Tides finish homestand by powering past Gwinnett

The Norfolk Tides closed a homestand Sunday afternoon with an emphatic 13-4 dusting of Gwinnett at Harbor Park before 6,160.

The Tides (40-17), who have by far the International League's best record, were playing as the "Pajaritos" in a celebration of Latino culture. They took five of seven games in the series against the Stripers (24-33) and will be off Monday before a six-game series in Pennsylvania against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the New York Yankees’ top affiliate.

Norfolk's offense continued to produce, amassing 14 hits. Leadoff man Colton Cowser, in just his second game since returning from a quadriceps injury, homered, doubled, walked twice and scored twice.

Lewin Diaz was 3 for 4, including a homer, and drove in four runs. Robbie Glendinning started the onslaught with a two-run homer in the second and finished with four RBIs and two runs.

Jordan Westburg scored three runs, and Daz Cameron and Connor Norby each had two runs and two RBIs.Tides starter Spenser Watkins gave up four hits and a run in three innings, and six Norfolk pitchers threw one inning each. The first of those relievers, Kyle Dowdy, worked around two scoreless hits for the victory. He is 6-1 despite a 6.67 earned-run average.

Dereck Rodriguez (2-1) yielded two runs and three hits in two innings for the loss. Joe Dunand and Eli White hit home runs for the Stripers, who saw reliever Joe Harvey ejected during the Tides’ four-run seventh.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

(through Sunday's games)

Team, W-L, Pct., GB

East Division

Norfolk (Orioles), 40-17, .702, –

Durham (Rays), 33-24, .579, 7.0

Lehigh Valley (Phillies), 29-27, .518, 10.5

Charlotte (White Sox), 28-29, .491, 12.0

Scranton/W-B (Yankees), 27-30, .474, 13.0

Worcester (Red Sox), 27-30, .474, 13.0

Rochester (Nationals), 26-29, .473, 13.0

Buffalo (Blue Jays), 25-32, .439, 15.0

Jacksonville (Marlins), 24-32, .429, 15.5

Syracuse (Mets), 22-35, .386, 18.0

West Division

St. Paul (Twins), 32-23, .582, –

Iowa (Cubs), 31-23, .573, 0.5

Memphis (Cardinals), 31-26, .544, 2.0

Columbus (Guardians), 30-26, .536, 2.5

Louisville (Reds), 30-26, .536, 2.5

Indianapolis (Pirates), 28-28, .500, 4.5

Nashville (Brewers), 28-28, .500, 4.5

Toledo (Tigers), 24-32, .429, 8.5

Gwinnett (Stripers), 24-33, .421, 9.0

Omaha (Royals), 23-32, .418, 9.0

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