Harrisburg Senators (10-20) Vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (18-13) LHP Carson Teel (1-2, 3.55) Vs
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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Harrisburg Senators (10-20) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (18-13) LHP Carson Teel (1-2, 3.55) vs. RHP Caleb Kilian (0-0, 3.00) Wednesday, June 9, 2021 | Game #32 | Home Game #20 6:35 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS 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) Sun., June 13 Harrisburg 1:05 p.m. RHP Mario Sanchez (1-3, 4.26) vs. RHP Trenton Toplikar (1-1, 3.38) YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels won the series opener against the Harrisburg Senators, 4-0. Trenton Toplikar worked 6.0 2021 FLYING SQUIRRELS innings to pick up his first Double-A win. Raffi Vizcaino, Joey Marcianoand Jose Marte each pitched a scoreless inning. Vince Overall Record ................................18-13 Fernandez gave the Flying Squirrels the lead and their first hit of the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Andres Angulo, playing his first game back with the Flying Squirrels after playing for Colombia in the Olympic qualifiers, drove First Half ............................................18-13 an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth that plated Heliot Ramos. In the bottom of the seventh, Sandro Fabian entered as a Home ...................................................10-9 pinch-hitter and drove in Ryan Howard and Bryan Torres to extend the lead to 4-0. The game was played in two hours and 21 Road ......................................................8-4 minutes, which was the fastest game of the year so far for the Flying Squirrels. Harrisburg outhit Richmond, 4-0, but went 0-for-9 Place (AA-NE Southwest) .......5th/-5.0 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base. Streak ................................................... W2 Last 5 .................................................... 3-2 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the second of a six-game series against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate Last 10 .................................................. 6-4 of the Washington Nationals, at The Diamond. This series marks the only trip to Richmond this season for the Senators. The Flying Squirrels played the Senators on their first road trip of the season from May 11-16 at FNB Field. Richmond won the first three games of the series, capped by a no-hitter on May 13. Harrisburg recovered to win the final three games of the series, HOME ATTENDANCE INFO earning a six-game split. 2021 Home Attendance ...............62,563 Home Openings ...................................18 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS won three of their last four games. They are in fifth place in the six-team Double-A Northeast South- Average Attendance ...................3,476 west Division, 5.0 games behind first-place Bowie. For the season, the Richmond offense is ranked eighth in the league with a .236 batting average. The pitching staff is second fourth in the league with a 3.41 ERA for the season. RICHMOND vs. HARRISBURG THE SENATORS have lost eight of their last 11 games and are currently in sixth place in the Double-A Northeast, 12.5 games 2021 vs. Harrisburg ..........................4-3 behind first-place Bowie and 6.5 games behind Richmond. The Harrisburg offense is ranked 12th in the league with a .184 bat- at Richmond ................................... 1-0 ting average. The Senators pitching staff is ranked third in the league this season with a 3.46 ERA. Harrisburg's roster includes at Harrisburg ..................................3-3 four of MLB.com's top Nationals prospects, including LHP Tim Cate (8), 1B Drew Mendoza (11), SS Jackson Cluff (17 - on IL) and All-Time vs. Harrisburg ............... 85-90 Jakson Reetz (26). at Richmond ..............................47-43 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Caleb Kilian makes his third Double-A start and first against the Senators. In his first two outings at Harrisburg .............................38-47 for Richmond, Kilian has worked 9.0 innings and allowed three runs, all scoring in the first inning. He opened the season with High-A Eugene, going 3-0 with a 1.25 ERA in four starts with 32 strikeouts in 21.2 innings. He was named High-A West Pitcher ON THE HOMESTAND of the Week twice in the three weeks he spent with the Emeralds. He was drafted by the Giants in the eighth round in 2019 out Games .......................................................7 of Texas Tech, where he was a First-Team All-Big 12 pitcher. For more on Kilian, see page two. Record ...................................................3-4 FOR HARRISBURG: Left-hander Carson Teel makes his seventh start of the season and his second against Richmond. Last time out, Teel worked 7.0 innings and allowed one run in a win against Portland at FNB Field on Friday. He last faced the Flying Batters Squirrels on May 12 in Harrisburg and worked 6.0 innings, allowing three runs with four strikeouts, and was hit with a loss. Teel Batting Average ............... .199 (44/221) was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 16th round in 2018 out of Oklahoma State. In 2019, Teel spent most of the sea- RISP .......................................... .195 (8/41) son with High-A Potomac, going 7-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 25 appearances (16 starts). He also pitched three games that season for Runs/Runs Per Game ................. 25/3.6 Low-A Hagerstown. For his career, Teel has pitched 48 games (28 starts), going 10-6 with a 2.99 ERA. Home Runs ..............................................7 FABULOUS FABIAN: Over his last seven games since June 1, Sando Fabian is batting .533 (8-for-15) with one homer, two dou- bles and six RBIs while scoring three runs. On Friday, he hit his third home run of the season and picked up his second two-hit Pitchers game of the year. He followed on Saturday by going 3-for-4 with a run scored, a Double-A career high in hits. He entered as a ERA ...........................4.17 (32 ER/63.0 IP) pinch-hitter on Tuesday against Harrisburg and drove a two-run double. Fabian hit .184 through his first 18 games of the season, Starter W/L ...........................................3-3 but his performance since June 1 has raised his season average to .266. Starter ERA ............ 4.28 (16 ER/33.2 IP) Reliever W/L ......................................... 0-1 STRINGING THEM TOGETHER: Vince Fernandez has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this year. He went Reliever ERA ........... 5.53 (18 ER/29.1 IP) deep in back-to-back games in Harrisburg on May 15 and May 16. Fernandez homered on Sunday against Altoona, a two-run Saves/Opps ........................................ 2/2 shot, and followed with a solo home run against the Senators in the series opener on Tuesday. THIS DATE IN HISTORY LOBBYING IN THE UPPER HOUSE: Vince Fernandez clubbed four home runs in 18 at-bats against the Senators during the In 2017, the Flying Squirrels beat the 2021 season. He is batting .389 (7-for-18) against Harrisburg on the year. In 2019 as a member of the Hartford Yard Goats (Col- orado Rockies), Fernandez hit .235 (8-for-34) with two homers. Altoona Curve, 10-1, on the road at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Richmond THE ‘PEN IS MIGHTY: The Flying Squirrels’ relievers have the third-best bullpen ERA in the Double-A Northeast at 2.99 on the tied the franchise record with three season. The bullpen leads the league with 12 saves. Patrick Ruotolo and Norwith Gudino are tied for third in the Double-A total triples, including a record-tying Northeast this season with four saves each. two by Slade Heathcott. The Flying Squirrels offense picked up 18 total RUBIO RIDING HOT: Reliever Frank Rubio entered in the ninth inning on Saturday night and struck out the only Curve batter he hits in the game. Every position player faced on three pitches. It marked the tenth consecutive appearance for him this season without allowing an earned run. Rubio is in the starting lineup had at least two in his third overall season with the Flying Squirrels. He appeared in one game for Richmond in 2018 and made 11 appearances during the 2019 season. hits on the day. 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’ 18-13 record is the second-best start in team history through 31 games. It trails only an 18-12 start in the 2010 season. The best record through 32 games is 19-13, set during the inaugural 2010 season. GETTING ON THE BOARD: Dating back to August 25, 2019, the Flying Squirrels have scored at least one run in 40 consecutive games. That streak includes all 31 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.