Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes
August 3, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (60-49) VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS (60-49)
LHP CHUCK LOFGREN (2-0, 0.73) VS. RHP JOEL CARRENO (7-8, 3.45)
August 3, 2011 -- 7:05 PM
The Diamond
Game #110/Home #57
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TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and New Hampshire Fisher Cats will meet in game two of a three-game series...The Flying Squirrels rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning; however, Richmond came up a run short as the Fisher Cats held on to a 7-6, series-opening win on Tuesday night in front of 7,364 fans at The Diamond.
TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Chuck Lofgren will get the start in game two of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Making his third start with the Flying Squirrels and his sixth start of the season... Earned the win in his last outing 7/28 at Trenton...Allowed one unearned run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings...Struck out seven batters and walked three...Seven strikeouts were a season-high and his most overall since striking out eight batters 5/22/09 against Erie...Lone run allowed came on a two-out RBI single from Melky Mesa in the bottom of the first inning...Recorded seven flyouts/popouts and six groundouts...Retired the leadoff batter in all seven of his innings on the mound...Has retired the leadoff batter to start 13 straight innings with the Flying Squirrels...Threw 97 pitches, 61 strikes...Threw 15 pitches or less in five of his seven innings on the mound...Threw first-pitch strikes to 19 of the 28 batters he faced...Received from Advanced-A San Jose 7/21...Sent down to San Jose from Triple-A Fresno 7/19...Suffered the loss in his lone outing with Fresno 7/18 at Reno...Promoted to Fresno from San Jose 7/18...Went 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA in 18 games, two starts with the Giants...Struck out 24 batters and walked 15 in 29 1/3 innings...Signed by the San Francisco Giants as a minor league free agent 12/14/10...Went 7-8 with a 5.19 ERA in 28 games, 23 starts with Triple-A Nashville in 2010...Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the Rule 5 Draft 12/10/09...Began the 2009 season with Double-A Akron and went 3-1 with a 1.48 ERA in eight starts...Promoted to Triple-A Columbus and went 6-10 with a 5.31 ERA in 17 starts...Spent the entire 2008 season with Double-A Akron and went 2-6 with a 5.99 ERA in 28 games, 15 starts...Entered the 2008 season rated as the #2 prospect in the Cleveland Indians farm system according to Baseball America...Went 12-7 with a 4.37 ERA in 26 starts with Double-Akron in 2007...Made start with Triple-A Buffalo 6/8/07...Entered the 2007 season rated as the #2 prospect in the Cleveland Indians farm system according to Baseball America...Went 17-5 with a 2.32 ERA in 25 starts with Advanced-A Kinston in 2007...Named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week three times during the season...Named a Carolina League Mid-Season and Postseason All-Star as well as the Carolina League Pitcher of the Year...Entered the season rated as the #8 prospect in the Cleveland Indians according to Baseball America...Originally selected by the Cleveland Indians in the fourth round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.
Right-hander Joel Carreno gets the nod in game two of the series for the Fisher Cats...Making his 21st start of the season and his first against the Flying Squirrels...Suffered the loss in his last outing 7/28 against Reading...Allowed four runs on six hits in five innings...Struck out seven batters and walked six...Six walks were a season-high...Has not won since 7/1 at Portland...Is 0-3 over his last five starts with a 4.50 ERA (12ER/24 IP), striking out 25 batters and walking 13...Lost three of his first five outings to open the season, going 0-3 with a 6.56 ERA (17ER/23.1 IP) while allowing opponents to hit .293 (27-for-92) against him including allowing eight home runs...Went 4-0 in five starts in May and posted a 1.14 ERA (4ER/31.2 IP) while limiting opponents to an .082 (8-for-98) average against...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star...Ranks second in the EL in strikeouts (136), walks (59) and opponent batting average (.205) and is eighth in ERA (3.45)...Spent the 2010 season with Advanced-A Dunedin and went 9-6 with a 3.73 ERA in 27 games, 25 starts...Struck out 173 batters and walked 30 in 137 2/3 innings...Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...Finished second in the FSL in strikeouts (173)...Began the 2009 season with Short-Season A Auburn making two starts before being promoted to Low-A Lansing...Made 14 starts with the Lugnuts and went 2-4 with a 3.62 ERA while 62 batters and walking 29 in 79 2/3 innings...Spent the 2008 season with Short-Season A Auburn and went 5-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 15 games, 13 starts...Struck out 85 batters and walked 19 in 76 1/3 innings...Named a New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star...Finished second in the NYPL in strikeouts (85)...Entered the 2008 season rated as the #28 prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system according to Baseball America...Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a non-drafted free agent 10/11/04...Member of the Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster.
TAKING A HIT: Flying Squirrels pitching matched a season-high by allowing three home runs in last night's 7-6 loss to the Fisher Cats including back-to-back home runs hit by Yan Gomes and Jonathan Diaz with two outs in the top of the eighth inning...It was fourth time this season that the pitching staff has allowed multiple home runs in an inning and the first time this year that the club has given up back-to-back long balls...Overall, Richmond has allowed 66 home runs this season - second-fewest in the Eastern League...The team has allowed 34 of its 66 home runs at The Diamond...Additionally, the Flying Squirrels allowed five runs or more for the 34th time this season and the club fell to 7-27 when allowing five runs or more...Richmond is 53-22 when allowing four runs or less this season.
THE WILD WES: First baseman Wes Hodges went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a runs scored last night...The 26-year-old has matched his longest hitting streak of the season with hits in eight straight contests...He also had hits in eight straight from 4/25 to 5/15 while with Triple-A Columbus...Over his last eight contests, Hodges is 17-for-32 (.531) with three doubles, a home run, five RBIs and four runs scored, and he multi-hit games in seven of the eight contests...Over his last 18 games, he is batting .441 (30-for-68) with six doubles, three home runs, 11 RBIs, and 11 runs scored...The former Cleveland Indians farm hand is batting .400 (34-for-85) in 21 games on the road including all six of his home runs...He is hitting .243 (18-for-74) with seven doubles and a triple in 23 games at The Diamond.
ROGER THAT!: Outfielder Roger Kieschnick blasted his team-leading 14th home run of the season, a leadoff shot in the bottom of the third inning...His 14 home runs are also a single-season franchise record...The 24-year-old also drove in another run, increasing his team-leading total to 58 for the season...He is 11 RBIs shy of matching Thomas Neal's single-season franchise mark of 69...The Texas-native is also the team-leader in extra-base hits (38), runs scored (65), and games played (107)...Kieschnick is 4-for-9 over his last three games with two home runs, five RBIs, and three runs scored.
PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.33 ERA through 109 games and has allowed a league-low 417 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 43 of its 109 games (39%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 78 of the team's 109 games (72%) and the club is 54-24 in those contests.
HOME AND AWAY: The Flying Squirrels recently completed a stretch where they played 14 of 20 games on the road...The team went 13-7 over that span including an 8-6 mark on the road...Overall, the club is 23-30 on the road, and is batting .224 and averaging 3.58 runs per game (190R/53G) in 53 road contests...The club is 37-19 overall at home - the best home record in the league - and is batting .263 in 56 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.59 runs per game at home (257R/56G).
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