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.
| Line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Memphis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Source: MiLB
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