MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – August 3, 2008 - Jeff Fiorentino drove home three runs and Randy Keisler tossed six strong innings, leading the Tides to a 5-3 win over the Richmond Braves Sunday night from Harbor Park.

After Norfolk fell behind 1-0 in the first, Fiorentino gave the Tides the lead in the bottom of the inning with a two-run single off of Braves starter Anthony Lerew (0-2). Fiorentino later plated Eider Torres with a run-scoring single in the 7th frame, helping the Tides salvage a split of the two-game set with their interstate rivals.

Keisler (2-2) allowed two runs on five hits through the first two frames, but the 32-year-old yielded just one base hit over his final four innings to pick up the win. Keisler walked four and struck out two in the outing, and he retired each of the last seven batters he faced.

Norfolk Tides 5, Richmond Braves 3
August 3, 2008
Braves starting lineup:
Josh Anderson (DH), Brent Lillibridge (SS), Brandon Jones (LF), Barbaro Canizares (1B), Diory
Hernandez (3B), Jason Perry (RF), Ray Serrano (C), Carl Loadenthal (CF), Paul Bennett (2B),
Anthony Lerew (P),
Tides starting lineup:
Freddie Bynum (DH), Eider Torres (2B), Oscar Salazar (1B), Mike Costanzo (3B), Luis Terrero
(CF), Jeff Fiorentino (LF), Omir Santos (C), Chris Roberson (RF), Luis Hernandez (SS), Randy
Keisler (P),
Umpires -- Justin Vogel (HP), R.J. Thompson (1B), (2B), Jason Klein (3B).
Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 6 MPH, Varies.
First pitch by R. Keisler at 06:17 PM local time.
Braves 1st (Braves 1, Tides 0) -- J. Anderson walks. B. Lillibridge flies out to C. Roberson. With B.
Jones batting, J. Anderson steals 2nd base. B. Jones walks. B. Canizares singles to left field, J.
Anderson to 3rd; B. Jones to 2nd. D. Hernandez singles to left field, J. Anderson scores; B. Jones to
3rd; B. Canizares to 2nd. J. Perry hits infield single, D. Hernandez out at 2nd, hit by batted ball, O.
Salazar unassisted. R. Serrano flies out to J. Fiorentino.
(1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)
Tides 1st (Tides 2, Braves 1) -- F. Bynum strikes out swinging. E. Torres grounds out, P. Bennett to
B. Canizares. O. Salazar singles . M. Costanzo singles to right field, O. Salazar to 2nd. L. Terrero
walks, O. Salazar to 3rd; M. Costanzo to 2nd. J. Fiorentino singles to right field, O. Salazar scores;
M. Costanzo scores; L. Terrero to 3rd. O. Santos grounds into a force out, fielded by P. Bennett, J.
Fiorentino out at 2nd.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Braves 2nd (Braves 2, Tides 2) -- C. Loadenthal singles to deep second base. With P. Bennett batting,
C. Loadenthal caught stealing 2nd base, O. Santos to E. Torres. P. Bennett walks. J. Anderson singles
to center field, P. Bennett to 2nd. B. Lillibridge hit by pitch, P. Bennett to 3rd; J. Anderson to 2nd. B.
Jones grounds into a force out, E. Torres to L. Hernandez, P. Bennett scores; J. Anderson to 3rd; B.
Lillibridge out at 2nd. B. Canizares grounds out, R. Keisler to O. Salazar.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Tides 2nd (Braves 2, Tides 2) -- C. Roberson flies out to B. Jones. L. Hernandez grounds out, P.
Bennett to B. Canizares. F. Bynum walks. E. Torres grounds out, R. Serrano to B. Canizares.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Braves 3rd (Braves 2, Tides 2) -- D. Hernandez grounds out, M. Costanzo to O. Salazar. J. Perry hit
by pitch. R. Serrano flies out to C. Roberson. C. Loadenthal grounds out, R. Keisler to O. Salazar.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Tides 3rd (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- O. Salazar hits a ground rule double to right field. M. Costanzo
walks. L. Terrero grounds into a force out, B. Lillibridge to P. Bennett, M. Costanzo out at 2nd. J.
Fiorentino walks, O. Salazar to 3rd; L. Terrero to 2nd. O. Santos walks, O. Salazar scores; L. Terrero
to 3rd; J. Fiorentino to 2nd. C. Roberson strikes out swinging. L. Hernandez flies out to B. Jones.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)
