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Norfolk Tides win second straight over Durham Bulls with 9-1 triumph on Wednesday

Chris Graham

Norfolk Tides The Norfolk Tides (21-7) defeated the Durham Bulls (16-12), 9-1, on Wednesday night at Harbor Park.

Colton Cowser, who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and a walk, extended his on-base streak to 23 games. In that span, Cowser, the #3 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system, is hitting .369 (31-for-84) with 29 runs, six doubles, a triple, five home runs, 21 RBI, 21 walks, a hit-by-pitch and is slashing .505/.643/1.148.

With 11 punchouts tonight, Drew Rom, Baltimore’s #19 minor-league prospect, set a new career-high in strikeouts.. His previous career-best was nine, a feat he has accomplished five times throughout his career, with the most recent occurrence happening last season on Aug. 21 at Harbor Park, when he tossed 4.2 innings of one-run ball against Durham.

Daz Cameron hit his fifth homer of the season, a 107.3-mph blast that traveled 431 feet, the third longest home run hit by a Tides player this season.

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Chris Graham 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, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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