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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Bowie Baysox (76-62, 46-24) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (53-84, 30-40) LHP Zac Lowther (13-7, 2.66) vs. RHP Carlos Sano (AA Debut) Sunday, September 1, 2019 | Game #138 | Home Game #68 6:05 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Mon., Sept. 2 Bowie 1:05 p.m. LHP Alex Wells (8-5, 2.75) vs. LHP Caleb Baragar (4-5, 3.60) YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels beat the Bowie Baysox, 3-2, on a two-run, walk-off double byJoey Bart in the bottom of the tenth inning. It was the 22nd extra-inning game for the Flying Squirrels, extending a franchise record and the most in all of minor 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS league baseball this season. Richmond scored the game’s first run in the second inning with a bases-loaded walk byBryce Overall Record ..............................53-84 Johnson. Bowie evened the score in the fourth with an RBI single by Preston Palmeiro. Cedric Mullins put the Baysox ahead in the top of the 10th with an RBI single. Bart’s game-winning double scored Johnson from second and Johneshwy Fargas from First Half ..........................................23-44 first base. Fargas also picked up a stolen base in the game, tying him with Kelby Tomlinson for the most in a season in team Second Half ................................... 30-40 history with 49. Home ................................................ 21-46 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the third of a four-game series against the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Road .................................................32-38 Baltimore Orioles. Richmond has dropped four straight series against Bowie and 12 of the last 14 head-to-head games. This is the final series of the 2019 season. Place (E.L. Western) ............... 5th/-16.0 Streak .................................................... W1 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have won five of their last six games. Richmond sits fifth in the Western Division and is eliminated from postseason contention. Overall this season, the Richmond offense ranks last in the league with a .219 batting average. The Last 5 ......................................................4-1 pitching staff has combined for a 3.62 team ERA, which is seventh in the circuit. Richmond’s -143 run differential is last in the Last 10 .................................................. 5-5 league (next closest is Portland at -41). The Flying Squirrels have hit .278 (54-for-194) over the last six games with 19 extra-base hits. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO THE BAYSOX have won seven of their last 11 games and currently lead the Western Division standings by 1.0 game over Erie. .............384,336 Bowie’s pitching staff has combined for a 3.16 ERA this season, best in the league. The Baysox offense is batting .247 this 2019 Home Attendance season, second in the league, and is tied for the league lead with a .257 average in August. The Bowie roster includes eight Home Openings ..................................62 of MLB.com’s top-30 Orioles prospects, including Yusniel Diaz (5), Michael Baumann (9), Zac Lowther (10), Ryan McKenna (13), ....................6,199 Cody Sedlock (17), LHP Alex Wells (20), Mason McCoy (25) and Brett Cumberland (30). Average Attendance FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Carlos Sano makes his Double-A debut for the Flying Squirrels. He has pitched 16 total games this year between the rookie-level AZL Giants Orange (1-0, 7.36), A-Adv. San Jose (1-1, 6.00) and Triple-A Sacramento (0-0, RICHMOND vs. BOWIE 54.00). Sano signed with the Giants at the age of 24 in November 2017 after pitching in La Liga Nicaragüense de Beisbol Pro- 2019 vs. Bowie .................................6-14 fesional (LNBP) with Gigantes de Rivas. He spent most of 2018 with A-Adv. San Jose, going 5-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 20 games (12 starts). For More on Sano, see page two. at Richmond ...................................3-7 at Bowie ...........................................3-7 FOR BOWIE: Left-hander Zac Lowther makes his 26th start of the season for the Baysox and his second against Richmond. He faced the Flying Squirrels on August 11 at The Diamond and allowed three runs (two earned) over 7.0 innings with eight All-Time vs. Bowie ..................... 110-119 strikeouts in a loss. Last time out, Lowther worked 6.0 innings and allowed one run in a no-decision at Reading on Tuesday. at Richmond ..............................64-57 Lowther was an Eastern League All-Star this year, and he leads the league in wins (13). He also ranks third in ERA (2.66), second in strikeouts (145), tied for fourth in games started (25), ranks fourth in innings pitched (142.0), fourth in BAA (.198) and sixth in at Bowie ..................................... 