CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT GEORGIA BULLDOGS
09/20/2025
 
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
PHOENIX FIREBIRDS AT GEORGIA BULLDOGS
GAME ID: 7281 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Phoenix Firebirds (89-62) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 11 1
Georgia Bulldogs (64-87) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 0
Extra-Inning Win by Firebirds Over Bulldogs
The Phoenix Firebirds dealt the Georgia Bulldogs a 6-4 loss at Eddie Matthews Stadium. Dansby Swanson was the star on offense. He was 4-5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Edwin Diaz, now 4-6, was credited with the win in 1 innings of relief. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 1 and walking 1. Cionel Perez, credited with the save, is now 1 for 3 in save opportunities.

Phoenix used a timely hit from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to get the win. The first baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Firebirds ahead, 5-3. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it made an impact.

Phoenix manager Pat McGoldrick commended his team for "bagging a nice win."

The Firebirds have now won 4 straight.
PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE GEORGIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Freeman 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .312 27 92
   b-L. Gurriel Jr. PH, 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .244 6 52
F. Tatis Jr. RF 6 0 2 1 0 1 2 .300 32 88
T. Grisham CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 24 73
   c-D. Clarke PH, CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 5 17
S. Murphy C 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 .257 17 75
Z. Gelof 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .233 18 46
D. Swanson SS 5 3 4 2 0 0 1 .240 17 75
J. Gallo DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 32 69
   a-R. Refsnyder DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .168 2 16
E. Sosa 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .236 7 24
A. Slater LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .239 7 25
Totals 43 6 11 6 5 13 22      
a - R. Refsnyder inserted as DH in the 7th
b - L. Gurriel Jr. pinch hit for F. Freeman in the 7th
c - D. Clarke pinch hit for T. Grisham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (28, 9th Inning off E. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Gurriel Jr. (27, 11th Inning off J. Lopez, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Swanson 2 (17, 2nd Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Means, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Sosa (7, 3rd Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Freeman , L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , F. Tatis Jr. 2 , D. Clarke , D. Swanson 11 , R. Refsnyder , E. Sosa 4
2-out RBI: D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , T. Grisham , S. Murphy , Z. Gelof , J. Gallo
Hit by Pitch: A. Slater
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Freeman (16) , F. Tatis Jr. (50) , D. Clarke (8) , Z. Gelof (12) , D. Swanson (29) , E. Sosa (6)
CS: F. Tatis Jr. (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Swanson (20)
Double Plays: 3 (Sosa-Gelof-Freeman, Swanson-Gelof-Freeman, Gelof-Swanson-Gurriel Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell 2B 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 .223 6 23
J. Jones RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 6 28
   a-J. Bart PH, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 3 18
J. Pederson LF 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 .256 19 45
J. Miranda 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .284 14 61
B. Rice C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 20 53
   b-N. Gonzales PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 4 37
   c-C. Smith-Njigba RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 5
   d-D. Machado PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 2 18
A. Lipcius 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 17 59
I. Munguia CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 7 42
N. Castellanos DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .253 24 67
B. Lee SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .234 11 61
Totals 37 4 6 3 3 7 13      
a - J. Bart pinch hit for J. Jones in the 9th
b - N. Gonzales pinch hit for B. Rice in the 9th
c - C. Smith-Njigba substituted for N. Gonzales in the 10th
d - D. Machado pinch hit for C. Smith-Njigba in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson (9, 9th Inning off D. Rom, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pederson (19, 6th Inning off J. Slaten, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Campbell (6, 11th Inning off L. Gil, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Campbell 4 , J. Bart , J. Pederson 6 , B. Rice , B. Lee
2-out RBI: J. Pederson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gonzales , D. Machado
GIDP: J. Miranda , A. Lipcius , B. Lee
Hit by Pitch: N. Castellanos
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Castellanos (13)

FIELDING
PB: B. Rice
PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE GEORGIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Turnbull 5.2 2 2 2 2 2 0 77 3.88   
J. Slaten BS (2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 3.54   
A. Bummer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.72   
D. Rom 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.95   
E. Diaz W (4-6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.31   
L. Gil H (4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 16 6.70   
C. Perez SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Turnbull 57
Batters Faced: S. Turnbull 20, J. Slaten 2, A. Bummer 3, D. Rom 7, E. Diaz 4, L. Gil 4, C. Perez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Turnbull 7-6, J. Slaten 0-0, A. Bummer 2-1, D. Rom 4-1, E. Diaz 1-1, L. Gil 0-0, C. Perez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Turnbull 77-43, J. Slaten 9-6, A. Bummer 9-7, D. Rom 14-12, E. Diaz 19-10, L. Gil 16-13, C. Perez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Slaten 1-1 , C. Perez 1-0
WP: S. Turnbull
Hit Batsmen: S. Turnbull
Balk: C. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg 6.0 3 2 2 2 6 2 106 5.34   
J. Means BS (8) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 30 3.62   
E. Hernandez 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 34 4.01   
T. Stephan L (2-2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 20 7.06   
J. Lopez 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 62
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 23, J. Means 9, E. Hernandez 8, T. Stephan 4, J. Lopez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 8-4, J. Means 1-2, E. Hernandez 1-1, T. Stephan 1-0, J. Lopez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 106-63, J. Means 30-23, E. Hernandez 34-19, T. Stephan 20-10, J. Lopez 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stephan 1-0 , J. Lopez 2-2
WP: E. Hernandez
Hit Batsmen: J. Lopez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dansby Swanson
Ballpark: Eddie Matthews Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 18944
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