After dropping six consecutive games, the Norfolk Tides unleashed some frustration with a 13-7 victory Sunday afternoon over Jacksonville before 2,848 at 121 Financial Ballpark in Florida.
Grassfield High graduate Garrett Stallings (4-4) got the win despite struggling as the Tides (69-44 this season, 21-18 in the International League’s second half) gained their only victory in the six-game series against the Jumbo Shrimp (55-58, 23-16).
Maverick Handley drove in four runs and had three of Norfolk’s 16 hits, including a homer. Mayo, Connor Norby, Joey Ortiz and Lewin Diaz each scored twice and had two hits. Daz Cameron scored twice and drove in two runs.
Norfolk starter Austin Voth struck out six and walked three in three scoreless innings, giving up just one hit. The Tides were ahead 6-0 by the middle of the second inning.
Stallings gave up five earned runs, five walks and eight hits in four innings. He struck out one.
For the Shrimp, Garrett Hampson and Paul McIntosh combined for five hits and five RBIs. Jacksonville manager Daren Brown was ejected from the 3-hour, 37-minute game in the seventh inning.
The Tides are off Monday before traveling to Memphis for a six-game series against the Redbirds. It will start at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Norfolk still has the top record in the IL, though the Pacific Coast League’s Oklahoma City Dodgers (73-38) now have Triple-A’s best record.
Late Saturday
Jumbo Shrimp 8, Tides 0: Edward Cabrera pitched one-hit ball over six innings and Peyton Burdick hit a three-run homer before 5,137 fans. It was only the fifth time Norfolk has been shut out this season.
Cabrera started 17 games for the Miami Marlins this season before being optioned to Jacksonville on Aug. 1 to work on control issues. He had gone 5-6 with a 4.79 ERA and had 52 walks in 77 innings with the Marlins.
But since he’s been with the Jumbo Shrimp, he’s gone 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 0.67 WHIP. On Saturday, he struck out 10 Tides and walked two.
Seven of the first nine Norfolk batters struck out. Norfolk didn’t get a runner into scoring position until the seventh inning.
Tides starter Bruce Zimmermann (3-5) lasted three innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE SECOND-HALF STANDINGS
(through most of Sunday’s games; 1H refers to the team’s first-half record)
Team, W-L, Pct., 1H
Lehigh Valley (Phillies), 24-14, .632, -, 36-37
Worcester (Red Sox), 24-14, .632, -, 39-36
Jacksonville (Marlins), 23-16, .590, 1.5, 32-42
St. Paul (Twins), 23-16, .590, 1.5, 43-31
*Durham (Rays), 22-16, .579, 2.0, 40-35
Iowa (Cubs), 22-16, .579, 2.0, 43-30
*Gwinnett (Braves), 20-16, .556, 3.0, 33-42
Scranton/W-B (Yankees), 20-17, .541, 3.5, 34-40
c-Norfolk (Orioles), 21-18, .538, 3.5, 48-26
Buffalo (Blue Jays), 20-18, .526, 4.0, 34-41
Nashville (Brewers), 20-18, .526, 4.0, 40-34
Louisville (Reds), 20-19, .513, 4.5, 40-33
Indianapolis (Pirates), 19-19, .500, 5.0, 33-41
Rochester (Nationals), 19-20, .487, 5.5, 34-39
Columbus (Guardians), 18-20, .474, 6.0, 33-41
Toledo (Tigers), 18-21, .462, 6.5, 33-41
*Memphis (Cardinals), 17-21, .447, 7.0, 39-36
Syracuse (Mets), 13-25, .342, 11.0, 33-41
Omaha (Royals), 12-25, .324, 11.5, 38-34
*Charlotte (White Sox), 6-32, .158, 18.0, 35-40
*Does not include Sunday’s result.
c-clinched first-half title and berth in championship series in September.
