, two earned runs). Gerald Ogando earned the win. Huascar Brazobán took the loss. Ryan Long worked the final two innings for the save.
League records after the game: Norfolk 56-86, Charlotte 78-66. The clubs continue Wednesday at Harbor Park with first pitch listed for 6:35 p.m. Eastern on the Tides schedule board.
Mid-Shore readers following Baltimore’s Triple-A club get Tuesday’s series-opening win from Norfolk.
| Line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Norfolk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Source: MiLB
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