Scott Moore hits his first of two 2 run home runs on Sunday night
The Norfolk Tides took their 3 game series against the Charlotte Knights on Sunday night defeating Knights by a score of 9-4 in front of a crowd of 5,011 at Harbor Park.
Chris Tillman got his 10th win of the season
The Knights got to Christ Tillman in the second inning scoring two runs on 4 hits before Tillman regained control of the situation. Chris would scatter 4 more hits and be charged with 1 more run but kept the Knights in check while the Tides offense went to work. Charlotte starting pitcher Lucas Harrell retired Paco Figueroa and Jeff Salazar and with 2 outs the Tides came in. Robert Andino singled and Harrell walked both Michael Aubrey and Nolan Reimold to load the bases. He then balked with Lou Montanez at the plate to score Andino and advance Aubrey and Reimold. With that it was Katie bar the door as Montanez singled to score both runners. He then stole second base with Scott Moore at the plate before Moore crushed a pitch over the right field wall giving the Tides a 5-2 lead.
Scott Moore about to make contact with his second home run off Lucas Harrell
In the bottom of the 5th inning the Tides rolled again with Scott Moore taking the leading role. Nolan Reimold walked with one out and then Lou Montanez reached on a throwing error by third baseman Dayan Viciedo which scored Reimold from first. The brought Scott Moore back to the plate and he launched another bomb over the right field fence for his 2nd two run home run in as many at bats. Brandon Snyder doubled and moved to 3rd base on an Adam Donachie single. Paco Figueroa grounded into a force which score Snyder to give the Tides a 9-2 lead.
Kam Mickolio held the Knights in the 7th and 8th innings
Charlotte scored twice in the top of the 7th with Tillman leaving after a leadoff single by Brent Morel. He was relieved by Alberto Castillo who walked Fernando Cortez and after a visit by pitching coach Mike Griffin to the mound struck out Buck Coats. Jordan Danks singled to score Morel and that was it for Castillo who was relieved by Kam Mickolio. Kam stuck out Dayan Viciedo before giving up a single to Stefan Gartrell to score Cortez before retiring the side.
That would be all of the scoring as Mickolio sent the Knights down in order in the 8th and Frank Mata retired the Knights allowing a walk but nothing more in the 9th to secure the win for the Tides.
Chris Tillman (10-7 3.51 ERA) got the win becoming the first Tides pitcher to reach the 10 win mark this season. Lucas Harrell (10-10 4.75 ERA) took the loss. The Knights had 4 runs on 10 hits and one error leaving 8 men on base. The Tides had 9 runs on 11 hits with no errors leaving 8 runners stranded. The Tides travel to Georgia to face the Gwinnett Braves in the first of a two game series against their former Richmond rival.
In a personnel move Rick Vanden Hurk was called up to Baltimore to replace Jason Berken who was placed on the DL with a torn labrum and inflammation in his pitching shoulder. It is expected that Berken will be out for the season.
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