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Flying Squirrels Game Notes at Harrisburg

Published on July 13, 2012 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


Richmond Flying Squirrels (45-46) vs. Harrisburg Senators (48-42)

Friday, July 13th -- 6:00 PM

Metro Bank Park -- Harrisburg, PA

Games # 92 & 93 - Road Games # 48 & 49

Radio: Sports Radio 910 AM (5:30 PM) Internet: sportsradio910.com

RHP Justin Fitzgerald (4-6, 4.19) vs. RHP Chien-Ming Wang (0-0, 0.00)

SERIES AT A GLANCE: The Flying Squirrels will aim for their fifth consecutive win, which would establish a new season-high, when they take on the Harrisburg Senators in game two of a five-game series at Metro Bank Park tonight. Last night, Richmond exploded for a seven runs in the second inning, which established a new season-high, en route to a 12-3 rout of Harrisburg at Metro Bank Park. Juan Perez homered in the inning and Tommy Joseph smacked a grand slam to punctuate the frame. It was the second Flying Squirrels grand slam this season (Chris Dominguez hit one against Bowie May 11) and the fourth in franchise history. Daniel Mayora also homered for Richmond, which got a quality start from Mike Kickham (7-7), who allowed four hits and one unearned run in 7.2 innings of work. Trevor Holder (0-1) gave up six hits and seven earned runs in just 1.2 innings pitched in his Double-A debut and took the loss. The Flying Squirrels went 13-8 against Harrisburg in 2011 including a 10-5 mark in the River City. Richmond is 20-17 all-time against the Senators and the club is 9-7 all-time at Metro Bank Park. The two teams will meet 20 times in 2012, 10 times in Harrisburg and 10 times in Richmond. The Flying Squirrels swept Harrisburg in an abbreviated two-game series at Metro Bank Park in early May (5/7-5/9). Harrisburg won two out of three games against the Flying Squirrels at The Diamond in mid-May (5/15-17). Following this five-game series, the two teams will meet again at The Diamond for a three-game series August 7-9.

TODAY'S PITCHERS: RHP Justin Fitzgerald vs. RHP Chien-Ming Wang Fitzgerald: Makes his nineteenth start of the season for the Flying Squirrels tonight. In his last start, Fitzgerald allowed four hits and one earned run along with one walk and six strikeouts in eight innings pitched against Reading Saturday. He earned his fourth win of the season in Richmond's 6-1 triumph. Earlier this week, Fitzgerald was named Eastern League Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of July 2nd-8th. Tonight's game will be Fitzgerald's sixth career start against Harrisburg. He is 3-1 with a 1.84 ERA against the Senators. Last season, Fitzgerald went 9-9 and posted a 3.51 ERA in a team-high 27 starts with Richmond. He also led the 2011 Flying Squirrels pitching staff in innings pitched (146.1), finished second on the club in wins (9) and walks allowed (55) and third in strikeouts (111). As a result, Fitzgerald was named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star. He also posted a 1-0 mark with a 2.70 ERA in two playoff starts and earned the win in the clinching game of Richmond's sweep of Harrisburg in the Western Division- Championship Series. In 2010, he posted a 10-6 record with a 3.45 ERA in 26 appearances, including 25 starts, with Advanced-A San Jose and earned a spot on the California League Mid-Season All-Star team. Fitzgerald owns a 26-23 record with a 3.67 ERA in 127 career minor league appearances, including 70 starts. The Santa Rosa, Calif. native was selected by the Giants in the 11th round of the 2008 June Draft out of UC-Davis.

Wang: Makes his sixth minor league start of the season and his first with Harrisburg tonight. Wang opened the season with Advanced-A Potomac, where he went 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA. He also made one start for Low-A Hagerstown and went 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and three starts for Triple-A Syracuse, where he compiled a 2-0 mark with a 4.35 ERA. Additionally, Wang has made seven appearances, including four starts, in the Major Leagues with Washington and he is 2-3 with a 7.61 ERA. In his last appearance, Wang allowed five hits and four earned runs in two innings of relief at Atlanta June 30. Wang boasts a career record of 36-19 with a 3.28 ERA in 93 minor league appearances, including 92 starts. He is also 61-32 with one save and a 4.26 ERA in 127 Major League appearances, including 119 starts. After beginning his career with the Yankees, Wang signed as a free agent with Washington on February 16, 2010.

MAGNIFICENT MADAY: Flying Squirrels reliever Daryl Maday will make a spot start in the second game of tonight's doubleheader.

Maday is 3-5 with eight saves and a 3.44 ERA in 30 appearances for Richmond. In his last appearance, Maday allowed two hits and one earned run along with two strikeouts in three innings pitched against Reading Sunday. He earned his eighth save in Richmond's 7-2 triumph. The former University of Arkansas standout has been a valuable contributor as both a starter and reliever for the Flying Squirrels since the club's inception in 2010. He was the winning pitcher in the club's first home game in 2010 and the winning pitcher in the team's first playoff win last season. He owns a career record of 41-42 with 11 saves and a 3.84 ERA in 158 appearances, including 93 starts. For more information on Maday, please see page 44 of the 2012 Flying Squirrels Media Guide.

SQUIRRELS DIG THE LONG BALL: Richmond hit three home runs in last night's win, the most the Flying Squirrels have hit in a single game all season. Juan Perez, Tommy Joseph and Daniel Mayora all went deep for Richmond, with Joseph hitting a grand slam, the team's second of the season and the fourth in club history. Richmond is now 29-10 in games in which at least one Squirrel hits a home run. Perez and Joseph each homered in the second inning, which enabled the Flying Squirrels to post seven runs in the frame, their highest total in a single inning in 2012.

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