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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Richmond Flying Squirrels (5-1) vs. Harrisburg Senators (1-5) LHP Sam Long (0-0, 9.00) vs. RHP Mario Sanchez (0-1, 4.50) Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | Game #7 | Road Game #1 6:30 p.m. | FNB Field | Harrisburg, Pa. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Wed., May 12 at Harrisburg 6:30 p.m. RHP Sean Hjelle (0-0, 9.82) vs. LHP Carson Teel (0-0, 1.80) Thurs., May 13 at Harrisburg 6:30 p.m. RHP Matt Frisbee (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Sterling Sharp (0-1, 10.13) Fri., May 14 at Harrisburg 7 p.m. RHP Gerson Garabito (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Luis Reyes (0-1, 1.93) Sat., May 15 at Harrisburg 6 p.m. RHP Tristan Beck (1-1, 4.00) vs. LHP Tim Cate (0-1, 10.13) SUNDAY: The Flying Squirrels picked up their fifth straight win to close out the season-opening homestand, topping the Hart- ford Yard Goats, 4-2. Sean Bouchard gave the Yard Goats a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning with an RBI double, but Rich- 2021 FLYING SQUIRRELS mond’s David Villar tied the score in the bottom of the inning with his second home run of the week. In the fourth, the Yard Overall Record ................................... 5-1 Goats reclaimed the lead with an RBI double by Coco Montes. The Flying Squirrels pulled ahead for good with a two-run triple First Half ............................................... 5-1 by Frankie Tostado, who scored on the same play when an errant throw to third base went out of play. Richmond starter Tristan Home ..................................................... 5-1 Beck picked up his first Double-A win after allowing two runs in 5.0 innings. Raffi Vizcaino, Trenton Toplikar and Norwith Gudino worked through the final 4.0 innings without allowing a run. Road ..................................................... 0-0 Place (AA-NE Southwest) ......2nd/-0.5 The Flying Squirrels play their first road game of 2021, facing off against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A TODAY’S GAME: ................................................... W5 affiliate of the Washington Nationals, at FNB Field on City Island. This series marks the Flying Squirrels’ lone trip to Pennsylva- Streak nia’s capital city this season. The Senators come to Richmond for a six-game series from June 8-13. The Flying Squirrels enter Last 5 .................................................... 5-0 the series riding a five-game winning streak. Last 10 ................................................... 5-1 A BUNCH OF SELLOUTS: The Flying Squirrels have sold out all five home openings of the 2021 season. While adhering to guidelines set forth by the Commonwealth of Virginia and Major League Baseball, maximum capacity is currently capped at 30 HOME ATTENDANCE INFO percent, which is 2,943 fans at The Diamond. Although a bit below the standard sellout of 9,845, the Flying Squirrels’ all-time 2021 Home Attendance ..................14,715 sell-out total is now at 55. The Flying Squirrels are 38-21 all-time in sellouts (including double-headers). The Flying Squirrels .................................... 4 have sold out all 11 of their home openers in the franchise’s history. Home Openings Average Attendance ...................2,943 GOING STREAKING: The Flying Squirrels have won five straight games, surpassing the team’s longest winning streak from the 2019 season. The last time the team won at least five games was a six-game winning streak from April 13-18, 2018, which came at The Diamond against Reading and Bowie. RICHMOND vs. HARRISBURG THE FLYING SQUIRRELS sit in second place in the Double-A Northeast Southwest Division, a half-game behind unbeaten 2019 vs. Harrisburg ..........................7-8 Akron. The Flying Squirrels finished the 2019 season with a 55-84 record, the worst in the franchise’s history, and finished in at Richmond .................................. 3-2 last place in the Eastern League’s Western Division for the second consecutive year. Seven players from the 2019 team are at Harrisburg ................................. 4-6 back in Richmond to start the 2021 season, including Jacob Heyward, Sean Hjelle, Ryan Howard, Peter Maris, Heliot Ramos, Frank Rubio and Raffi Vizcaino. Reliever Patrick Ruotolo did not appear with the Flying Squirrels in 2019, but he did pitch in All-Time vs. Harrisburg .................81-87 Richmond in 2018. OutfielderVince Fernandez played in the Eastern League with Hartford in 2019. at Richmond ..............................46-43 at Harrisburg .............................35-44 THE SENATORS have lost three consecutive games entering play tonight by a combined score of 18-7. The Harrisburg roster includes 10 players who appeared in a game for the team prior to this season. There are six of Baseball America’s top-30 Na- tionals prospects on the Senators’ roster, including LHP Tim Cate (8), INF Drew Mendoza (11), INF Jackson Cluff (12), C Jakson Reetz (25), OF Nick Banks (29) and RHP Sterling Sharpe (29). In 2019, the Senators went 76-63, finishing in second place in the ON THE LAST HOMESTAND Eastern League Western Division, before falling to the Bowie Baysox in the divisional round of the playoffs. Games ...................................................... 