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Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on April 30, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (11-9) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (12-9)

RHP MIKE MACDONALD (0-2, 3.38) VS. RHP STEVE JOHNSON (0-1, 4.74)

April 30, 2010 -- 7:05 PM

The Diamond

Game #21/Home #8

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

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TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Bowie Baysox will meet in game one of a three-game series...The Flying Squirrels completed a three-game series sweep of the New Britain Rock Cats on Wednesday at New Britain Stadium as Thomas Neal hit a two-out, three-run double down the left field line with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth to help lift Richmond to a 5-3 win.

TONIGHT'S STARTER: Right-hander Mike MacDonald gets the start in game one of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Suffered his second straight loss in his last start on 4/24 at Reading...Allowed three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings...Struck out three and walked one...Allowed the leadoff man to reach in four of his seven innings on the mound...Gave up five hits in the first three innings, all singles...Allowed only one base runner and faced the minimum innings four through six...Gave up back-to-back one-out home runs to Brian Stavisky and Brandon Pinckney in the top of the seventh...Threw 85 pitches, 53 strikes...Did not throw more than 15 pitches in an inning...Outing was his longest of the season...Allowed seven hits for the second straight start, most given up by a Flying Squirrels pitcher...Club fell to 0-4 in his starts...Has gotten just five total runs of support in his four starts (1.25R/GS).

Right-hander Steve Johnson gets the nod in game one of the series for the Baysox...Gave up five runs on five hits in five innings of work in his last start 4/24 against Akron...Allowed five runs on six hits including three home runs over four innings in his previous start on 4/19 at Erie...Took the loss in his only decision of the season...Began the season tossing 10 consecutive scoreless innings including working five scoreless frames against Richmond on 4/9...Traded from LAD along with INF Josh Bell to BAL in exchange for LHP George Sherrill...Rated as the #15 prospect in the LAD farm system entering the 2009...Originally selected by the LAD in the 13th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft...Native of Kingsville, Md....Is the son of former BAL pitcher and current Orioles broadcaster Dave Johnson.

SOARING IN THE STANDINGS: The Flying Squirrels are 10-3 in their last 13 games after starting the season 1-6...Only Erie (10-3) has won as many games over that span...Richmond has trimmed its deficit in the Eastern League Western Division in half going from five games back on April 18th to 2 1/2 entering play today.

RISING WATER: The Flying Squirrels have reached their high water mark for the season at 11-9, two games over .500...Richmond has been above .500 on just three occasions through the first 20 games (8-7, 10-9, 11-9).

WINNING WAYS: The Flying Squirrels are currently in the midst of a three-game winning streak...With a win tonight against Bowie, the club would match its longest winning streak of the season...Richmond last won four straight games 4/19-4/23...The Flying Squirrels outscored the Rock Cats 10-4 over the last three games and outhit New Britain 24-11...The team is 9-2 when it outhits its opponent and is 0-5 when being outhit...The three-game sweep over the Rock Cats ensures the Flying Squirrels of a winning record for April.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels have the second-lowest staff ERA in the Eastern League at 2.52 entering Friday's games...Harrisburg leads the league with a 2.17 staff ERA...Richmond has allowed the fewest runs in the league with 51...The Flying Squirrels and the Senators are the only two clubs to have not allowed more than six runs in a game this season...The pitching staff is also tied for first in the league having tossed three shutouts...Harrisburg and Altoona have also throw three shutouts...Since Opening Day at Bowie, Richmond has not allowed more than five runs in a game.

ERROR REPORT: Richmond has not committed an error in three straight games, the club's longest errorless streak of the season...The Flying Squirrels enter today tied with Portland and Trenton for the top fielding percentage in the Eastern League (.988)...The team is tied with Portland for the fewest errors committed with nine in 20 games...Portland has committed eight errors in 19 games.

HORSESHOES AND HAND GRENADES: All 20 games for the Flying Squirrels this season have been decided by three runs or less..A save has been recorded for the victorious team in 17 of the 20...The average margin of victory/defeat is 2.0 runs (40R/20G).

DOUBLETREE DOWNTOWN DOUBLE PLAYS: The Richmond Flying Squirrels have turned 23 double plays in their first 20 games...The club is tied with Binghamton for the Eastern League in double plays turned.

CFS STAT OF THE NIGHT: Prior to Wednesday's come-from-behind win against New Britain, Richmond was 0-8 when trailing after eight innings...The three runs scored in the top of the ninth where the first plated by the Flying Squirrels in the ninth this season.

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