Richmond Flying Squirrels (23-20) Vs. Hartford Yard Goats (13-30) LHP Phil Pfeifer (0-1, 5.19) Vs
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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Richmond Flying Squirrels (23-20) vs. Hartford Yard Goats (13-30) LHP Phil Pfeifer (0-1, 5.19) vs. RHP Ryan Feltner (1-0, 0.00) Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | Game #44 | Road Game #20 7:05 p.m. | Dunkin Donuts Park | Hartford, Conn. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Thurs., June 24 at Hartford 7:05 p.m. RHP Trenton Toplikar (1-2, 4.24) vs. RHP Frank Duncan (1-3, 2.97) Fri., June 25 at Hartford 7:05 p.m. RHP Akeel Morris (1-0, 3.60) vs. Karl Kauffmann (0-5, 7.50) Sat., June 26 at Hartford 6:05 p.m. LHP Michael Plassmeyer (2-3, 4.81) vs. RHP Garrett Schilling (1-4, 4.81) Sun., June 27 at Hartford 1:05 p.m. RHP Caleb Kilian (2-0, 2.17) vs. RHP David Hill (0-1, 6.75) YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels beat the Hartford Yard Goats, 7-1, at Dunkin Donuts Park. Caleb Kilian started for Richmond 2021 FLYING SQUIRRELS and allowed one unearned run over 6.0 innings with no walks and eight strikeouts. David Villar opened the scoring in the third inning with a two-run homer to center field.Bruce Maxwell brought in a run with a sac fly in the fifth andFrankie Tostado Overall Record ............................. 23-20 followed with an RBI double to extend the lead to 5-0. In the sixth, Hartford scored its lone run on a throwing error by Villar. First Half ......................................... 23-20 Maxwell added to Richmond’s lead in the ninth with an RBI single and Vince Fernandez brought home a run with a groundout Home ...................................................13-11 to open the advantage to 7-1 and close the scoring for the game. Road ....................................................10-9 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the second of a six-game series against the Hartford Yard Goats, Double-A affiliate Place (AA-NE Southwest) .......5th/-5.0 of the Colorado Rockies. This series marks Richmond’s only trip to Dunkin Donuts Park this season and the final series between Streak .................................................... W1 the two teams. The Flying Squirrels opened the season against the Yard Goats at The Diamond from May 4-9. In that series, Last 5 .................................................... 2-3 the Yard Goats took a victory in the season opener on May 4, but the Flying Squirrels won the next five games by a combined score of 33-17. Last 10 ...................................................3-7 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have lost seven of the last ten games but have picked up wins in two of the last three. They are in HOME ATTENDANCE INFO fifth place in the six-team Double-A Northeast Southwest Division, 5.0 games behind first-place Bowie. For the season, the Richmond offense is ranked ninth in the league with a .232 batting average. The pitching staff is ranked fourth in the league 2021 Home Attendance ............... 84,483 with a 3.61 ERA for the season. Home Openings ..................................22 Average Attendance ...................3,840 THE YARD GOATS have lost four straight games after winning their previous four games. They currently sit in sixth place in the Double-A Northeast’s Northeast Division, 15.0 games behind first-place Somerset. The Yard Goats batters are ranked tenth in the Double-A Northeast with a .222 batting average. The Hartford pitching staff is ranked last in the circuit with a 5.82 ERA. RICHMOND vs. HARTFORD Hartford’s roster includes five of MLB.com’s top-30 Rockies prospects, including 3B Elehuis Montero (9), OF Jameson Hannah (13), RHP Karl Kauffmann (17), RHP Tommy Doyle (21) and RHP Ryan Feltner (22). 2021 vs. Hartford ............................... 6-1 at Richmond ................................... 5-1 FOR RICHMOND: Left-hander Phil Pfeifer makes his third start. He last pitched on Friday at Somerset in relief, working 1.1 score- at Hartford ....................................... 1-0 less innings. It was his first scoreless outing of the 2021 season. In his most recent start on June 12 against Harrisburg, Pfeifer allowed one run over 4.0 innings in a no-decision. He began the year with Triple-A Sacramento, going 0-3 with an 11.25 ERA in All-Time vs. Hartford ...................33-27 five relief appearances. He signed with the Giants as a minor league free agent in March. Pfeifer was originally drafted by the at Richmond ............................... 21-12 Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round in 2015 out of Vanderbilt before being traded to the Atlanta Braves in 2016. at Hartford ..................................12-15* FOR HARTFORD: Right-hander Ryan Feltner makes his second Double-A start. He made his Double-A debut on Thursday at New Hampshire and worked 5.