Mudcats 11, Birmingham 3
Dallas Buck was the winning pitcher for Carolina, going six solid innings and allowing a run on three hits with three strikeouts against one walk.
Seven Mudcats finished with multiple-hit games in the romp. Brandon Yarbrough had two hits including a double with an RBI, while Jose Castro added two hits with two RBI and Logan Parker had a pair of hits with an RBI and two steals.
Jhonny Nunez was the losing pitcher.
Norfolk 6, Bulls 4
Lou Montanez had a triple and two singles, knocking in two runs and scoring two more to lead the Tides at Harbor Park.
The Bulls led 4-3 before Montanez hit an RBI triple and then scored the go-ahead run in the seventh off loser Heath Rollins. Norfolk added an insurance run in the eighth on a single from Adam Donachie, who also had a double.
Dan Johnson had a homer and two singles for a pair of RBI for the Bulls, who got two doubles with an RBI from Ryan Shealy and a double and a single from Rashad Eldridge.
Frank Mata was Norfolk’s winning pitcher in relief.
Saturday’s games
Durham at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Jeff Bennett (right, 1-1, 6.75) vs. Alfredo Simon (right, 0-1, 9.95 at Baltimore)
Carolina at Birmingham, 7:30 p.m.
Tom Cochran (left, 4-6, 3.18) vs. Charles Shirek (right, 6-4, 3.39)