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June 21, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (34-34) VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (39-29)

RHP HENRY SOSA (2-0, 0.00) VS. RHP SHAIRON MARTIS (4-2, 3.30)

June 21, 2011 -- 7:00 PM

Metro Bank Park

Game #69/Road #33

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Harrisburg Senators will meet in the opener of a three-game series...Left-hander Ryan Verdugo allowed seven runs in just two-plus innings of work and the Bowie Baysox rolled to a 12-4 win over the Flying Squirrels in the finale of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon in front of 6,426 fans at The Diamond.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Right-hander Henry Sosa gets the nod in the series opener for the Flying Squirrels...Making his second start of the season...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #29 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Earned the win in his last outing 6/15 against Binghamton...Allowed one hit over five scoreless innings...Struck out four batters and walked two...Outing was his longest of the season...Did not allow a hit over his first 4 1/3 innings (Raul Reyes one-out single in the top of the fifth inning)...Retired the leadoff batter in all five of his innings on the mound...Recorded six strikeouts and five flyouts/popouts...Threw 62 pitches, 40 strikes...Threw 12 pitches or less in three of his five innings on the mound...Threw three pitches or less to 10 of the 18 batters he faced...Threw first-pitch strikes to 12 of the 18 batters he faced...Has not allowed a run in 10 2/3 innings spanning his three appearances with the Flying Squirrels...Removed from the San Francisco Giants 40-man roster 5/26, cleared waivers 6/6 and was outrighted to Richmond...Originally sent down from Triple-A Fresno 5/25...Went 3-1 with a 10.41 ERA in 17 games with the Grizzlies...Allowed 27 earned runs in 23 1/3 innings and limited opponents to a .371 (39-for-105) batting average against him...Allowed one of 10 inherited baserunners to score...Spent the entire 2010 season with Fresno...Went 7-8 with a 4.07 ERA in 36 games, 14 starts...Struck out 83 batters and walked 55 in 115 innings pitched...Allowed 20 home runs...Fourteen of his final 19 appearances came as a starter and he went 3-7 with a 4.78 ERA in his 14 starts (69.2 IP)...Was 4-1 with a 2.98 ERA in 22 appearances (45.1 IP) in relief...Entered the 2010 season rated as the #16 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Made 14 starts with Double-A Connecticut in 2009...Went 6-0 with a 2.36 ERA, striking out 44 batters and walking 25 in 72 1/3 innings...Limited opponents to a .231 (61-for-264) batting average against...Placed on the DL (right elbow strain) 7/2/09 and missed the remainder of the season...Signed as a non-drafted free agent 4/23/04.

Right-hander Shairon Martis gets the nod in the series opener for the Senators...Making his 10th start of the season...Earned the win in his last outing 6/15 at Trenton...Allowed one unearned run on two hits in six innings...Struck out five batters and walked two...Outing was his fourth quality start in nine total...Has earned the win in each of his last three starts, going 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA (3ER/17 IP) while striking out 18 batters and walking five...Has allowed two runs or less in all four outings in which he has gone six innings or more...Received by Harrisburg from Extended Spring Training 4/25...Spent the entire 2010 season with Triple-A Syracuse and went 8-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 27 starts...Struck out 99 batters and walked 60 in 152 innings...Began the 2009 season with the Washington Nationals...Won five of his first seven starts (4/10/09-5/13/09)...Went 0-3 over his next eight starts...Struck out 39 batters and walked 34 in 85 2/3 innings...Sent down to Triple-A Syracuse 6/29/09...Went 4-4 with a 4.96 ERA in 13 starts with the Chiefs...Opponents hit .304 (90-for-296) against him...Entered the 2009 season rated as the #13 prospect in the Washington Nationals farm system according to Baseball America...Began the 2008 season with Harrisburg...Went 4-4 with a 3.98 ERA in 14 starts...Promoted to Triple-A Columbus 6/21/08...Went 1-2 with a 3.02 ERA in seven starts with the Clippers...Struck out 42 batters and walked 17 in 41 2/3 innings...Made Major League debut with Washington 9/4/08 at Atlanta...Went 1-3 with a 5.66 ERA in five games, four starts, with the Nationals...Limited opponents to a .228 (18-for-79) batting average against...Entered the 2008 season rated as the #18 prospect in the Washington Nationals farm system according to Baseball America...Pitched with four different teams across three different levels (Low-A, Advanced-A, Double-A) in 2006...Went 7-8 with a 3.99 ERA in 22 starts combined...Struck out 88 batters and walked 31 in 115 innings...Acquired by the Washington Nationals from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for left-hander Mike Stanton 7/28/06...Originally signed by the San Francisco Giants as a non-drafted free agent 2/10/04.

ONE-SIDED: The Flying Squirrels suffered their worst defeat of the season on Sunday, falling to Bowie 12-4 in the finale of the three-game series...Richmond's previous most one-sided defeat was a 9-2 loss at Akron 5/27...The 12 runs allowed by the Flying Squirrels pitching staff was also a season-high...The previous high for most runs allowed in a game by Richmond was 11 on 4/22 against Altoona...Richmond's staff ERA rose from 2.96 to 3.05 after allowing nine earned runs on Sunday.

SERIES STREAK SNAPPED: The Flying Squirrels had their series winning streak snapped with Sunday's 12-4 loss to Bowie...The club had won four consecutive series entering its series with Bowie...Richmond fell to 7-4 in rubber matches and 11-10 overall in series finales...The team also dropped to 4-9 in day games after night games and 6-10 overall in day games.

THE JOLLY ROGER: Outfielder Roger Kieschnick is batting .309 (43-for-139) over his last 37 games with six doubles, three triples, six home runs, 25 RBIs and 21 runs scored...The 24-year-old has 16 multi-hit games over that span which also includes a season-long eight-game hit streak...He has raised his batting average from .173 to .251 since 5/7...His five RBIs Thursday night were a season-high for a Richmond batter.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.05 ERA through 68 games...The pitching staff has logged a league-high 622 1/3 innings of work and has allowed a league-low 249 runs...Richmond entered Sunday's game with the lowest in all of MiLB (2.96).

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Flying Squirrels have begun a stretch where they will play 21 out of 28 games at home including a doubleheader against Harrisburg 7/9...The club is 22-14 at home and is batting .246 in 36 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.33 runs per game at home (156R/36G)...Overall, the club is 12-20 on the road, and is batting .201 and averaging 3.22 runs per game (103R/32G) in 32 road contests.

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