Tides fall to Redbirds as Fleming, Memphis hold on
MEMPHIS (Interstat) — Josh Fleming pitched 5 2/3 innings and the Memphis Redbirds edged the Norfolk Tides 3-2 in an International League (AAA) afternoon game Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, at AutoZone Park. Fleming, now 5-8, allowed five hits and two earned runs while striking out three. Sandro Santana struck out three over 1 1/3 hitless innings, and Jared Shuster earned his first save with a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out one. Bligh Madris went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Memphis, which finished with seven hits. Norfolk got six hits. Creed Willems homered and drove in two runs for the Tides. Juaron Watts-Brown, now 3-10, took the loss, yielding six hits and three earned runs in five innings with five strikeouts. Memphis scored once in the first, third and fourth innings. Norfolk scored twice in the fifth. The game took 2 hours, 32 minutes and drew 2,654 fans. Memphis improved to 75-65. Norfolk dropped to 53-83.