Matt Lloyd’s double and Bryan Torres’ single, both in the second inning, brought in the only runs Tides starter Roansy Contreras (6-3) allowed in five innings.

Matt Koperniak belted two homers and drove in five runs for the Redbirds. Vimael Machín paced the Tides by going 3 for 5 with three RBIs.

Dylan Beavers finished 2 for 3, raising his batting average to .306, and he scored on Samuel Basallo’s one-out RBI double in the bottom of the ninth inning to pull the Tides to within one ...