Norfolk Snaps Losing Streak at Jacksonville

Eeles Stays Hot, Hits Grand Slam

Payton Eeles (Katie Gilmore)

By Norfolk Tides

May 25, 2026

JACKSONVILLE, Fl --- The Norfolk Tides (18-30) fell 9-2 to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (27-21) Thursday night from VyStar Ballpark. Norfolk has dropped the first three games in Jacksonville and has now lost four straight. Johnathan Rodríguez (1-4, HR, RBI) homered in the bottom of the first inning to open

JACKSONVILLE, Fl --- The Norfolk Tides (18-30) fell 9-2 to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (27-21) Thursday night from VyStar Ballpark. Norfolk has dropped the first three games in Jacksonville and has now lost four straight.

Johnathan Rodríguez (1-4, HR, RBI) homered in the bottom of the first inning to open the scoring for the Tides. Sam Huff (1-3, HR, RBI) later homered in the eighth, supplying the Tides’ only other run of the game. Willy Vasquez (1-3) made his fifth pitching appearance of the season for Norfolk, coming in for the bottom of the eighth.

Norfolk and Jacksonville will face off again tomorrow at 7:05 PM from VyStar Ballpark. RHP Nestor German (1-1, 4.54) will get the start for the Tides opposite RHP Ryan Gusto (4-2, 4.42) and the Jumbo Shrimp.