Overview

• Roansy Contreras balked in the bottom of the first inning after a sudden thunder crash caused him to flinch during his delivery, awarding Jacksonville a run.
• Norfolk Tides manager Tim Federowicz emerged to dispute the call with the home plate umpire, but the play stood under existing rules.
• Contreras recovered to pitch five innings, surrender three runs and earn his fifth win of the season in the Tides’ 9-5 triumph.
• The rare “thunder balk” underscores how baseball’s balk regulations apply uniformly to any disruption during a pitcher’s windup.
• The Triple-A matchup took place Tuesday at Vystar Ballpark between the Norfolk Tides, Orioles’ affiliate, and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Marlins’ affiliate.