Stowers Records Four Hits in Win Over Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The Norfolk Tides (18-22) outlasted the Charlotte Knights (16-24) on Friday night at Truist Field, winning, 9-8, in 10 innings. Kyle Stowers led the Tides offense, matching a season-high four hits. The Tides have won three of their last four games.

Charlotte was a threat for offense the entire night, scoring in six of the first eight innings. Norfolk was able to outpace the Knights with two big innings, scoring four runs in the third inning and three runs in the fifth.

The four runs for the Tides in the third started with an RBI single by Cadyn Grenier for the first run. Stowers gave Norfolk the lead with a two-run double. Kelvin Gutiérrez knocked in the final run, making it 4-1, Tides.

The Knights took the lead in the bottom of the fourth with a run in the third and three runs in the fourth. That’s when the Tides answered with three runs to retake the lead. One run scored on a double by Stowers and an error to score Grenier. Gutiérrez hit a sacrifice fly to take the lead. Robert Neustrom added a cherry on top with an RBI double to left, giving the Tides a 7-5 lead.

After Charlotte answered again with a run in the seventh, Stowers would record his fourth hit in the seventh, ripping a solo home run in the seventh. But Charlotte’s Jake Burger would hit a solo homer himself in the bottom-half, and the Knights would tie the game in the eighth on a Yolbert Sanchez RBI single to make it 8-8.

The game went into extras, when Nesutrom scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to plate the game-winning run. Cole Uvila, who entered the game in the ninth, finished off the Knights in the, 9-8, win. Game five of this six-game set at Truist Field tomorrow night will feature RHP Mike Baumann (0-2, 3.72) for the Tides, while Charlotte has yet to announce a starter. First pitch is at 7:04 p.m.

POSTGAME NOTES

• STOWERS POWERS: After going 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles a home run and three RBI tonight, Kyle Stowers extended his hitting streak to six games...since that streak started on May 14, he’s hitting .409 (9-for-22) with four doubles, three home runs, eight RBI and four walks...the streak is his longest of the season and the highest since he hit in six consecutive games with the Tides from September 16 - 23, 2021...it was his second performance with four hits this season, where he hit a team-high four hits on April 15 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...that was also his last game with three runs scored and at least two doubles, where he hit three.
• BAM BAM BANNON: Another Tide with a multi-hit effort was Rylan Bannon, who went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a triple...it was his sixth multi-hit game for the Tides, and it was his first triple since July 28, 2019 with Double-A Bowie at Binghamton...it was his first multi-hit game since May 5 at Nashville.
• THE GRASS IS GRENIER: The hot streak by Cadyn Grenier continues for Norfolk, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, an RBI and a walk tonight...Grenier has a hit in three of his last four games, hitting .263 (5-for-19) with two doubles, two RBI and three walks...in the month of May, Grenier has reached base safely in 11 of his 14 games played.