The Norfolk Tides ended their two-game losing streak Saturday night by beating the Nashville Sounds 4-1 before 8,993 at First Horizon Park in Tennessee.
The Tides (14-23) will seek a 3-3 split of the six-game International League series at 3:05 p.m. Sunday.
Left-hander Trevor Rogers provided an effective 4 1/3-inning start for Norfolk, giving up a run, three hits and a walk while striking out four. He was on a rehabilitation start from Baltimore, recovering from right knee problems, and was limited to 70 pitches.
Winner Corbin Martin (2-2), Roansy Contreras, Grant Wolfram and Kade Strowd combined for 4 2/3 shutout innings out of the bullpen, yielding just a combined three hits and one walk.
The Sounds (22-16) took a brief lead when Freddy Zamora grounded a double to left field in the second inning, bringing home Raynel Delgado.
The Tides answered for a 1-1 tie in the third as Coby Mayo, recently sent back to Norfolk by the parent Orioles, scored on Samuel Basallo’s single, his first of three hits for the game.
In the sixth, Basallo doubled to right off Carlos Rodriguez (2-1) and scored the go-ahead run when Vimael Machín lined a double to left field. TT Bowens then followed with a two-run homer to center field.
