Chris Tillman made his 2nd start for the Tides since returning to Norfolk. Tillman earned his 7th AAA win of the year, going 6.2 innings allowing 6 hits, 3 er, 3 homers, 2 walks, with 7 k’s.
Despite the win, it is a bit of a disappointment that Tillman was not able to finish strong as 2 of the 3 homers allowed came in the bottom of the 7th. Perhaps this is partly explained by the fact he was sitting on the bench for an extended period as his Tides teammates scored 7 runs in the top of that inning.
This means that in Tillman’s last two AAA starts he has pitched a total of 12.2 innings, allowed 9 hits, 4 er, 3 hr, 4 walks, with 8 k’s.
Part of the reason Tillman had an extended stay on the bench in that 7th inning was that Josh Bell hit his 2nd homer of the night, this time a Grand Slam.
Bell finished the night 2 for 5 with the 2 homers, and 6 rbi. On the negative side, Bell had his 13th error of the year.
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