The Tides received  a strong performance from starting pitcher Jake Arrieta, who controlled the Braves' lineup for seven innings. They scraped together four runs. All they needed to do was keep Gwinnett off the scoreboard for one more inning. They couldn't do it. 3 outs from victory After starting the ninth with a 4-1 lead, reliever Bob McCrory faced five batters.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. The Norfolk Tides scored two runs in the eighth inning Tuesday night to break a 1-1 tie and defeat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 3-1 at Coca-Cola Park. Brandon Snyder opened the eighth with a double and scored when Lehigh Valley pitcher Kyle Kendrick misplayed Justin Turner's bunt. Turner reached second on the play and later scored on a single by Brandon Pinckney.

Staff report Allentown, Pa. Norfolk's Melvin Dorta hit a fifth-inning grand slam Monday night to power the Tides to a 6-1 victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Coca-Cola Park. Jolbert Cabrera and Brandon Snyder each had two hits for the Tides, while Michael Aubrey doubled and scored a run.

Staff report ALLENTOWN, Pa. Norfolk right-hander Chris Tillman retired the first 17 batters he faced and had a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings before Lehigh Valley broke through with six runs in the seventh inning Sunday to beat the Tides 6-1 at Coca-Cola Park.

Allentown, Pa. Lehigh Valley's Lou Marson hit a two-run single in a four-run first inning, and the IronPigs went on to defeat the Norfolk Tides 5-0 in the opener of their four-game series at Coca-Cola Park. The Tides managed just six hits, with Jolbert Cabrera getting two of them in a 2 for 4 night.

PITCHER DAVID PAULEY loves Pawtucket, and he pitched like it Thursday. After starting 60 games for the Red Sox affiliate over the past three seasons, Pauley took the mound for Norfolk against his old team. He served up some hard hits for his former mates in a loss. Tide turned on pair of PawSox homers

NORFOLK The Norfolk Tides rediscovered the secret of success: timely hitting and strong pitching. Jolbert Cabrera hit a home run, Brandon Snyder smacked a two-run double and four Norfolk pitchers limited Pawtucket to a pair of runs in the Tides' 4-2 victory on Wednesday.

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There was a time this season when the Tides knew the secret to success. These days, they’re finding new ways to lose. Jim Miller blew a save opportunity with two outs in the ninth inning, then gave up a game-winning home run to Bubba Bell in the 10th inning. Despite the result, the home fans didn’t leave unsatisfied.

There is no Mercy Rule in professional baseball. But for the Tides, clemency was granted Monday when the umpires emerged from the dugout and waved their hands to signal that the game was finally over. After a thunderstorm rolled in during the top of the sixth inning, a disastrous night finally came to an end – 4 hours, 9 minutes after the first pitch had been thrown.

Recently, when the defense and pitching have conspired to shut down the Tides' opposition, the Norfolk hitters have failed. And when the Tides' position players have performed well at the plate, their opponents have done them one better. But on Sunday, starter Troy Patton threw six strong inning and Norfolk cobbled together enough offense to defeat the IronPigs.