Devers Delivers, Stephens Stellar in 6-0 Shutout of Tides

Jose Devers drives in three to back Jackson Stephens’ 5.0 scoreless innings in Stripers’ first win of second half

Jose Devers tied his season high with three RBIs on Thursday in Norfolk, driving in half of Gwinnett's six runs. (Ismael Caro)

By Dave Lezotte (@davelezotte)

June 26, 2025

NORFOLK, Virginia – Jose Devers plated three of Gwinnett’s six runs on the day, and starter Jackson Stephens spun 5.0 scoreless, one-hit innings for the win as the Stripers (1-2) shut out the Norfolk Tides (2-1) 6-0 on Thursday afternoon at Harbor Park. Gwinnett’s third shutout of the year provided

NORFOLK, Virginia – Jose Devers plated three of Gwinnett’s six runs on the day, and starter Jackson Stephens spun 5.0 scoreless, one-hit innings for the win as the Stripers (1-2) shut out the Norfolk Tides (2-1) 6-0 on Thursday afternoon at Harbor Park. Gwinnett’s third shutout of the year provided its first win of the second half.

Scoring Recap: The Stripers opened the game hot, loading the bases on three singles off rehabbing Baltimore Orioles lefty Cade Povich (L, 0-1) in the first. A sacrifice fly by Jonathan Ornelas and two-run single by Devers staked Gwinnett to a 3-0 lead. An inning later, Conner Capel tripled and scored on a two-out hustle double by Nacho Alvarez Jr. to make it 4-0. In the fourth, Eddy Alvarez reached on a two-base throwing error and scored on a double by Jason Delay for a 5-0 advantage. Devers capped the scoring at 6-0 with another RBI single plating Eddys Leonard in the ninth.

Key Contributors: Stephens (W, 3-0) went a season-high 5.0 innings (1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 SO) in just his second start with Gwinnett this season. Relievers Kevin Herget (1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO), Jhancarlos Lara (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO), Enoli Paredes (1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 SO), and Wander Suero (1.0 IP, 1 BB) finished off the combined two-hitter. Devers (2-for-4, 3 RBIs), Alvarez Jr. (2-for-4, double, RBI), Ornelas (2-for-4, RBI), Delay (2-for-5, double, RBI), and Capel (2-for-3, triple, run) all had multi-hit efforts.

Noteworthy: Stephens’ 5.0-inning outing was the second-longest of his Stripers career, trailing only a 6.0-inning start at Memphis in his Gwinnett debut on April 7, 2022. Stephens has not allowed a run over 9.0 innings (1 H, 3 BB, 12 SO) in his two starts this year. Devers turned in his third three-RBI game of the season. Suero extended his scoreless innings streak to 15.0 innings over his last 15 outings. Gwinnett is now 12-9 in day games this year.

Next Game (Friday, June 27): Gwinnett Stripers at Norfolk Tides, 6:35 p.m. at Harbor Park. Radio Broadcast: 6:20 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.

Next Home Game (Tuesday, July 1): Gwinnett Stripers vs. St. Paul Saints, 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field. The first 500 fans to the ballpark can collect a Stripers Patriotic T-Shirt courtesy of Coolray Heating & Cooling (size XL only). Radio Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. on MyCountry993.com.