MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — The Norfolk Tides beat the Memphis Redbirds 5-3 on Friday night at AutoZone Park.
Memphis scored three in the first. Norfolk answered with two in the first, then added one in the eighth and two in the ninth. Cade Povich started and worked six innings with three earned runs and six strikeouts. Jake Dykhoff earned the win with two scoreless innings. Andrew Magno recorded the save. Ryan Fernandez took the loss for Memphis.
Jud Fabian homered and drove in two runs. Creed Willems went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Enrique Bradfield Jr. finished 2-for-5 with two runs. Fernando Peguero went 2-for-4. Memphis’s three first-inning runs came on a three-run homer by Zach Levenson — the Redbirds’ only scoring of the night.
League records after the final: Norfolk 55-84, Memphis 77-65. Saturday’s series date at Memphis lists Trey Gibson for Norfolk and Mason Molina for Memphis among the official probables.
Mid-Shore readers following the Orioles’ Triple-A club get Friday’s road win as the next posted Norfolk final in the Memphis set.
| Line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Memphis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Source: MiLB
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