EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrles Game Notes

Published on May 10, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (15-16) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (15-16)

LHP CLAYTON TANNER (0-3, 4.85) VS. RHP TIM BASCOM (2-1, 5.40)

May 10, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

Prince George's Stadium

Game #32/Road #15

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 three-game series...Three Flying Squirrels pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as Richmond scored an unearned run in the top of the fourth inning to knock off the Baysox 1-0 on Monday night in front of 1,122 fans at Prince George's Stadium.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Clayton Tanner gets the start in game two of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Enters

the season rated as the #30 prospect in the Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Suffered the loss in his last outing 5/5 at New Britain...Allowed two runs on six hits in six innings...Struck out six batters and walked three...Credited with his second-career complete game...Three of the six hits he allowed went for extra bases...Retired the leadoff batter in four of his six innings...Recorded six groundouts and five flyouts...Threw 87 pitches, 52 strikes...Threw 14 pitches or less in four of his six innings on the mound...Threw first-pitch strikes to 15 of the 27 batters that he faced...Club fell to 0-5 in his five starts this season...Left-hand hitters are batting .333 (8-for-24) against him this season...Left-hand batters hit .190 (22-for-116) against him last season...Spent the entire 2010 season with Richmond and went 9-9 with a 3.68 ERA in 27 starts...Struck out 79 batters and walked 64 in 149 innings...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star, but did not pitch in the game...Finished the season ninth in the EL in ERA...Member of the San Francisco Giants 40-man roster...Selected in the 3rd round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.

Right-hander Tim Bascom gets the nod in game two of the series for the Baysox...Promoted from Advanced-A Frederick 5/10...Made one start with the Keys and earned the win 5/5 against Wilmington...Tossed four scoreless innings, allowing four hits while striking out seven batters and walking two...Began the season with Bowie and went 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts...Was 2-0 with a 7.56 ERA in four relief appearances...Is 2-1 with a 3.72 ERA in three appearances, one start, against the Flying Squirrels this season, including getting the win 4/30 in the Baysox 3-2, 18-inning victory...Has tossed 10 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last three appearances...Split the 2010 season between Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk...Began the season with the Baysox and went 3-4 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 starts...Struck out 41 batters and walked 10...Went 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA in four starts in April...Made one start against the Flying Squirrels, 5/30/10, at The Diamond...Allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2/3 innings...Matched a season-high with eight strikeouts while walking none...Promoted to Triple-A Norfolk 6/10/10...Went 4-7 with a 6.94 ERA in 17 starts for the Tides...Struck out 44 batters and walked 32 in 84 1/3 innings...Opponents hit .328 (116-for-354) against him...Went 10 consecutive outings without a win (7/3/10-8/22/10) going 0-5 with a 9.84 ERA...Made 15 appearances including 14 starts with Double-A Bowie in 2009...Went 3-7 with a 4.30 ERA...Dropped seven straight decisions including losing in five consecutive starts (7/26/09-8/19/09)...Was 0-4 with a 5.68 ERA in six starts in August...Struck out 23 and walked 14 in 32 innings...Began 2009 with Advanced-A Frederick...Went 4-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 12 outings including 11 starts...Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of Central Florida.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff tossed its third shutout of the season last night and its second in the last three games...Richmond leads the Eastern League with a 2.88 ERA through 31 games and the Flying Squirrels rank third in the league with 254 strikeouts. The pitching staff has logged a league-high 288 innings of work, 15 2/3 more innings than the Trenton Thunder who ranks second in innings pitched.

OFF AND RUNNING: The Flying Squirrels went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts last night, and the club has stolen 30 bases in 35 attempts on the season...Richmond has been successful on 86% of its stolen base attempts, the highest percentage in the Eastern League...Portland is second, having been successful on 84% (26-for-31) of its stolen base attempts...Justin Christian leads the Flying Squirrels going 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts this season.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: The Flying Squirrels have gone a season-long six games without committing an error...The club has not had a miscue in the field since Justin Fitzgerald's error in the bottom of the sixth inning 5/4 at New Britain...Richmond is third in the Eastern League with a .983 fielding percentage, trailing Portland and Reading by .001 (.984)...The club is tied for the third-fewest errors committed on the season (20)...The Flying Squirrels have turned 29 double plays, second-most in the league behind New Britain (32).

HOMESICK: Richmond is batting .191 (91-for-477) on the road and is averaging 2.79 runs per game (39R/14G) in 14 contests...The Flying Squirrels are batting .245 (140-for-571) in 17 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.18 runs per game at home (71R/17G)...Seven of the club's 12 home runs have been hit at The Diamond.

THE GEORGIA PEACH: Second baseman Charlie Culberson has hits in each of his last six games, his second hitting streak of at least six games this season...The 22-year-old is 8-for-22 (.364) with one RBI and three runs scored over his last six games...He has struck out just six times in 34 at-bats (18%) this month after striking out 22 times in 93 at-bats (24%) in April...Culberson leads the Eastern League with 127 at-bats and is tied for third in hits (37), having appeared in all 31 games for Richmond this season.

BOOK 'EM DAN-O: Right-hander Dan Otero has tossed 10 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last six appearances, the longest scoreless streak of the season for a Flying Squirrels pitcher...The 26-year-old has struck out 13 batters and walked none while holding opponents to a .225 (9-for-40) average against over the course of the streak.

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