Joe Mahoney News

Miguel Gonzalez pitched the first five innings of a combined one-hitter as the Tides won 4-0 against the host Bulls, a Tampa Bay affiliate whose lineup included former Yankees All-Star Hideki Matsui .

Norfolk maintains a hold on 3rd place. Now that Xavier Avery has been promoted, there is very little prospect wise in Norfolk.

The Indianapolis Indians scored twice in the sixth inning to take the lead and twice more in the eighth to pull away Friday night, beating the Norfolk Tides 4-1 in the opener of a four-game series at Victory Field.

The Norfolk Tides won their second game in a row at Louisville, beating the Bats 11-4 Tuesday night behind Xavier Avery's four RBIs and Joe Mahoney's four hits.

Eventually, somebody was going to win. Eventually, the Norfolk Tides won. In a game that seemed to drone on and on into the night, the Tides won when Xavier Avery ripped a single over the head of Indianapolis first baseman Jake Fox, plating Ryan Adams from third in the 13th inning.

Play of the game: Bowie left fielder Antoan Richardson went heels-over-head, flipping on the bullpen fence while catching Ehire Adrianza's sixth-inning fly.