Norfolk Tides defeat Durham Bulls 5-4

The Norfolk Tides defeated the Durham Bulls 5-4, marking their third consecutive victory against the Bulls. Norfolk secured the win by scoring in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings.

In the seventh inning, Enrique Bradfield tied the game with a single. José Barrero provided the go-ahead run with a solo home run in the eighth, and Jeremiah Jackson added an insurance run in the ninth. For Durham, Xavier Isaac hit his first career Triple-A home run to narrow the deficit late in the game.

During the contest, Félix Bautista completed a clean inning in his second rehab appearance at the Triple-A level. Bautista recorded a ground out, a strikeout, and a fly out, with his sinker reaching speeds of 97 MPH.