EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes May 23, 2010

Published on May 23, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


TODAY: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Reading Phillies will meet in the finale of a three-game series...The Flying Squirrels rallied from an early three-run deficit; however, Mike Spidale¡¦s two-out, solo home run in the bottom of the eighth helped lift the R-Phils to a 4-3 win in game two of the series on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.

TODAY¡¦S STARTERS: Right-hander Daryl Maday gets the start in game three of the series for the Flying Squirrels...

Received a no-decision after allowing one run on eight hits in five innings of work against Erie 5/18...Struck out three and walked two...Eight hits allowed were second-most in an outing this season...Had worked 12 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings prior to giving up the lone run in the top of the fifth inning...Did not work a perfect inning...Retired the leadoff batter in three of his five innings on the mound...Threw 92 pitches, 54 strikes...Went three balls in the count to six of the 23 batters he faced with five of the six reaching base (two doubles, two walks, one error)...Has induced six double plays including two in his last outing...Had earned the win in his previous six starts...Has allowed one run or fewer in six of his eight starts...Leads the Eastern League with a 1.57 ERA...Attempting to become the second EL pitcher to seven wins (Jared Hughes)...Is 1-for-4 at the plate with a RBI and a sacrifice...Prior to his start against Reading on 4/15 was 0-2 with a 5.82 ERA in four outings.

Right-hander Phillippe Aumont gets the nod in the ƒOnale of the three-game series for the R-Phils...Tossed six hitless innings against the Flying Squirrels 4/25, striking out four and walking two...Has gone 0-2 with a 9.82 ERA in his four starts since...Has pitched five complete innings just once in his last four starts...Walked eight batters and gave up six runs in 3 1/3 innings 5/7 against Akron...Has struck out 31 and walked 27 in 36 1/3 innings this season...Has not allowed a home run...Went a combined 2-6 with a 3.88 ERA in 44 relief appearances in time between Advanced-A High Dessert and Double-A West Tennessee last season...Was 1-4 with a 5.09 ERA in 15 relief appearances with WTN...Struck out 24 and walked 15 in 17 2/3 innings...Acquired by Philadelphia along with OF Tyson Gillies and RHP Juan Ramirez from Seattle in exchange for LHP Cliff Lee...Originally selected by Seattle in the ƒOrst round (#11 overall) of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft.

GOOD DAY?: The Flying Squirrels are 5-5 in day games...The club is just 1-5 on Sundays...Richmond is 6-6 in series finales.

AT A LOSS: The Flying Squirrels have lost six of their last seven games entering tonight¡¦s contest with the R-Phils...The pitching staff has given up 10-plus hits in five of the six losses...The club has given up 39 runs on 69 hits in the losing efforts (6.5R, 11.5H/G)...Over the last seven games, Richmond starters have worked five innings or more just twice...Flying Squirrels¡¦ starters have allowed 21 runs, 19 earned, in 23 innings over the last seven games (7.43 ERA)...The club has allowed 10 home runs over the past seven games including giving up three home runs 5/15, 5/19, and 5/22.

BY THE DOZEN: With a win tonight, the Flying Squirrels would match their win total from April...The club went 12-9 in the season¡¦s first month...Richmond is currently 11-10 through 21 games in May...The team is scheduled to play 30 games this month.

NO SHOCKER: Third baseman Conor Gillaspie is hitting .370 (10-for-27) over his last seven games after being left out of the starting line up on consecutive days (5/13, 5/14) against Altoona...The 22-year-old has two doubles, a triple, four RBI, and four runs scored over his last seven games...He has struck out just twice and has walked once...The former first-round pick out of Wichita State is also 4-for-6 with runners in scoring position over that span with three RBI...His average has climbed from .198 to .231.

SOMETHING BRUIN: Shortstop Brandon Crawford is 9-for-24 (.375) with hits in six of his last seven games including each of the last five...He has a double, a triple, a home run, three RBI, and five runs scored over his last seven contests...The UCLA product has also walked six times and struck out four times over that span and has seen his average rise from .225 to .252.

BURNT KIESCH-NICK: Outfielder Roger Kieschnick is 0-for-28 over his last seven games since seeing his five-game hit streak come to an end...He has struck out five times and has walked once over that span...The 23-year-old seen his average dip from .306 to .248...Kieschnick was 8-for-15 (.533) over his five-game hitting streak with three home runs, nine RBI, and three runs scored.

ERROR MESSAGE: The Flying Squirrels ended their string of games with at least one error last night...The club had previously committed 10 errors in five games including a season-high five errors in the game last Sunday against Altoona...It was the first time this season that Richmond has committed an error in five straight games...The club has slipped from first to third in fielding percentage (.983) and in errors committed (28).

MAKING THEIR PITCH: The Flying Squirrels¡¦ pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 2.99 ERA...The club has also allowed an Eastern League-low 138 runs...Richmond pitching leads the Eastern League with six shutouts.

DOUBLETREE DOWNTOWN DOUBLE PLAYS: The Richmond Flying Squirrels have turned 52 double plays in their first 42 games including six on 5/7 in Harrisburg...The club leads the Eastern League in double plays turned and has not gone more than two games without turning a double play.

CFS STAT OF THE NIGHT: Last night¡¦s contest lasted just 2:16 and was the shortest nine-inning contest for the Flying Squirrels this season...The shortest game overall this season was 1:35 in game two of a double header at New Britain 4/27.

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