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. Feltner began the season with High-A Spokane, where ON THE ROAD TRIP he went 3-1 with a 2.17 ERA in seven starts. He was promoted to Double-A on June 17. Prior to his promotion, Feltner was ranked fourth in the High-A West with 45 strikeouts and second with 37.1 innings pitched. He was drafted by the Rockies in the fourth Games .......................................................7 round in 2018 out of Ohio State. Record .................................................. 2-5 GETTING THEIR GOAT: The Flying Squirrels have won six consecutive games against the Yard Goats dating back to May 5. Batters In that stretch, Richmond has outscored Hartford, 40-18. That stretch is the longest win streak the Flying Squirrels have ever posted against the Yard Goats, topping a four-game win streak from Aug. 18, 2018-April 6, 2019. It is also the longest win streak Batting Average ............. .207 (50/242) for either team in the history of their head-to-head match-ups. RISP ....................................... .243 (17/70) Runs/Runs Per Game ...................31/4.4 TOASTY: Over his last 12 games since June 6, Frankie Tostado is batting .277 (13-for-47) with one homer and 11 RBIs. He is now second on the team this season with 21 RBIs. He is now second among qualified Richmond batters with a .257 batting average Home Runs ..............................................7 on the year. Pitchers FABULOUS FABIAN: Over his last 14 games since June 1, Sando Fabian is batting .359 (14-for-39) with one homer, five doubles ERA ...........................5.07 (34 ER/60.1 IP) and nine RBIs while scoring four runs. Fabian hit .184 through his first 18 games of the season, but his performance since June 1 has raised his season average to .261. Starter W/L ............................................1-3 Starter ERA ...........5.35 (20 ER/33.2 IP) TORRES ON A TEAR: In his last nine games since June 1, Bryan Torres is batting .333 (7-for-21) with one double and two RBIs. Reliever W/L ........................................ 0-2 He has seen time defensively this season at catcher, second base and third base. Torres is in his first Double-A season. Prior to Reliever ERA ..........4.39 (13 ER/26.2 IP) 2021, he had not played higher than the rookie level. Saves/Opps ........................................ 0/2 MO’ TIME: Over his last 10 games since June 5, Kyle Mottice is batting .303 (10-for-33) with a double and four RBIs. On the season, he is batting .371 (13-for-35) against left-handed pitchers compared to .209 (14-for-67) against right-handers. He has hit THIS DATE IN HISTORY the ball to the opposite field on 46 percent of his balls put in play, which is the second-highest rate in the Double-A Northeast In 2013, the Flying Squirrels beat the behind Erie’s John Valente (46.2 percent). Reading Phillies, 6-5. Joe Panik led BREAKING OUT: After going 0-for-14 over four games from June 10-15, David Villar has hit .478 (11-for-23) with three homers the offense, going 3-for-3 with two and seven RBIs over his last six games since last Wednesday. He picked up three hits last Wednesday night, tying a season doubles and an RBI. Andrew Susac high, and added a solo homer on Thursday. He went deep again on Friday. In the series opener at Hartford on Tuesday, Villar went 2-for-4 added a solo home run hit his team-leading eighth home run of the season, extended his team-best RBI total to 23 and collected three hits for the third time in 2021. and finished the day with three RBIs. Relievers Drew Bowlin, Phil McCor- STRONG START: The Flying Squirrels’ 23-20 record is tied for the second-best start in team history through 43 games, even mick and Edwin Quirarte combined with the 2018 season. The only season with a better start through 43 games was a 24-19 start in the franchise’s inaugural season in 2010. to work the final 2.1 innings without allowing a run to close out the Rich- LAW OF AVERAGES: The 12 teams in the Double-A Northeast have combined to hit .242 this season. In 2019, the Eastern mond win. League combined for a .238 batting average, which was the lowest for the circuit since a .234 mark in 1971 and the sixth-lowest since the league was first classified as “Double-A” in 1963. LEAVING THEM LOADED: Over the last 18 games since June 1, the Flying Squirrels have hit .196 (32-for-163) with runners in scoring position. For the season, the Flying Squirrels are batting .152 (5-for-33) with the bases loaded, which is last in the league. In those 30 at-bats with the bases loaded, the Flying Squirrels have combined to pick up 15 RBIs.