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Knights Pull Away in Eighth as Tides Fall 1-5 to Charlotte

Ethan Anderson’s solo homer tied the Thursday afternoon game before Norfolk’s bullpen allowed four runs in the eighth at Harbor Park.

Harbor Park baseball diamond after a Tides home game
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NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — The Norfolk Tides fell 1-5 to the Charlotte Knights on Thursday afternoon at Harbor Park, snapping a two-game winning streak in the series.

Michael Turner’s RBI single put Charlotte ahead in the fourth. Ethan Anderson answered with a solo home run in the bottom half to tie the game at 1-1. The Knights broke it open in the eighth with four runs on RBI singles from Korey Lee and Rikuu Nishida, a run-scoring forceout by Tim Elko, and a sacrifice fly from Turner.

Jake Dykhoff started and worked five innings with one earned run. Alex Pham took the loss after allowing four runs in the eighth. Tyler Davis earned the win for Charlotte. Norfolk finished with four hits; Charlotte had six.

League records after the game: Norfolk 57-87, Charlotte 79-67. The clubs were scheduled to continue the Harbor Park series Friday.

Shore Orioles fans following the Triple-A club get a midweek setback after consecutive wins earlier in the series.

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Source: MiLB

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