GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ATLANTA (GCL) FIREBIRDS AT NEW YORK A2 (GCL) YANKEES2
07/28/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
ATLANTA (GCL) FIREBIRDS AT NEW YORK A2 (GCL) YANKEES2
GAME ID: 12964 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta (GCL) Firebirds (19-12) 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 7 13 0
New York A2 (GCL) Yankees2 (10-21) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Multi-HR Day for Evans as Firebirds Overpower Yankees2, 7-1
The Atlanta (GCL) Firebirds defeated the New York A2 (GCL) Yankees2, 7-1, at Timberwolves Stadium. Atlanta (GCL) left fielder Walt Evans had a superb performance. He belted 3 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored three times. Jim Unknown stitched up the save, his 1st. The win lifted the Atlanta (GCL) record to 19-12.

With Atlanta (GCL) leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Evans hit a slider from Odílio Farias for a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Firebirds ahead, 4-0.

"Nice win for us," said Evans. "Now we'll go after the next one."
ATLANTA (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK A2 (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. White P, DH 6 0 1 0 0 3 7 .283 3 16
O. Turpin 3B 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 .337 3 17
B. Wright CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .421 2 15
W. Evans LF 5 3 4 6 0 1 2 .304 4 20
J. Johnson RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .255 4 19
J. López C 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 3
B. Bishop 2B 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .292 1 12
J. Márquez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .210 4 16
D. Humphrey 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .347 4 14
Totals 39 7 13 7 6 13 31      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (7, 3rd Inning off O. Farias, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. López (1, 7th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Humphrey (3, 9th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Evans 3 (4, 4th Inning off O. Farias, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off O. Farias, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. White , O. Turpin , B. Wright , W. Evans 13 , J. Johnson 2 , J. López 3 , J. Márquez , D. Humphrey 3
2-out RBI: , W. Evans 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. White 2 , O. Turpin , J. Johnson , J. Márquez , D. Humphrey
GIDP: B. Wright
Sac Bunt: J. Márquez
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Candeloro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .265 1 9
J. Pérez 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .218 2 9
J. Sawyer SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .260 2 6
L. Ortega CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 1 4
J. Rivera C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .351 0 7
J. Rivera RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227 2 7
J. Martínez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225 2 3
A. López DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 3
A. Vargas LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 2 3
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Sawyer (4, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. López (1, 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Candeloro , J. Sawyer 3 , J. Rivera , J. Rivera , A. López 2 , A. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pérez 2 , J. Martínez 2
Sac Fly: J. Rivera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sawyer-Candeloro-Pérez)
ATLANTA (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK A2 (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. White W (3-1) 5.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 77 3.55   
J. Unknown SV (1) 4.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 60 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. White 60
Batters Faced: T. White 20, J. Unknown 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. White 2-7, J. Unknown 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. White 77-53, J. Unknown 60-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Farias L (0-4) 5.2 8 5 5 6 8 2 119 6.75   
J. Rodríguez 2.1 3 2 2 0 4 1 34 5.52   
J. Rodríguez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Farias 35
Batters Faced: O. Farias 31, J. Rodríguez 10, J. Rodríguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Farias 2-7, J. Rodríguez 2-1, J. Rodríguez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Farias 119-63, J. Rodríguez 34-28, J. Rodríguez 18-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Evans
Ballpark: Timberwolves Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 2053
Special Notes: Walt Evans ties the GCL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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