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Norfolk Tides losing streak at eight with 4-3 loss to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

Chris Graham

norfolk tides The Norfolk Tides dropped their eighth straight game, falling in a Tuesday matinee in Jacksonville by a 4-3 final score.

Chayce McDermott, the #8-rated prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system, allowed two runs on  four hits in five innings of work, striking out six.

Liván Soto, in his Tides debut, tied the game with a two-run home run in the top of the eighth, and was 2-for-4 on the day.

O’s lefty John Means (0-1, 12.86 ERA) will make another rehab start for Norfolk on Wednesday, with RHP Darren McCaughan (0-2, 6.43 ERA) on the mound for Jacksonville in the second game of the road trip.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].