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Willems Homers, but Tides Fall 3-2 at Memphis

Creed Willems’ two-run shot cuts the deficit to one in the sixth at AutoZone Park; Juaron Watts-Brown takes the loss as Norfolk closes the series at 55-86.

Triple-A scoreboard after a one-run road loss
AI-generated illustration; not a photograph of Triple-A scoreboard after a one-run road loss.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — The Norfolk Tides lost 3-2 to the Memphis Redbirds on Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park.

Memphis scored in the second on a Bligh Madris home run, added a run in the fourth on a Chase Davis RBI single, and pushed across another in the fifth on a Madris RBI single. Juaron Watts-Brown started and took the loss after five innings, three earned runs, six hits, two walks, and five strikeouts.

Creed Willems answered in the sixth with a two-run home run that scored Jud Fabian and cut the deficit to 3-2. Josh Fleming earned the win for Memphis with 5 2/3 innings. Jared Shuster recorded the save. Fabian finished 2-for-3 with a run and a walk. Madris went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI for Memphis.

League records after the final: Norfolk 55-86, Memphis 79-65. The Sunday date closed Norfolk’s series week at AutoZone Park.

Mid-Shore readers tracking the Orioles’ Triple-A club get Sunday’s one-run road loss as the next posted Norfolk result in Memphis.

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Source: MiLB

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