EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on May 11, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (15-17) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (16-16)

LHP RYAN VERDUGO (1-0, 2.16) VS. RHP ALFREDO SIMON (0-0, 5.40)

May 11, 2011 -- 11:05 AM

Prince George's Stadium

Game #33/Road #16

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TODAY: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Bowie Baysox will meet in the finale of a three-game series...The Baysox scored four runs with two outs in an inning including Kyle Hudson's walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning as Bowie rallied past the Flying Squirrels 5-4 on Tuesday night in front of 1,573 fans at Prince George's Stadium.

TODAY'S STARTERS: Left-hander Ryan Verdugo gets the nod in the series finale for the Flying Squirrels...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #25 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Received a no-decision in his last outing 5/5 at New Britain...Allowed two runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings...Struck out five batters and walked four...Allowed two runs on two hits and walked three batters in the bottom of the fourth inning...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in two of his four innings on the mound, scored once...Recorded two groundouts and one flyout...Threw 81 pitches, 50 strikes...Threw 18 pitches or more in three of his four innings on the mound including 29 pitches, 14 strikes, in the bottom of the fourth inning...Went three balls in the count to eight of the 19 batters he faced...Matched career-highs in walks (4) and hits (6) allowed...Has struck out nine batters and walked seven of his last two starts (8 2/3 IP)...Struck out 16 batters and walked two in his first three starts (16 1/3 IP)...Went a combined 8-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 44 games, including one start, with Low-A Augusta and San Jose...Suffered the lone loss in his pro career 4/29/10 at Hagerstown...Pitched with Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League in 2010...Went 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in seven starts while striking out 26 batters and walking 16...Began the 2009 season in Extended Spring Training...Went 4-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 23 games with the AZL Giants and Low-A Augusta...Selected in the 9th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Attended LSU and Skagit Valley (WA) College.

Right-hander Alfredo Simon gets the nod in the series finale for the Baysox...Making his second start of the season with the Baysox...Received a no-decision in his last outing 5/5 against Harrisburg...Allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits in five innings of work...Struck out five batters and walked none...Three of the six hits he allowed went for extra bases...Added to the Baysox roster on ML rehab 5/5...Went 4-2 with a 4.93 ERA in 49 appearances with the Baltimore Orioles in 2010...Struck out 37 batters and walked 22 in 49 1/3 innings...Began the season with Triple-A Norfolk and went 1-1 with a 1.59 ERA in four games, three starts...Went 0-1 with a 9.95 ERA in two starts with the Orioles in 2009...Placed on the Disabled List 4/15/09 with right elbow discomfort and underwent Tommy John surgery 5/5/09...Signed by the Orioles as a minor league free agent 8/29/08...Spent two-plus seasons with the San Francisco Giants farm system after being acquired for a player to be named later 7/30/04...Originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a non-drafted free agent 7/2/99.

GRAND FINALE': The Flying Squirrels and Baysox meet in the rubber match of the three-game series this morning at Prince George's Stadium...Richmond is 1-1 in series-deciding games and is 3-6 in series finales...The club is 2-6 in day games.

NIGHTMARE NINTH: Right-hander Jason Stoffel surrendered two, two-out runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to blow his fourth save in his last five save opportunities...The 22-year-old is 4-for-8 in save opportunities overall on the season...He was 25-for-29 in save tries with Advanced-A San Jose in 2010...Over his last four outings, Stoffel has allowed six runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings while walking five batters and striking out one...His ERA has climbed from 0.00 to 4.50 over that span...It was the third time this season that Richmond lost when leading after eight innings, and the club fell to 12-3 when ahead after eight frames.

HOMESICK: The Flying Squirrels fell to 4-11 on the road with last night's loss at Bowie...The club's .267 winning percentage on the road is second-lowest in the Eastern League ahead of only the Portland Sea Dogs (.214, 3-11)...Richmond is batting .194 (99-for-509) on the road and is averaging 2.87 runs per game (43R/15G) in 15 contests...The Flying Squirrels are batting .245 (140-for-571) in 17 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.18 runs per game at home (71R/17G).

THE GEORGIA PEACH: Second baseman Charlie Culberson has hits in each of his last seven games, one game shy of matching his longest hit streak of the season...The 22-year-old is 9-for-26 (.346) with one RBI and four runs scored over his last seven games...He has struck out just six times in 38 at-bats (16%) this month after striking out 22 times in 93 at-bats (24%) in April...Culberson leads the Eastern League with 131 at-bats and is tied for second in hits (38), having appeared in all 32 games for Richmond this season.

BOOK 'EM DAN-O: Right-hander Dan Otero has tossed 12 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last seven appearances, the longest scoreless streak of the season for a Flying Squirrels pitcher...The 26-year-old has struck out 14 batters and walked none while holding opponents to a .196 (9-for-46) average against over the course of the streak.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 2.85 ERA through 32 games and the Flying Squirrels rank third in the league with 260 strikeouts. The pitching staff has logged a league-high 296 2/3 innings of work, 15 1/3 more innings than the Trenton Thunder who ranks second in innings pitched.

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