INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT BUFFALO BISONS
08/23/2025
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
NORFOLK TIDES AT BUFFALO BISONS
GAME ID: 4784 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Norfolk Tides (72-54) 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Buffalo Bisons (69-57) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Norfolk Drops Buffalo, 5-2
Giacomino Barbarigo knocked in 4 runs to help Norfolk beat Buffalo, 5-2. The second baseman collected 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. Al Rucker was the winner. Over 6.1 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 8 hits, with no walks and 7 strikeouts. Norfolk has won 5 straight games.

With Norfolk leading 3-2 in the top of the fifth, Barbarigo hit a curveball from Pierce Johnson for a 2-run double. It was his 19th double of the season and put the Tides ahead, 5-2.

Said Norfolk manager Charlie Poe: "They come in every day and work hard. It's nice to see that work pay off."
NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lilly DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .263 2 12
S. Smith RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .217 4 30
   a-A. González RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 8 15
W. Austin LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .287 15 61
J. Pérez CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .267 9 44
M. Edwards 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .153 4 18
J. Roberts SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 5 .353 0 6
X. Heredia 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .236 2 30
G. Barbarigo 2B 5 1 3 4 0 1 2 .218 5 25
J. Flores C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .243 0 16
Totals 36 5 8 5 6 13 23      
a - A. González substituted for S. Smith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Smith (18, 1st Inning off P. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Barbarigo (19, 5th Inning off P. Johnson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Barbarigo (5, 4th Inning off P. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Lilly , S. Smith 2 , M. Edwards , J. Roberts , G. Barbarigo 7 , J. Flores
2-out RBI: G. Barbarigo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lilly , S. Smith , J. Pérez , J. Roberts
Sac Fly: J. Roberts
Hit by Pitch: M. Edwards
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Heredia-Barbarigo-Edwards)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodríguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 16 32
S. Morse DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .269 9 29
R. Cabrera 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .273 13 58
J. Weber 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 7 42
L. Díaz LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .234 7 26
S. Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 2 12
T. Biester CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .327 0 4
   a-E. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 5 31
T. Hong C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .087 0 2
D. Hall SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .204 7 33
Totals 34 2 8 2 0 9 12      
a - E. Castillo pinch hit for T. Biester in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Cabrera (21, 4th Inning off A. Rucker, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Díaz 2 (14, 4th Inning off A. Rucker, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Rucker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Morse (9, 1st Inning off A. Rucker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Morse 4 , R. Cabrera 2 , L. Díaz 4 , S. Johnson , T. Biester , D. Hall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Morse , R. Cabrera , T. Biester 2
GIDP: T. Hong
Hit by Pitch: S. Morse
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hall (21)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cabrera (17) , S. Johnson (6)
NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Rucker W (7-11) 6.1 8 2 2 0 7 1 94 3.99   
B. Johnson H (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.67   
G. Bane SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Rucker 56
Batters Faced: A. Rucker 27, B. Johnson 5, G. Bane 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Rucker 6-5, B. Johnson 3-1, G. Bane 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Rucker 94-65, B. Johnson 21-14, G. Bane 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Johnson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Rucker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Johnson L (8-9) 4.2 7 5 2 3 5 1 117 2.96   
D. Carroll 3.2 1 0 0 3 7 0 63 2.18   
P. Alvarado 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Johnson 38
Batters Faced: P. Johnson 26, D. Carroll 16, P. Alvarado 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Johnson 6-3, D. Carroll 1-3, P. Alvarado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Johnson 117-64, D. Carroll 63-39, P. Alvarado 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Carroll 2-0 , P. Alvarado 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Giacomino Barbarigo
Ballpark: Coca-Cola Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 16707
Saturday, August 23rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73