Samuel Basallo, Dylan Beavers and Ryan Mountcastle all went yard as the Tides battered the Red Wings in a resounding win. Mountcastle started the home run derby in Norfolk with one out in the 1st, lining a low fastball the other way and just over the right field fence for the Tides’ first run of the game.

After Norfolk added to the lead on an RBI single in the 4th, Beavers and Basallo blew the game open in the 5th. With two outs, Rochester tried to put away Beavers on a 2-2 fastball in on the hands, but the Norfolk outfielder turned on the heater and blasted a solo shot over the right-center fence. After a Mountcastle walk, Basallo provided the loudest long ball of them all, attacking a low slider and sending a 441-foot moonshot to center for his 22nd HR of the season.

The Basallo blast

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