Harrisburg Senators (10-19) Vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (17-13) RHP Mario Sanchez (1-3, 4.26) Vs
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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Harrisburg Senators (10-19) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (17-13) RHP Mario Sanchez (1-3, 4.26) vs. RHP Trenton Toplikar (0-1, 4.70) Tuesday, June 8, 2021 | Game #31 | Home Game #19 6:35 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Wed., June 9 Harrisburg 6:35 p.m. LHP Carlos Teel (1-2, 3.55) vs. RHP Caleb Kilian (3-0, 1.76) Thurs., June 10 Harrisburg 6:35 p.m. RHP Andrew Lee (0-1, 0.71) vs. RHP Sean Hjelle (3-0, 3.49) Fri., June 11 Harrisburg 6:35 p.m. RHP Luis Reyes (2-3, 6.07 vs. TBD Sat., June 12 Harrisburg 6:05 p.m. LHP Tim Cate (1-3, 4.25) vs. LHP Phil Pfeifer (0-1, 10.80) SUNDAY: The Flying Squirrels won the series finale against the Altoona Curve, 7-3. Gerson Garabito started for Richmond and 2021 FLYING SQUIRRELS worked six innings, allowing one run. Richmond took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Vince Fernan- Overall Record ................................17-13 dez. Altoona tied the game in the sixth with a sac fly by Rodolfo Castro. The Flying Squirrels pulled back in front in the sixth First Half ............................................17-13 with five runs. Two runs scored after an error to give Richmond the lead.Bryan Torres hit an RBI single and Fernandez added .................................................... 9-9 a two-run home to stretch the lead to 6-1. Altoona got two runs back in the eighth, but Ronnie Freeman clubbed a solo homer Home in the eighth to open a 7-3 lead. Norwith Gudino picked up his second save. Road ......................................................8-4 Place (AA-NE Southwest) .......5th/-5.0 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the opener of a six-game series against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate Streak .................................................... W1 of the Washington Nationals, at The Diamond. This series marks the only trip to Richmond this season for the Senators. The Last 5 .................................................... 2-3 Flying Squirrels played the Senators on their first road trip of the season from May 11-16 at FNB Field. Richmond won the first Last 10 .................................................. 5-5 three games of the series, capped by a no-hitter on May 13. Harrisburg recovered to win the final three games of the series, earning a six-game split. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO 2021 Home Attendance ............... 59,284 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS won two of their last three games. They are in fifth place in the six-team Double-A Northeast South- Home Openings ...................................17 west Division, 5.0 games behind first-place Bowie. For the season, the Richmond offense is ranked eighth in the league with a Average Attendance ................... 3,487 .238 batting average. The pitching staff is ranked fourth in the league with a 3.53 ERA for the season. THE SENATORS have won seven of the last ten games and four of five in this series. They are currently in sixth place in the RICHMOND vs. HARRISBURG Double-A Northeast, 11.5 games behind first-place Bowie and 6.5 games behind Richmond. The Harrisburg offense is ranked 2021 vs. Harrisburg ..........................3-3 12th in the league with a .183 batting average. The Senators pitching staff is ranked second in the league with a 3.46 ERA. at Richmond .................................. 0-0 Harrisburg's roster includes four of MLB.com's top Nationals prospects, including LHP Tim Cate (8), 1B Drew Mendoza (11), SS at Harrisburg ..................................3-3 Jackson Cluff (17 - on IL) and Jakson Reetz (26). All-Time vs. Harrisburg ............... 84-90 at Richmond ..............................46-43 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Trenton Toplikar makes his third start of the season. Last time out, Toplikar allowed five runs, .............................38-47 all earned, over 2.1 innings in a loss against Altoona on Wednesday. That outing inflated his ERA from 2.08 to 4.70. He has at Harrisburg pitched in relief four times this season, posting a 0.96 ERA. Toplikar was drafted in the 16th round by the Giants in 2018 out of UC Riverside. In 2019, Toplikar began the season with High-A San Jose and made eight starts and seven relief appearances, ON THE HOMESTAND going 3-1 with a 3.98 ERA. He was sent to Low-A Augusta on June 12 of that season and worked as a starter the rest of the year, Games ...................................................... 