Johnson's late hit lifts Tides past Durham
Chris Johnson's RBI double scored Logan Schafer and helped Norfolk salvage a series split in a 4-3 win over Durham Sunday evening at Harbor Park.
With the score knotted at 3-3 in the seventh, Schafer ignited the game-winning rally with a leadoff triple off of
Johnson, who also walked and scored in the contest, has now hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, over which he's hit .349 (15-43) with one home run, five doubles and five runs batted in.
The Tides had jumped out to an early lead in the contest, as Norfolk plated three runs on four hits in the first inning.
Norfolk starter
Lee yielded two runs on four hits over 4.1 innings, walking three and striking out one. He threw 42 of his 69 pitches for strikes as he made his first start since July 5th.
The Bulls knotted the score at 3-3 in the sixth inning on a solo home run by
Sisco and Dosch each finished with two hits and an RBI in the win, while Luis Sardiñas added two hits and a walk. Sardiñas now has 11 multi-hit games in 25 games since June 10th, batting .320 (31-97) over that span.
The Tides will open up a seven-game road trip on Monday with the first of three games in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Right-hander
Notes: Prior to Sunday's game, outfielder Craig Gentry was activated to Norfolk's roster after being outrighted from Baltimore, while IF