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Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on July 15, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (47-42) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (48-41)

LHP RYAN VERDUGO (5-4, 4.00) VS. LHP ZACH BRITTON (0-0, 0.00)

July 15, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

Prince George's Stadium

Game #90/Road #41

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Bowie Baysox will meet in game two of a four-game series...The Baysox scored seven unanswered runs including plating five runs with two outs in an inning as Bowie took the series-opener from the Flying Squirrels 7-2 on Thursday night in front of 2,098 fans at Prince George's Stadium.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Ryan Verdugo gets the nod in game two of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Making his 17th start of the season and his seventh against the Baysox...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 7/7 against Trenton in game one of a doubleheader...Allowed two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings...Struck out seven batters and walked three...Both runs allowed came on a two-out, two-run homer from Jose Pirela...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in three of his six innings on the mound (scored once)...Recorded five groundouts and two flyouts/popouts...Threw 86 pitches, 54 strikes...Threw 13 pitches or less in four of his six innings on the mound...Threw first-pitch strikes to 13 of the 20 batters he faced...Outing was his longest since throwing seven innings 6/8 at Portland...Seven strikeouts were his most since fanning 10 batters 6/2 at Bowie...Is 3-1 with a 4.85 ERA (16R/29.2 IP)in six starts against Bowie...Has struck out 29 batters and has walked 13 in 29 2/3 innings...Seven of the 16 runs he has allowed came in his last start against the Baysox 6/19...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.

Left-hander Zach Britton gets the nod in game two of the series for the Baysox...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #2 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system according to Baseball America...Optioned from the Baltimore Orioles to Bowie 7/9...Went 6-7 with a 4.05 ERA in 18 starts with the Orioles...Allowed eight runs, seven earned, on six hits in 2/3 of an inning in his last start 7/8 at Boston...Walked two batters and struck out one...Went 5-2 with a 2.35 ERA (17ER/65 IP) over his first 10 starts with the Orioles...Won five of his first six starts including his Major League debut 4/3 at Tampa Bay...Eight of his 10 outings were quality starts...Was 1-5 with a 6.86 (30ER/39.1 IP) over his last eight starts with Baltimore...Began the 2010 season with Bowie and went 7-3 with a 2.48 ERA 15 games, 14 starts...Struck out 68 batters and walked 28 in 87 innings...Promoted to Triple-A Norfolk 7/1...Went 3-4 with a 2.98 ERA in 12 starts with the Tides...Struck out 56 batters and walked 23...Entered the 2010 season rated as the #3 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system according to Baseball America...Went 9-6 with a career-low 2.70 ERA for Advanced-A Frederick in 2009...Struck out 131 batters and walked 55 in 140 IP...Held right-handed batters to a .228 batting average against...Totaled 10 quality starts in 25 total...Named a Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star...Entered the 2009 season rated as the #12 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system according to Baseball America...Went 12-7 with a 3.12 ERA in 27 starts with Low-A Delmarva in 2008...Struck out 114 batters and walked 49 in 147 1/3 innings...Entered the 2008 season rated as the #21 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system according to Baseball America...Made 15 starts with Short-Season A Aberdeen in 2007...Went 6-4 with a 3.68 ERA...Made pro debut with Rookie Bluefield in 2006...Went 0-4 with a 5.29 ERA in 11 starts...Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

SOCKED IN BOWIE: The Flying Squirrels enter tonight's game in Bowie with a 2-8 mark at Prince George's Stadium...Eight of the previous 10 games played between the two teams in Bowie have been decided by three runs or less...Last night's 7-2 to loss for the Flying Squirrels was its first by more than three runs in Bowie...Five of the Flying Squirrels eight losses to the Baysox at Prince George's Stadium have been by one run and the club has had a lead in seven of the eight defeats...Overall, Richmond is 6-13 against Bowie this season...Last season, the Flying Squirrels went 16-13 against the Baysox including a 7-7 mark at Prince George's Stadium...The Flying Squirrels are out of second place for the first time since 6/23 (17 games/20 days).

MO-MENTUM: Catcher Johnny Monell has a five-game hitting streak, his third hit streak of five games or more...His longest hit streak of the season is six games (5/22-5/27)...Monell is batting .378 (17-for-45) with a double, two home runs, nine RBIs, and nine runs scored over his last 17 games...He has walked 11 times and has struck out 10 times over that span...The 25-year-old has raised his batting average from .224 to .251 over his last 17 contests...Monell is 6-for-13 (.462) with runners in scoring position over that stretch with seven RBIs.

THE GEORGIA PEACH: Second baseman Charlie Culberson went 2-for-4 last night including a two-out, two-run homer, his seventh home run of the season...It was the 21st multi-hit game for the 22-year-old, second-most on the club...Over his last 17 games, Culberson is batting .333 (22-for-66) with six doubles, three homers, nine RBIs, and 10 runs scored...He has raised his batting average from .248 to .264 over that span.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Flying Squirrels are in the middle of a stretch where they are playing 14 of 20 games on the road...The club recently completed a stretch where it played 19 out of 26 games at home, going 16-10 overall including an 13-6 mark at home...The club is 32-17 overall at home and is batting .261 in 49 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.57 runs per game at home (224R/49G)...Overall, the club is 15-25 on the road, and is batting .207 and averaging 3.30 runs per game (132R/40G) in 40 road contests.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.06 ERA through 89 games and has allowed a league-low 318 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 34 of its 89 games (38%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 64 of the team's 89 games (72%) and the club is 42-22 in those contests...The club's 3.06 ERA is the lowest among all of the full-season MiLB teams.

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