The Syracuse Chiefs jumped out to an early lead and held off a late Tides rally in a 5-3 win over Norfolk Tuesday night at Harbor Park.

Tides starter Mike Wright (1-6) took the loss after yielding four runs on five hits in five innings of work. Wright, who walked three and struck out three, walked in a run in the second inning before yielding two more runs in the third. He then surrendered a solo home run to Brandon Laird in the fourth frame as he suffered his sixth loss over his last seven starts.

The Tides plated their first runs of the contest in the fourth inning, as Ivan De Jesus led off the inning with a single before moving to third on a double by Brett Wallace. After a wild pitch scored De Jesus, Steve Clevenger followed with an RBI single to pull the Tides within 4-2.

Syracuse took a 5-2 lead into the ninth inning before Norfolk mounted a rally against Chiefs closer Warner Madrigal. Xavier Paul started the comeback bid with a double to left before Buck Britton singled to put runners at the corners. Steve Lombardozzi followed with a sacrifice fly to pull the Tides within 5-3, but the Chiefs escaped any further damage when centerfielder Steven Souza made a fine running catch at the wall to deny Jemile Weeks an extra-base hit, giving the Chiefs the victory.

Blake Treinen (3-0) earned the win by allowing two runs on six hits while striking out six over six innings. Former Tide Manny Delcarmen followed with two shutout innings of relief before giving way to Madrigal, who earned his fourth save of the season.

De Jesus had two singles to help pace Norfolk's 10-hit attack, as he extended his hitting streak to 12 games, the longest by a Tides player this season. Over that span, De Jesus has hit .429 (21-49) to up his season average to .319 - tied for the 5th-best in the International League.

The two clubs will continue their series Wednesday night at Harbor Park, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05. In a battle of left-handers, Chris Jones (3-4, 5.20) is slated to make the start for Norfolk against Aaron Laffey (8-3, 3.38).