EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on July 2, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Reading Phillies will meet in game three of a four-game series...The R-Phils capped a rally from a 4-0 deficit with a three-run run homer off the bat of Tuffy Gosewisch in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 7-5 win over the Flying Squirrels on Friday night in front of 7,655 fans at FirstEnergy Stadium.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Ryan Verdugo gets the nod in game three of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Making his 15th start of the season and his first against the R-Phils...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #25 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Earned the win in his last outing 6/26 against Erie...Allowed one run on three hits in five innings...Struck out four batters and walked three...All three hits allowed were singles...Lone run allowed came in the top of the first inning...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in four of his five innings on the mound including three leadoff walks (scored once)...Recorded six flyouts/popouts and four groundouts...Threw 86 pitches, 52 strikeouts...Went three balls in the count to eight of the 20 batters he faced...Threw four pitches or more to 12 of the 20 batters he faced...Threw 15 pitches or more in four of his five innings on the mound...Threw first-pitch strikes to nine of the 20 batters he faced...Is 2-0 with 2.09 ERA in seven starts on road...Is 3-3 with a 5.50 ERA in seven starts at The Diamond...Named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week 5/30/11-6/5/11...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 first 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 J.C. Ramirez gets the nod in game three of the series for the Phillies...Making his 15th start of the season and his second against the Flying Squirrels...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #17 prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system according to Baseball America...Earned the win in his last outing 6/27 at Altoona...Allowed one run on seven hits in six innings...Struck out two batters and walked two...Victory was his first since 5/15 against New Hampshire...Went 0-5 with a 5.57 ERA in six starts between wins and allowed 23 runs, 20 earned on 35 hits in 32 1/3 innings, striking out 18 batters and walking 15...Went 5-2 with a 2.93 ERA in his first seven starts of the season...Suffered the loss in his lone start against the Flying Squirrels 5/22...Allowed three runs on six hits in eight innings...Struck out six batters and walked one...Went 3-4 with a 5.45 ERA in 13 starts with Reading last season...Struck out 60 batters and walked 24 in 77 2/3 innings...Opponents hit .291 against him...Went 1-1 with a 5.91 ERA (7R/10.2 IP) in two starts against Richmond...Began the 2010 season with Advanced-A Clearwater...Went 4-3 with a 4.06 ERA in 11 starts...Struck out 55 batters and walked 17 in 64 1/3 innings...Acquired from the Seattle Mariners in along with right-hander Phillippe Aumont and outfielder Tyson Gillies in exchange for left-hander Cliff Lee 12/16/09...Entered the 2010 season rated as the #18 prospect in the Seattle Mariners organization according to Baseball America...Went 8-12 with a 5.12 ERA in 28 games, including 27 starts with Advanced-A High Dessert in 200...Struck out 111 batters and walked 53 in 142 1/3 innings of work...Went 5-6 with a 6.78 ERA in 17 games including 16 starts at home...Was 3-4 with a 3.09 ERA in 11 starts on the road...Spent all of 2008 with Low-A Wisconsin and went 6-9 with a 4.14 ERA in 25 games including 22 starts...Struck out 113 batters and walked 38 in 124 innings...Opponents hit .239 against him...Made domestic debut with Short Season-A Everett in 2007...Went 3-7 with a 4.30 ERA in 15 starts with the AquaSox...Struck out 73 batters and walked 43 in 75 1/3 innings...Opponents hit .211 against him...Originally signed by the Seattle Mariners as a non-drafted free agent 7/2/05.

BULLIED PEN: The Flying Squirrels' bullpen surrendered four runs, three earned, in three innings of work last night at Reading...It was the most runs allowed by the club's bullpen since allowing five runs, two earned, in a 12-4 loss against Bowie 6/19...It was the first loss suffered by a member of the team's bullpen since right-hander Osiris Matos took the loss in a 3-2 defeat at Bowie 6/1... With the exception of right-hander Daryl Maday allowing three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings in the completion of the suspended game against Harrisburg 6/28, Richmond's bullpen did not allow any runs over eight games spanning 21 1/3 innings...The club's relievers allowed 11 hits over that span while striking out 23 batters and walking four.

GEORGIA PEACH: Second baseman Charlie Culberson went 3-for-5 last night with a double, recording his sixth three-hit game of the season...It was also his 21st multi-hit game of the season, tying Roger Kieschnick for the team lead...Culberson has hits in six straight games, his fifth hit streak of five games or more...The 22-year-old is batting .560 (14-for-25) with a double, a home run, three RBIs, and five runs scored over that stretch while striking out four times and walking once...He has raised his average from .248 to .264 over his last six contests...The Georgia native hit just .217 (23-for-106) in 26 games in June, striking out 28 times and walking five...Eight of his 23 hits went for extra bases including three doubles, a triple, and four home runs.

FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME: Outfielder Francisco Peguero went 3-for-4 last night including his first Double-A home run as he drove in three runs and scored twice...It was the fourth time this season that a Richmond batter collected at least three hits and three RBIs in a game (Johnny Monell 5/12 vs. HAR, Ryan Lormand 6/5 vs. REA, and Chris Dominguez 6/26 vs. ERI)...In his first eight games with the Flying Squirrels, the 23-year-old is batting .333 (11-for-33) with a triple, a home run, six RBIs and eight runs scored.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 2.95 ERA through 78 games and has allowed a league-low 274 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 30 of its 78 games (38%)...The club's 2.95 ERA is also the lowest of all of the full-season MiLB teams.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Flying Squirrels have begun a stretch where they will play 20 out of 27 games at home including a doubleheader against Harrisburg 7/9...The club is 26-15 at home and is batting .254 in 41 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.66 runs per game at home (191R/41G)...Overall, the club is 15-22 on the road, and is batting .208 and averaging 3.32 runs per game (123R/37G) in 37 road contests.

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