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Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on August 6, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (61-51) VS. PORTLAND SEA DOGS (47-65)

LHP CLAYTON TANNER (4-8, 4.13) VS. RHP MICHAEL LEE (1-5, 5.14)

August 6, 2011 -- 6:35 PM

The Diamond

Game #113/Home #60

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Portland Sea Dogs will meet in game two of a three-game series...The Flying Squirrels scored all five of their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and Daryl Maday and Edwin Quirarte combined on a three-hit shutout as Richmond took the series-opener from the Sea Dogs 5-0 on Friday night in front of 7,205 fans at The Diamond.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Clayton Tanner gets the start in game two of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Making his 19th start of the season...Enters the season rated as the #30 prospect in the Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Earned the win in his last outing 7/31 at Trenton...Allowed four hits over eight scoreless innings...Struck out eight batters and walked none...Outing matched the longest of the season by a Flying Squirrels pitcher and also matched the longest of his career...Eight strikeouts matched a season-high...Did allow a runner past second base...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach once in his eight innings on the mound...Recorded 10 groundouts and four flyouts/popouts...Threw 83 pitches, 64 strikes...Threw 12 pitches or less in seven of his eight innings on the mound...Most pitches he threw in an inning was 16 (first inning)...Threw three pitches or less to 16 of the 27 batters he faced...Did not throw more than six pitches to any of the 27 batters he faced...Threw first-pitch strikes to 23 of the 27 batters he faced...Is 1-2 in three career starts against Portland with a 7.71 ERA (12ER/14 IP)...Suffered the loss in his lone start at Portland this season (6/7), allowing five runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings...Placed on the Disabled List 7/2 (hamstring)...Activated from the DL 7/21...Earned the win in his lone career start at Trenton 6/4/10...Allowed one run on three hits in 7 2/3 innings...Struck out two batters and walked three...Spent the entire 2010 season with Richmond and went 9-9 with a 3.68 ERA in 27 starts...Struck out 79 batters and walked 64 in 149 innings...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star, but did not pitch in the game...Finished the season ninth in the EL in ERA...Member of the San Francisco Giants 40-man roster...Selected in the third round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

Right-hander Michael Lee gets the nod in game two of the series for the Sea Dogs...Making his 16th start with Portland and his 18th overall this season...Receive a no-decision in his last outing 8/2 at Bowie in game two of a doubleheader...Allowed three runs on six hits in three innings...Struck out four batters and walked three...Has not earned a winning decision since 4/26 against Binghamton...Is 0-4 over his last 14 appearances, 12 starts, with a 5.34 ERA (33ER/55.2 IP) and opponents are batting .284 (61-for-215) against him over that span...Placed on the Disabled List 6/2 (right triceps strain)...Made two rehab starts with Short-Season A Lowell...Activated from the Disabled List 6/28...Spent the entire 2010 season with Advanced-A Salem and went 9-7 with a 4.42 ERA in 32 games, 11 starts...Struck out 93 batters and walked 30 in 112 innings...Began the season in the bullpen and his first 18 appearances came in relief...Eleven of his final 12 appearances came as a starter and he went 4-4 with a 4.35 ERA in those 11 starts...Was twice named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (8/2 and 8/30)...Made 18 appearances, four starts, with Low-A Greenville in 2009...Went 3-4 with a 3.50 ERA, striking out 71 batters and walking 23 in 72 innings...Made pro debut in 2008, appearing in four games with Short-Season A Lowell...Allowed eight runs on seven hits in six innings while striking out 11 and walking three...Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the eighth round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Originally selected by the New York Yankees in the 22nd round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign...Attended Oklahoma City University...Went 10-2 with a 2.79 ERA, striking out 124 batters in 93 2/3 innings during his final season at OCU in 2008.

SHUTOUT SQUIRRELS: The Flying Squirrels tossed their eighth shutout of the season last night in a 5-0, series-opening win over the Sea Dogs...It was the second shutout tossed by the club in its last five games...Clayton Tanner and Hector Correa combined on a four-hit shutout of the Trenton Thunder 7/31...The three hits given up by the Flying Squirrels were the fewest since limiting the Harrisburg Senators to three hits in game one of a doubleheader 7/24...Richmond has tossed the fourth-most shutouts in the Eastern League, trailing New Hampshire (9), Akron (9), and Harrisburg (10)...It was the seventh time this season that Portland has been shutout.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.29 ERA through 112 games and has allowed a league-low 425 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 44 of its 112 games (39%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 81 of the team's 112 games (72%) and the club is 55-26 in those contests.

FIVE ALIVE: The Flying Squirrels rallied for five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring four of the five runs with two outs in the inning...It was the largest offensive inning for the club since it scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning 7/28 at Trenton...Richmond improved to 38-7 when scoring five runs or more.

TURNING IT AROUND: Third baseman Chris Dominguez went 1-for-4 last night with a double, RBI, and a run scored...In his previous 22 contests, the 24-year-old was hitting just .148 (12-for-81) and had seen his average drop from .326 to .243...The Flying Squirrels improved to 15-6 when Dominguez drives in a run...Outfielder Juan Perez went 1-for-1 last night with a pair of walks and a run scored...It was the first time this season that the 24-year-old had walked multiple times in a game and he had walked just twice in his previous 15 games...In his previous eight contests, Perez hit .107 (3-for-28).

WES SIDE STORY: First baseman Wes Hodges went 1-for-4 last night giving him hits in 17 of his last 21 games...Over that span, the 26-year-old is batting .405 (32-for-79) with six doubles, four home runs, 12 RBIs, and 12 runs scored...The current stretch began on 7/15 at Bowie when Hodges went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and three RBIs...His average has been raised from .242 to .318 over his last 21 games with Richmond.

HOME AND AWAY: The Flying Squirrels recently completed a stretch where they played 14 of 20 games on the road...The team went 13-7 over that span including an 8-6 mark on the road...Overall, the club is 23-30 on the road, and is batting .224 and averaging 3.58 runs per game (190R/53G) in 53 road contests...The club is 38-21 overall at home - the best home record in the league - and is batting .260 in 59 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.53 runs per game at home (267R/59G).

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