6 Record ................................................... 5-1 FOR RICHMOND: Left-hander Sam Long makes his second start of the season. In his Double-A debut last Wednesday against Hartford, Long allowed three runs over 3.0 innings in a no-decision. He signed with San Francisco as a free agent on November 17, 2020. Long was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 18th round in 2016 out of Sacramento State, where he was Batters the Preseason WAC Pitcher of the Year. He climbed high as the Single-A level with Tampa before being released at the begin- Batting Average .............. .305 (58/190) ning of spring training in 2018. In 2019, Long signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox and spent the season with the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators, where he split time between the starting rotation and the bullpen. Long signed with the Giants RISP ....................................... .293 (17/58) on November 17, 2020. For more on Long, see page two. Runs/Runs Per Game ................. 36/6.0 Home Runs ............................................. 5 FOR HARRISBURG: Right-hander Mario Sanchez makes his second start of the season. In his first outing on Wednesday at Somerset, Sanchez was hit with a loss after pitching into the fifth inning and allowing three runs (two earned) with no walks and four strikeouts. Sanchez is in his third season at the Double-A level. In 2019, he made 23 appearances (19 starts), going 10-5 Pitchers with a 2.85 ERA en route to being named an MiLB.com Nationals Organizational All-Star. He also pitched for the Reading Fightin ERA .......................... 3.06 (17 ER/50.0 IP) Phils in 2016, going 5-0 with a 3.46 ERA in 19 outings (seven starts). Sanchez was originally signed by the Nationals in 2012 before being traded to the Phillies in December 2016. He signed with the Nationals again prior to the 2019 season. Starter W/L ........................................... 2-1 Starter ERA .............. 4.01 (11 ER/24.2 IP) PLAY THE HITS: The Flying Squirrels are batting .305 as a team, which is tied for first in the Double-A Northeast. The team is Reliever W/L ........................................ 3-0 also second in hits (58), second in total bases (88), third in RBIs (31), second in OBP (.370), second in SLG (463) and second in OPS (833). Reliever ERA ..............2.13 (6 ER/25.1 IP) Saves/Opps ........................................ 2/2 RAMOS RAKING: Heliot Ramos homered in back-to-back games for the fifth time in his career with blasts on Wednesday and Thursday. He has now collected five home runs at the Double-A level and 35 during his career in the minors. Ramos is currently ranked second in the Double-A Northeast in batting average (.429), fifth in OBP (.520), fifth in SLG (.857), third in OPS (1.377), tied THIS DATE IN HISTORY for second in hits (9), tied for second in extra-base hits (5), second in total bases (18) and first in runs scored (8). In 2014, the Flying Squirrels swept a double-header over the Erie Sea- SWINGIN’ SUGILIO: Andy Sugilio enters the day tied for ninth in the Double-A Northeast in batting average (.389). He picked up multiple hits in three straight games from Wednesday through Saturday last week. Sugilio is in his first season at the Dou- Wolves on Mother’s Day. In Game 1, ble-A level and his first with the Giants organization after playing the first six seasons of his career as a member of the Cincinnati a 5-3 win, Ryan Lollis hit a grand slam Reds minor league system from 2014-2019. and Ty Blach pitched a complete ANGULO ARRIVES: Andres Angulo enters play sitting tied for third in the Double-A Northeast with a .421 batting average and game. The Flying Squirrels won Game tied for fourth with eight hits. He has at least one hit in each of his five games played, including three multi-hit performances. 2, 6-3. Matt Duffy hit a solo home run On Saturday in the second game of the double-header against Hartford, Angulo went 4-for-6. Defensively, he has thrown out in the game and finished with four three of the five stolen base attempts against him. RBIs. WELCOME BACK, AUGGIE: José Alguacil returns to manage the Flying Squirrels after leading the team to a 72-68 record in 2015, the most recent season the team has posted a winning record.