Triple-A: Louisville Bats (CIN) 2, Norfolk Tides 1

The Tides and Bats were scheduled for a doubleheader today, but game two got rained out and will be played tomorrow instead. The game that was played went just seven innings, as is the rule for minor league doubleheaders.

Trevor Rogers started for the Tides and pitched six shutout innings, then lost the game by allowing four two-out singles in the bottom of the seventh to give the Bats a walk-off win. It was another good start from Rogers, though he didn’t have a single inning without runners on base. His final line: 6.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 K.

The rehabbing Jordan Westburg homered for the only Tides’ run of the game. He also doubled and walked. The Tides had just four total hits, the other two being singles by Vimael Machín and Dylan

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