46-62 WHIP (1.13). Lowther was drafted in the second round (CBB) by the Orioles in 2017 out of Xavier. ON THE HOMESTAND KEEPING IT CLOSE: Since July 25, 28 of the Flying Squirrels’ 37 games have been decided by two runs or less. In that span, the Flying Squirrels have played 15 one-run games (8-7) and 13 two-run games (6-7). The games have also mostly been low-scoring. Games ...................................................... 2 27 of the last 36 games have had eight-or-less total runs, and 11 have had four-or-less total runs. Record .....................................................1-1 PITCHERS’ DELIGHT: The 2019 season has been the “Year of the Pitcher” in the Eastern League. There have been eight no-hit- ters thrown in the league this year, one shy of the record nine no-hitters in 1967. On the season, the league has combined for Batters a 3.54 ERA, the second-lowest in all of minor league baseball’s full-season leagues, down from last year’s mark of 4.01 and the lowest in the EL since 1990 (3.33). The league’s offenses have combined to hit .238, the lowest of all MiLB full-season leagues, Batting Average ................ .203 (14/69) which is down from .253 last season and the lowest in the EL since 1971 (.234). Richmond’s offense has been held to a .219 bat- RISP .......................................... .158 (3/19) ting average, which would be tied for the seventh-lowest since the EL became a Double-A circuit in 1963 and lowest since 1975. Runs/Runs Per Game ....................6/3.0 STRONG ARMS: The Flying Squirrels have posted a 2.84 ERA in 31 games since August 1, which is the second-best in the East- Home Runs .............................................0 ern League. Of those 31 games, the Flying Squirrels have held their opponent to four-or-less runs 20 times. Richmond starters have combined for a 3.24 ERA (57 ER/158.1 IP). The Richmond bullpen has posted a 2.26 ERA (27 ER/107.2 IP). Pitchers RULES OF THE ROAD: On the season, Bryce Johnson is batting .300 (33-for-110) in 30 road games, best among current players on the team. Johnson is batting .161 (15-for-93) in his 28 home games this year. Johnson is also batting .298 (34-for-114) when ERA ............................ 0.95 (2 ER/19.0 IP) batting lead-off, compared to .157 (14-for-89) in all other spots in the order. Starter W/L .......................................... 0-0 A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: On the season, the Flying Squirrels have won 10 series, lost 26 and split five. Seven of Starter ERA .................1.54 (2 ER/11.2 IP) their 10 series wins have come on the road. The Flying Squirrels have won two straight home sets and have won four of their Reliever W/L ...........................................1-1 last seven road series. Reliever ERA ............... 0.00 (0 ER/7.1 IP) TOP OF THE CLASS: The Flying Squirrels received top two prospects in the Giants’ system on August 9 with the additions of Saves/Opps ......................................... 0/1 Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos. Bart is ranked first and Ramos is ranked second both MLB.com and Baseball America’s top-30 Giants prospects lists. Bart is the highest drafted player in Flying Squirrels history (2nd overall - 2018). Ramos is the third-highest drafted player in franchise history (19th overall - 2017), trailing Tyler Beede (14th overall - 2014). All time, the Flying Squirrels THIS DATE IN HISTORY roster has featured 22 players selected in the first round of the MLB Draft. Bart is also the highest ranked player onBaseball America’s Top 100 prospects list (No. 17) in Flying Squirrels franchise history. In 2010, Darren Ford made his MLB debut for the San Francisco Giants, BART BASHING: In his last 12 games, Joey Bart is batting .391 (18-for-46) with three homers, three doubles, seven RBIs and five walks. He tied a career high with four hits last Monday at Erie and matched it again on Thursday. Bart is batting .412 in 10 games becoming the first Flying Squirrels on the road, compared to .220 in his 11 games at The Diamond. alum to reach the majors. That year YOUTH MOVEMENT: Outfielder Heliot Ramos became the youngest player in Flying Squirrels franchise history (19 years, for Richmond, Ford hit .251 with five 336 days) with his debut on August 9. He is the first teenager ever to suit up for the Flying Squirrels. Ramos is also the sec- homers and 40 RBIs over his 113 East- ond-youngest player in the Eastern League this season behind Harrisburg’s Luis Garcia. With his debut tonight, Anyesber Sivira will become the new youngest player to debut for the Flying Squirrels (19 years, 235 days) and the first player born in the new ern League games and led the team millennium.