Braves 4th (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- P. Bennett singles to right field. J. Anderson grounds into a force
out, E. Torres to L. Hernandez, P. Bennett out at 2nd. B. Lillibridge pops out to O. Salazar. With B.
Jones batting, J. Anderson steals 2nd base. B. Jones walks. B. Canizares grounds out, R. Keisler to L.
Hernandez to O. Salazar.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Tides 4th (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- Pitcher Change: J. Rouwenhorst replaces A. Lerew. F. Bynum
grounds out, P. Bennett to B. Canizares. E. Torres ground bunts out, J. Rouwenhorst to B.
Canizares. O. Salazar triples to left field. M. Costanzo grounds out, J. Rouwenhorst to B. Canizares.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Braves 5th (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- D. Hernandez flies out to C. Roberson. J. Perry struck out
looking. R. Serrano grounds out, L. Hernandez to O. Salazar.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Tides 5th (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- L. Terrero pops out to P. Bennett. J. Fiorentino flies out to C.
Loadenthal. O. Santos grounds out, D. Hernandez to B. Canizares.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Braves 6th (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- C. Loadenthal grounds out, E. Torres to O. Salazar. P. Bennett
struck out looking. J. Anderson grounds out, E. Torres to O. Salazar.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Tides 6th (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- C. Roberson grounds out, B. Lillibridge to B. Canizares. L.
Hernandez grounds out, J. Rouwenhorst to B. Canizares. F. Bynum strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Braves 7th (Tides 3, Braves 2) -- Pitcher Change: B. McCrory replaces R. Keisler. B. Lillibridge
grounds out, M. Costanzo to O. Salazar. B. Jones flies out to J. Fiorentino. B. Canizares singles to
right field. D. Hernandez grounds into a force out, L. Hernandez to E. Torres, B. Canizares out at
2nd.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Tides 7th (Tides 4, Braves 2) -- E. Torres doubles to right field. O. Salazar struck out looking. M.
Costanzo flies out to J. Perry, E. Torres to 3rd. J. Rouwenhorst intentionally walks L. Terrero. J.
Fiorentino singles to center field, E. Torres scores; L. Terrero to 2nd. Pitcher Change: B. Nelson
replaces J. Rouwenhorst. O. Santos strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Braves 8th (Tides 4, Braves 2) -- J. Perry grounds out, L. Hernandez to O. Salazar. R. Serrano flies
out to L. Terrero. C. Loadenthal grounds out, B. McCrory to O. Salazar.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Tides 8th (Tides 5, Braves 2) -- C. Roberson singles to first base. With L. Hernandez batting, C.
Roberson advances to 2nd on a balk. L. Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt, D. Hernandez to P.
Final: Tides 5, Braves 3
WP: Randy Keisler (2-2).
LP: Anthony Lerew (0-2).
SV: Jim Miller (4).
Time: 2:38.
Attendance: 6256.
Official Scorer: Mike Holtzclaw.
Bennett, C. Roberson to 3rd. F. Bynum singles to center field, C. Roberson scores. E. Torres grounds
into a force out, B. Lillibridge to P. Bennett, F. Bynum out at 2nd. O. Salazar grounds out, B.
Lillibridge to B. Canizares.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Braves 9th (Tides 5, Braves 3) -- Pitcher Change: J. Miller replaces B. McCrory. P. Bennett strikes
out swinging. J. Anderson grounds out, L. Hernandez to O. Salazar. B. Lillibridge walks. With B.
Jones batting, B. Lillibridge advances to 2nd on defensive indifference. B. Jones singles to left field,
B. Lillibridge scores. B. Canizares grounds out, M. Costanzo to O. Salazar.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)

Box Score: http://norfolktides.com/team/index.php?autoload=boxscore&gid=2008_08_03_ricaaa_noraaa_1&sportcode=aaa

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