INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
07/18/2025
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 4546 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk Tides (51-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
Gwinnett Firebirds (56-36) 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 X 6 9 1
Firebirds 6-2 Winners Over Norfolk
Gwinnett Firebirds starter Kevin Key pitched a strong game against the Norfolk Tides at Coolray Field, leading the Firebirds to victory, 6-2. Key, now 6-1, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing no runs. The Gwinnett winning streak has reached 3 games.

Artie Bailey had a big bases-clearing double for the Firebirds in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Gwinnett leading 2-0 and the bases loaded, he got a changeup from José Calderón and swatted a double to right-center. It was his 12th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Firebirds ahead, 5-0.

Said Gwinnett manager Jason Bourgeois: "At the end of the day, these guys have to perform between the lines, and I think they did."
NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE GWINNETT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Villalobos CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .194 0 4
D. Dotson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224 5 29
J. Martínez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .216 6 28
V. Sutton DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 8 33
J. Flores C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .222 0 11
J. Pérez RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .277 7 31
X. Heredia 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .243 1 22
G. Barbarigo SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .204 3 13
W. Austin LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 11 43
   a-R. Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-A. González LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 6 10
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 4 19      
a - R. Henderson pinch hit for W. Austin in the 7th
b - A. González substituted for R. Henderson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Villalobos 2 (3, 8th Inning off K. Key, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off T. Crane, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Flores (8, 9th Inning off T. Crane, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Villalobos 4 , J. Martínez , J. Flores 3 , X. Heredia , A. González
2-out RBI: R. Villalobos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dotson , J. Martínez , V. Sutton , J. Pérez , R. Henderson
GIDP: J. Flores
Hit by Pitch: R. Villalobos , V. Sutton
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ibarra 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .291 16 52
A. Gamboa SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .270 1 12
E. French 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .274 8 37
A. Bailey DH 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 .283 16 56
J. O'Brien CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 2 13
J. Ferrer LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .237 3 30
J. Bermúdez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307 6 18
M. Tesch RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .256 0 3
D. Dorey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 6 14
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Bailey (12, 5th Inning off J. Calderón, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ibarra , A. Gamboa , A. Bailey 3 , J. O'Brien , J. Ferrer , J. Bermúdez , M. Tesch 2
2-out RBI: A. Bailey , J. Ferrer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ibarra , J. O'Brien
Hit by Pitch: A. Bailey
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ibarra (7) , A. Bailey (5)

FIELDING
Errors: E. French (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Gamboa-Bermúdez-Ibarra)
NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE GWINNETT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Calderón L (6-8) 4.2 5 5 5 2 4 0 73 3.19   
C. Flores 3.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 48 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Calderón 36
Batters Faced: J. Calderón 22, C. Flores 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Calderón 6-4, C. Flores 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Calderón 73-46, C. Flores 48-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Flores 1-0
WP: J. Calderón
Hit Batsmen: J. Calderón
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Key W (6-1) 7.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 95 1.76   
T. Crane 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 33 4.05   
T. Ford SV (20) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Key 72
Batters Faced: K. Key 28, T. Crane 9, T. Ford 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Key 8-8, T. Crane 3-2, T. Ford 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Key 95-64, T. Crane 33-19, T. Ford 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crane 1-0 , T. Ford 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Key 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Key
Ballpark: Coolray Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 10362
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