Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes
July 19, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (48-45) VS. NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS (49-44)
RHP HENRY SOSA (5-2, 2.68) VS. RHP STEVE HIRSCHFELD (6-5, 3.56)
July 19, 2011 -- 7:05 PM
New Britain Stadium
Game #94/Road #45
Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL
Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com
TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and New Britain Rock Cats will meet in game two of a three-game series...The Rock Cats broke through a 6-6 tie by scoring five runs on three hits, three walks, and a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning en route to an 11-6 win over the Flying Squirrels on Monday night in front of 4,412 fans at New Britain Stadium.
TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Right-hander Henry Sosa gets the nod in game two of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Making his seventh start of the season...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #29 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Suffered the loss in his last outing 7/14 at Bowie...Allowed four runs, three earned, on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings...Struck out six batters and walked none...Outing matched his longest of the season...All eight hits allowed were singles...Allowed three runs and three hits in the bottom of the seventh inning...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in three of his seven innings on the mound (scored once)...Recorded six flyouts/popouts and five groundouts...Threw 94 pitches, 64 strikes...Threw 13 pitches or less in five of his seven innings on the mound...Threw first-pitch strikes to 14 of the 26 batters he faced...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 opponents hit .371 (39-for-105) 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 Steve Hirschfeld gets the nod in game two of the series for the Rock Cats...Making his 18th start of the season and his second against the Flying Squirrels...Received a no-decision in his last start 7/14 at Portland...Allowed four runs on five hits in six innings...Struck out four batters and walked one...Has allowed four runs or more in two of his three starts in July (8.78 ERA) including giving up a season-high eight runs 7/2 against Harrisburg...Suffered four straight defeats 5/22-6/8 even though he allowed two runs or less in three of the four outings (2.96 ERA)...Has allowed three runs or less in 15 of his 17 outings overall this season and has recorded 10 quality starts...Earned the win in his lone start against the Flying Squirrels 4/10 at The Diamond...Allowed one hit over five scoreless innings, striking out three batters and walking none...Went a combined 0-0 with a 5.63 ERA in 15 games, four starts, across four levels in the Twins farm system in 2010...Began the season with New Britain and was placed on the Disabled List 4/16/10 with shoulder stiffness after appearing in just three games out of the bullpen...Activated briefly 5/3/10 but did not appear in a game before going back on the DL 5/8/10...Activated and made a rehab appearances the GCL Twins and one with Advanced-A Ft. Myers 8/2/10, allowing three runs on three hits in two innings...Rejoined New Britain 8/3/10 and went 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in eight games, three starts (last three outings) in August...Allowed nine runs on 15 hits in 11 1/3 innings as a starter...Spent the entire 2009 season with Ft. Myers and went 7-7 with a 2.23 ERA in 32 games, including 17 starts...Struck out 86 and walked 31 in 117 innings while limiting batters to a .215 average against...Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...Led the FSL in OBA and WHIP (1.06) and finished second in ERA...Spent the 2008 season with Low-A Beloit and posted a 10-5 record and a 3.30 ERA in 31 games, 16 starts...Struck out 80 batters and walked 38 in 109 innings...Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star...Went 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA in eight games, six starts, with Rookie Elizabethton in his pro debut in 2007...Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft...Attended San Diego State University...Transferred to SDSU from CC of Southern Nevada...Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 25th round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign...Selected by the Montreal Expos in the 29th round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign.
LONELY ROAD: The Flying Squirrels dropped to 1-4 on their current road trip with last night's 11-6 loss at New Britain...The club has been outscored 35-15 over the first five games of the trip...Richmond's pitching staff has a 7.02 ERA (32ER/41 IP) on the trip and the pitching staff's overall ERA has risen from 3.03 to 3.22...The 11 runs allowed last night matched the second-most given up by Flying Squirrels pitching this season...The team has allowed nine runs or more twice in the last three games after giving up nine runs or more four times total in its first 90 games overall.
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...Overall, the club is 16-28 - the second-worst road record in the Eastern League - on the road, and is batting .211 and averaging 3.30 runs per game (145R/44G) in 44 road contests...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 - the second-best home record in the league - and is batting .261 in 49 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.57 runs per game at home (224R/49G).
SAN FRANCISCO: Outfielder Francisco Peguero has hits in each of his last seven games, his third hit streak of five games or more since being promoted from Advanced-A San Jose 6/23...The 23-year-old is 8-for-27 (.296) over his last seven contests with three doubles, a triple, one RBI, and one run scored, including a pinch hit double 7/10 against Harrisburg...The Dominican has hits in 18 of the 23 games he has appeared in with the Flying Squirrels.
JOHNNY ON THE SPOT: Catcher Johnny Monell is batting .382 (29-for-76) over his last 26 games with six doubles, three home runs, 15 RBIs, and 12 runs scored...Over his last 26 games, the 25-year-old has lifted his batting average from .214 to .260...It is the highest that the Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star has had his batting average since he was hitting .261 on 4/15.
WHERE HAS JUAN GONE' Outfielder Juan Perez is 1-for-18 (.056) through the first five games of the Flying Squirrels current seven-game road trip...The 24-year-old has struck out six times and has walked once...He is 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position on the trip, leaving 12 runners on base...Perez has seen his average fall from .243 to .232 over the last five games.
PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.22 ERA through 93 games and has allowed a league-low 346 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 35 of its 93 games (38%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 65 of the team's 93 games (70%) and the club is 43-22 in those contests.
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