EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

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


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (37-41) VS. AKRON AEROS (37-40)

RHP DAVID MIXON (8-3, 3.07) VS. RHP ALEX WHITE (2-4, 1.77)

June 30, 2010 -- 7:05 PM

The Diamond

Game #79/Home #40

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Akron Aeros will meet in the finale of a three-game series...The Aeros scored a pair of runs, one earned, in the top of the eighth inning and claimed a back and forth contest with the Flying Squirrels by a 4-3 count in game two of the series on Tuesday night at The Diamond.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Right-hander David Mixon gets the start in the finale of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Earned the win in his last outing 6/25 at Erie...Allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings plus two batters...Struck out four batters and walked one...Worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the bottom of the first inning without allowing a run to score...Stranded eight runners on base including seven in scoring position...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in four of his seven innings on the mound...Threw 100 pitches, 72 strikes...Threw first-pitch strikes to 22 of the 28 batters he faced...Threw three pitches or less to 18 of the 28 batters he faced...Has allowed two runs or less in 12 of his 15 starts...Has gone six innings or more in 10 of his 15 starts including each of his last six...Is 9-1 when going six innings or more...Ranks fourth among starters in the Eastern League in fewest base runners per nine innings at 10.58 (107/91.0 IP) and is tied for fourth overall in WHIP (1.10)...Is fifth in the Eastern League, is fifth in innings pitched (85.0), is eighth in ERA (3.07), and is tied for ninth in strike outs (68)...Trying to become just the second pitcher in the Eastern League to nine wins (Jared Hughes).

Right-hander Alex White gets the nod in the finale of the series for the Aeros...Lost for the third consecutive start in his last outing 6/25 against Binghamton...Allowed three unearned runs on seven hits in six innings...Struck out three batters and walked none...Is 0-3 over his last three starts and has allowed 10 runs, four earned, on 17 hits in 15 innings (2.40 ERA)...Was 2-1 over his first four starts and had allowed eight runs, four earned, on eight hits in 25 2/3 innings (1.40 ERA)...Has allowed 29 hits in 40 2/3 innings of work (.191 BAA)...Has allowed 18 runs, but just eight earned...Has struck out 23 batters and walked 13....Began the season with Advanced-A Kinston...Went 2-3 with a 2.86 ERA in eight starts with the K-Tribe...Struck out 41 batters and walked 19 in 44 innings of work...Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (#15 overall) round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of North Carolina...Enters the 2010 season rated as the #9 prospect in the Cleveland Indians farm system according to Baseball America.

THUNDERSTRUCK Outfielder Roger Kieschnick has hits in each of his last five games after going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored last night...The 23-year-old is 8-for-22 (.364) with two doubles, a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored over that stretch and has multi-hit games in three of the five contests...His longest hit streak of the season is six games (4/27-5/2).

MAKING IT RAIN: Third baseman Conor Gillaspie extended his hit streak to five games with a 2-for-4 performance last night including a double, RBI, and run scored...The streak matches his longest of the season (5/12-5/19)...The 22-year-old is hitting .429 (9-for-21) over his last five games including four multi-hit games...He has a double, four RBI, and one run scored over that stretch.

BUILT FORD TOUGH: Outfielder Darren Ford has hits in each of his last seven games, his longest hitting streak of the season...He is 9-for-35 (.257) at the plate with a double, RBI, and four runs scored...The 24-year-old has also struck out 11 times and has not walked over that span...Ford is also second in the Eastern League in stolen bases (25) and he leads the league in attempts (37) and times caught stealing (12).

M-"O"-MENTUM: The Flying Squirrels have hit .311 (60-for-193) over their last five games with 17 extra-base hits including 10 doubles and seven home runs...The club has also scored 27 runs (5.4R/G) over that span...Prior to their recent run, the Flying Squirrels were hitting .244 as a team and were averaging 3.4 runs per game over their first 73 games.

GETTING SERIE-OUS: Richmond is attempting to claim its second consecutive series victory since 5/7-5/12...The club was 1-9-2 over its previous 12 series (5/13-6/24)...The only other series win for the Flying Squirrels over that stretch came against New Britain 6/8-6/10 when the club took two of three games...Prior to the skid, Richmond had gone 6-1-1 over its previous eight series spanning from 4/15-5/2.

PEN-NY SAVERS: Flying Squirrels starters have gone six innings or more in each of the last 12 contests...The longest streak of six innings or more from the starting pitchers had been three games 6/8-6/10...Over the last 12 games, Flying Squirrels' starters have allowed 34 runs, 28 earned, on 75 hits in 80 1/3 innings while striking 42 and walking 20 (3.14 ERA)...Starters are 4-5 over the last 12 games...Richmond is 13-2 when one of its starters goes seven innings or more.

HITTER BY DESIGNATION: The Flying Squirrels are hitting .260 (317-for-1219) with the designated hitter in the line up...The club is batting .239 (328-for-1374) with the pitcher batting...Richmond DHs are batting just .193 (26-for-135) on the season; however, the DHs are just 6-for-78 over the last 20 games against American League affiliates (since 5/18)...The Flying Squirrel DHs were hitting .357 (20-for-56) over their first 16 games...Richmond pitchers are hitting just .130 (12-for-92) at the plate with 52 strikeouts...The Flying Squirrels are 22-15 against American League affiliates and will face an AL affiliate over the next five games counting today.

DOUBLETREE DOWNTOWN DOUBLE PLAYS: The Richmond Flying Squirrels have turned 104 double plays in 78 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: Right-hander Daryl Maday lost for the third consecutive start after giving up a season-high four runs, three earned, over seven-plus innings of work...The 24-year-old is 1-5 over his last seven starts with a 3.53 ERA...He has also allowed 43 hits in his last 43 1/3 innings of work.

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