Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes
August 13, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (64-54) VS. BINGHAMTON METS (49-70)
RHP JUSTIN FITZGERALD (8-6, 3.38) VS. RHP JEURYS FAMILIA (2-3, 4.09)
August 13, 2011 -- 7:05 PM
NYSEG Stadium
Game #119/Road #58
Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL
Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com
TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Binghamton Mets will meet in game two of a three-game series...The Flying Squirrels took advantage of an error in the top of the third inning and parlayed it into a five-run rally, scoring three unearned runs in the frame to claim a 6-2 win over the B-Mets in the series opener on Friday night in front of 3,818 fans at NYSEG Stadium.
TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Right-hander Justin Fitzgerald will get the start in game two of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Making his 23rd start of the season and his second career start against the B-Mets...Suffered the loss in his last outing 8/7 against Portland...Allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings...Struck out five batters and walked two...Six of the seven hits he allowed were singles...Lone extra-base hit he surrendered was a one-out solo home run to Ryan Khoury in the top of the first inning...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in one of his five innings on the mound (scored)...Recorded five flyouts/popouts and two groundouts...Threw 97 pitches, 60 strikes...Threw 20 pitches or more in each of his first three innings (1st-20, 2nd-22, 3rd-24)...Went three balls in the count to seven of the 21 batters he faced...Threw six pitches or more to nine of the 21 batters he faced...Threw first-pitch strikes to 14 of the 21 batters he faced...Outing was his shortest since going two innings 7/4 against Trenton due to rain...Had allowed five runs, four earned, total over his previous three starts, 19 innings (1.89 ERA)...Ranks seventh in the Eastern League with a 3.38 ERA...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star...Spent the entire 2010 season with Advanced-A San Jose...First season as a starter after appearing exclusively in relief in his first two pro campaigns...Went 10-6 with a 3.45 ERA in 26 games, 25 starts...Struck out 116 batters and walked 46 in 146 innings...Ranked 4th in the California League in ERA (3.45), 3rd in opponent batting average (.258) and tied for 5th with 10 wins....Named a California League Mid-Season All-Star...Made three postseason starts with San Jose, going 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA (4R/18.2 IP)...Made 39 relief appearances with Low-A Augusta in 2009...Went 2-2 with a 3.70 ERA, striking out 63 and walking 27 in 56 innings...Made pro debut in 2008, going a combined 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 17 appearances...Selected in the 11th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of California Davis.
Right-hander Jeurys Familia gets the start in game two of the series for the B-Mets...Making his 19th start of the season, his seventh for Binghamton and his first against the Flying Squirrels...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #13 prospect in the New York Mets farm system according to Baseball America...Received a no-decision in his last outing 8/7 against Reading...Allowed three runs on eight hits in four innings...Struck out two batters and walked none...Has allowed seven runs on 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings in two starts since coming off of the Disabled List 8/2...Placed on the DL 7/16 retroactive to 7/14 with a right shoulder impingement...Went 2-2 with a 3.38 ERA in 10 starts before the All-Star break...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star...Has struck out 70 batters while walking 27 in 61 2/3 innings with Binghamton...Right-hand batters are hitting .209 (28-for-134) while left-hand batters are hitting .327 (35-for-107) against him...Promoted from Advanced-A St. Lucie 5/7...Went 1-1 with a 1.49 ERA in six starts with the Mets, striking out 36 batters and walking eight in 36 1/3 innings...Limited opponents to a .171 batting average against...Spent the entire 2010 season with St. Lucie and went 6-9 with a 5.58 ERA in 24 starts...Struck out 137 batters and walked 74 in 121 innings...Ranked second in the Florida State League in walks (74) and finished sixth in strikeouts (137) and runs allowed (87)...Selected to participate in the 2010 XM Radio All-Star Futures Game in Anaheim, CA...Entered the season rated as the #15 prospect in the New York Mets farm system according to Baseball America...Spent the entire 2009 season with Low-A Savannah and went 10-6 with a 2.69 ERA in 24 games, 23 starts...Struck out 109 batters and walked 46...Ranked third in the South Atlantic League in ERA (2.69) and tied for fourth in wins (10)...Made pro debut with the GCL Mets in 2008 and went 2-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 11 starts...Signed by the New York Mets as a non-drafted free agent 7/13/07.
FIVE ALIVE: The Flying Squirrels rallied for five runs in the top of the third inning, taking advantage of the B-Mets' Eastern League-leading 138th error to score three unearned runs...It was the largest offensive inning for the club since it scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning 8/5 against Portland...The club scored eight runs total in the first three games of their current six-game road trip in Harrisburg...Richmond improved to 40-7 when scoring five runs or more.
KING OF THE ROAD: First baseman Wes Hodges went 2-for-4 last night with a RBI giving him hits in three of the first four games on the Flying Squirrels' six-game road trip...The 26-year-old is batting .390 (39-for-100) in 25 games on the road...Six of his seven home runs have been hit on the road and 17 of his 29 RBIs have come on the road...He is hitting .225 (20-for-89) with seven doubles, a triple, and a home run in 27 games at The Diamond...In 27 games since the Eastern League All-Star break, Hodges is batting .363 (37-for-102) with seven doubles, four home runs, 15 RBIs, and 12 runs scored.
SAN FRANCISCO: Outfielder Francisco Peguero went 2-for-4 last night with a double, three RBIs, and a run scored...It was the fourth multi-RBI game for the 23-year-old in 47 games with the Flying Squirrels and his first since hitting a walk-off grand slam and driving in four runs 7/5 against Trenton...The Dominican is 10-for-24 (.417) over his last six games with a double, a triple, four RBIs, and five runs scored, raising his batting average from .272 to .290.
POCKETS PICKED: Since 7/9, opposing baserunners are 39-for-44 (.886) over Richmond's last 34 games in stole base attempts...Over that span, the only baserunner to get thrown out by a catcher was New Hampshire's Adeiny Hechavarria by Johnny Monell 8/2...The other four runners thrown out on the bases where caught by pitchers...The Flying Squirrels rank 10th in the 12-team Eastern League with a stolen base against efficiency of .258 (40-for-155).
HOME AND AWAY: The Flying Squirrels are 39-22 overall at home - the best home record in the league - and they are batting .261 in 60 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.52 runs per game at home (276R/61G)....Overall, the club is 25-32 on the road, and is batting .225 and averaging 3.58 runs per game (204R/57G) in 57 road contests.
PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.32 ERA through 118 games and has allowed a league-low 449 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 46 of its 118 games (39%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 85 of the team's 118 games (72%) and the club is 57-28 in those contests.
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