INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
DURHAM BULLS AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
08/27/2023
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
DURHAM BULLS AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 4844 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Durham Bulls (63-71) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
Gwinnett Firebirds (70-63) 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 X 8 9 0
Firebirds Make It 5 In a Row with 8-3 Triumph Over Durham
Gwinnett Firebirds starter Ed Ford pitched a strong game against the Durham Bulls at Coolray Field, leading the Firebirds to victory, 8-3. Jairo Diaz earned the save, his 8th in 9 tries. Gwinnett has now won 5 games in a row.

Chris Thomas put Gwinnett in front, 5-1, when he hit a 3-run home run off Cameron Varga in the bottom of the third. It was his 14th home run of the season.

"It all comes down to execution," said Gwinnett manager Jason Bourgeois. "Baseball 101."
DURHAM BATTING LINESCORE GWINNETT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .287 6 38
M. Jordan SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .151 0 9
J. Bowen LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 7 26
J. Ortíz DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .283 11 33
   a-D. Lacy DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 16 69
E. Strong C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 4 31
   b-P. Crowder PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .265 0 11
J. Solís CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 2 23
   c-S. Uchida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 2 21
B. Hale 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .215 2 17
N. Hernández 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 10 42
   d-J. Webb PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .227 1 19
K. Owens 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 5 14
   e-L. Maile PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 2 3
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 6 18      
a - D. Lacy inserted as DH in the 9th
b - P. Crowder pinch hit for E. Strong in the 9th
c - S. Uchida pinch hit for J. Solís in the 9th
d - J. Webb pinch hit for N. Hernández in the 9th
e - L. Maile pinch hit for K. Owens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Strong (21, 2nd Inning off E. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Owens (9, 3rd Inning off E. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bowen (10, 9th Inning off T. Windle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Davenport (2, 1st Inning off E. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 4 , J. Bowen 2 , D. Lacy , E. Strong 2 , P. Crowder , B. Hale , K. Owens 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Davenport , M. Jordan , J. Bowen , N. Hernández
Hit by Pitch: J. Webb
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jordan-Owens-Hale)
OF assists: 1 (Bowen(Oliver at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Diaz LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271 4 18
A. Johnson CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .279 1 23
C. Thomas 1B 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .228 14 31
E. Browning RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
K. Ahrens 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .284 13 39
C. Oliver DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .236 13 41
J. Bermúdez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .253 5 18
N. Pittman SS 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .229 0 4
D. McQueen C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 3 18
Totals 30 8 9 7 5 7 7      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Johnson (13, 7th Inning off J. Mata, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bermúdez (14, 8th Inning off J. Mata, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Thomas (14, 3rd Inning off C. Varga, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Diaz , A. Johnson 3 , C. Thomas 4 , E. Browning , C. Oliver , J. Bermúdez 2 , N. Pittman , D. McQueen
2-out RBI: A. Johnson , N. Pittman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Thomas , J. Bermúdez
GIDP: E. Browning
Sac Bunt: D. McQueen
Team LOB: 4
DURHAM PITCHING LINESCORE GWINNETT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Varga L (8-8) 2.1 4 5 5 1 5 1 60 3.26   
M. Hatfield 4.1 1 1 1 3 2 0 63 4.49   
J. Mata 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 0 37 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Varga 29
Batters Faced: C. Varga 12, M. Hatfield 16, J. Mata 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Varga 0-2, M. Hatfield 7-3, J. Mata 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Varga 60-35, M. Hatfield 63-36, J. Mata 37-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mata 1-1
WP: C. Varga , M. Hatfield
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ford W (9-12) 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 70 3.80   
T. Windle 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 31 3.19   
K. Hamilton 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.98   
J. Diaz SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ford 65
Batters Faced: E. Ford 21, T. Windle 10, K. Hamilton 4, J. Diaz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ford 8-7, T. Windle 3-1, K. Hamilton 0-1, J. Diaz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ford 70-44, T. Windle 31-20, K. Hamilton 9-3, J. Diaz 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hamilton 2-2 , J. Diaz 3-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Hamilton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Ford
Ballpark: Coolray Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 5:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 10384
Special Notes: SP Ed Ford was injured while pitching. RP Tom Windle was injured while pitching.
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