6 going 5-2 with a 3.62 ERA in ten starts. For more on Toplikar, see page two. Record .................................................. 2-4 FOR HARRISBURG: Right-hander Mario Sanchez makes his seventh start of the season and his third against Richmond. In his Batters most recent start, he picked up his first win of the season after tossing 5.2 innings and allowing four runs against Portland on Wednesday at FNB Field. He first faced the Flying Squirrels on May 11, allowing four runs over 5.0 innings in a loss. On May 16, Batting Average .............. .203 (39/192) he threw 6.0 scoreless innings in a no-decision against Richmond. Sanchez was originally signed by the Nationals as a free RISP .......................................... .177 (6/34) agent and pitched in their organization from 2012-2016. He was with the Phillies from 2017-2018 before returning to Washington Runs/Runs Per Game .................. 21/3.5 in 2019. Sanchez is in his third season at Double-A, compiling a 15-10 record with a 3.08 ERA in 48 games (32 starts). He pitched Home Runs ............................................. 6 for Reading in 2017, going 4-2 with a 3.20 ERA. He also pitched with the Senators in 2019, going 10-5 with a 2.85 ERA in 23 appearances (19 starts). That year, he was selected as an MiLB.com Nationals Organizational All-Star. Pitchers ERA ......................... 5.33 (32 ER/54.0 IP) ADDING IT UP: Over his last 12 games since May 23, Shane Matheny has hit .278 (10-for-36) with four doubles, a homer and Starter W/L .......................................... 2-3 seven RBIs. Matheny went on a 16-game on-base streak from May 15-June 3, during which he hit .255 (12-for-47) with 13 walks. Starter ERA ..............5.21 (16 ER/27.2 IP) For the season, Matheny is ranked tied for sixth in the league with 18 walks. Reliever W/L ......................................... 0-1 Reliever ERA .............6.15 (18 ER/26.1 IP) FABULOUS FABIAN: Over his last six games since June 1, Sando Fabian is batting .500 (7-for-14) with one homer, one double Saves/Opps ........................................ 2/2 and four RBIs while scoring three runs. On Friday, he hit his third home run of the season and picked up his second two-hit game of the year. He followed on Saturday by going 3-for-4 with a run scored, a Double-A career high in hits. Fabian hit .184 through THIS DATE IN HISTORY his first 18 games of the season, but his performance since June 1 has raised his season average to .254. In 2014, the Flying Squirrels beat the Reading Fightin Phils, 3-1, at FirstEner- THE ‘PEN IS MIGHTY: The Flying Squirrels’ relievers have the fourth-best bullpen ERA in the Double-A Northeast at 3.07 on gy Stadium. Trailing late, Myles Schro- the season. The bullpen leads the league with 12 saves. Patrick Ruotolo and Norwith Gudino are tied for third in the Double-A Northeast this season with four saves each. der hit a go-ahead, two run homer. Tyler Graham followed with a two-run, RUBIO RIDING HOT: Reliever Frank Rubio entered in the ninth inning on Saturday night and struck out the only Curve batter he inside-the-park homer. Kelvin Marte faced on three pitches. It marked the tenth consecutive appearance for him this season without allowing an earned run. Rubio is struck out six batters and allowed one in his third overall season with the Flying Squirrels. He appeared in one game for Richmond in 2018 and made 11 appearances run over his 6.0 innings of work. during the 2019 season. AMAYA REBOUNDS: After surrendering five runs (four earned) in his first two Double-A appearances on May 4 and May 8 (G2), reliever Luis Amaya has worked seven straight appearances without allowing an earned run. That stretch spans 9.0 innings of work. The span has lowered his season ERA from 15.43 through the first two outings to 3.18. He has not allowed a run in his last five outings, covering 7.1 straight scoreless innings. STRONG START: The Flying Squirrels’ 17-13 record is tied for the second-best start in team history through 30 games, matching the start of the season in 2014. It trails only an 18-12 start in the 2010 season. GETTING ON THE BOARD: Dating back to August 25, 2019, the Flying Squirrels have scored at least one run in 39 consecutive games. That streak includes all 30 games of the 2021 season. Portland had a streak of scoring in 40 straight games before being shut out in Harrisburg on Saturday. Richmond is the only team in the Double-A Northeast that have not been shut out this year. PROSPECT WATCH: The Flying Squirrels have four players included in Baseball America’s Top-30 Giants prospects: Heliot Ramos (3), Tristan Beck (12), Sean Hjelle (13) and Jose Marte (30). Ramos is also rated by Baseball America as the No.