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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Richmond Flying Squirrels (5-3) vs. Hartford Yard Goats (4-7) RHP Brandon Beachy (0-1, 6.75) vs. LHP Jack Wynkoop (0-2, 2.70) Monday, April 15, 2019 | Game #9 | Road Game #3 7:05 p.m. | Dunkin’ Donuts Park | Hartford, Conn. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Tues., April 16 at Hartford 7:05 p.m. RHP Alfred Gutierrez, (0-1, 9.00) vs. RHP Brandon Gold (0-0, 5.40) Wed., April 17 at Hartford 10:35 a.m. RHP Logan Webb (1-0, 0.90) vs. LHP Ty Culbreth (1-1, 3.60) Thurs., April 18 Altoona 6:35 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Conner Menez (0-1, 0.00) Fri., April 19 Altoona 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Garrett Williams (0-0, 3.00) YESTERDAY: Homers by Jalen Miller and Chris Shaw helped lift the Flying Squirrels to a 7-3 win 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS over the Reading Fightin Phils at FirstEnergy Stadium. After Reading homered twice in a three-run Overall Record .................................. 5-3 second inning, Miller launched a two-run shot in the third to close the gap to one. In the fourth, Gar- Home ............................................... 4-2 rett Williams tied the score with a two-out RBI single. The game remained even until the seventh, Road ....................................................1-1 when Shaw broke the tie with a three-run homer, his first of the year, andLevi Michael padded the lead with an RBI in the eighth. Williams pitched five innings and allowed three runs.Fernando Abad Place (E.L. Western) ............T-2nd/-2.5 picked up his first win of the year with two scoreless frames. Sam Selman and Sam Wolff split the Streak .................................................... W1 final two innings on the hill without allowing a run. Last 5 .................................................... 2-3 Last 10 .................................................. 5-3 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels continue the first road trip of the 2019 season with the first of three games at Dunkin’ Donuts Park against the Hartford Yard Goats, Double-A affiliate of the HOME ATTENDANCE INFO Colorado Rockies. The two teams met for the first series of 2019 at The Diamond, with Richmond 2019 Home Attendance ............... 33,559 winning the first three games before Hartford salvaged last Sunday’s finale. Home Openings .................................... 5 Average Attendance .................... 6,712 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS: For the first time in team history, the Flying Squirrels opened the season 3-0, but they have gone 2-3 in the five games since. The Squirrels hit .207 over a four-game span prior to breaking out with seven runs on ten hits on Sunday, both season highs. In the last five RICHMOND vs. HARTFORD games, Richmond batters have combined to hit .178 (8/45) with runners in scoring position. Flying 2019 vs. Hartford ................................3-1 Squirrels pitchers have posted a 2.22 team ERA, which is tied with Binghamton for first in the East- at Richmond ....................................3-1 ern League. at Hartford ...................................... 0-0 All-Time vs. Hartford ................... 22-21 THE YARD GOATS: After beginning the season 1-6, the Yard Goats took three-of-four against the .................................14-9 New Hampshire Fisher Cats to open their first homestand of the 2019 season. Hartford opened the at Richmond season in Richmond and lost the first three games, including being shut out twice, before winning at Hartford ................................... 8-12* the series finale. They were then swept in a three-game series on the road against Harrisburg. Over the last four games, the Yard Goats have hit .308 (40/130) as a team with seven homers and are ON THE ROAD TRIP averaging 6.0 runs per game (24 total). Games ...................................................... 2 Record .....................................................1-1 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Brandon Beachy makes his second start for the Flying Squirrels. In his season debut on Sunday against Hartford, Beachy allowed three runs over four innings, with all Batters three runs scoring on a homer by Brian Serven. Beachy is pitching in affiliated baseball for the first Batting Average ................. .261 (18/69) time since 2016 when he was a member of the Dodgers organization. He made his MLB debut with RISP ......................................... .222 (4/18) the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and spent three seasons in the Majors with them, totaling 46 starts with Runs/Runs Per Game ....................8/4.0 a 14-11 record and 3.23 ERA. His best season came in 2012, when he went 5-5 with a 2.00 ERA over Home Runs ............................................. 2 13 starts, posting the best ERA in the majors until his season ended with an elbow injury, requiring Tommy John surgery. He returned in 2013 but had to undergo Tommy John surgery again prior to the 2014 season. Beachy signed with the Dodgers in 2015 and briefly returned to the majors that Pitchers year. He was held to one appearance in 2016 and did not pitch at all in 2017. Last year, he made 12 ERA ...............................3.18 (6 ER/17.0 IP) appearances for the independent New Britain Bees, going 0-1 with a 3.55 ERA in 12 appearances Starter W/L ........................................... 0-1 (two starts). For more on Beachy, see page two. Starter ERA .................2.79 (3 ER/9.2 IP) Reliever W/L ......................................... 1-0 FOR READING: Left-hander Jack Wynkoop makes his third start of the year for the Yard Goats and Reliever ERA ............... 3.68 (3 ER/7.1 IP) his second against the Flying Squirrels. A native of Virginia Beach, Wynkoop was the Opening Saves/Opps ........................................ 0/0 Night starter for Hartford on April 4 at The Diamond and allowed one run over five innings and was hit with a loss. He was hit with another loss in his second outing after allowing two runs in five THIS DATE IN HISTORY innings at Harrisburg on Wednesday. This season is Wynkoop’s third straight with Hartford. He at- In 2010, the Flying Squirrels played tended Cape Henry Collegiate prior to playing for the University of South Carolina, where hew as the first home game in team history drafted by the Rockies in the sixth round in 2015. in front of 9.560 fans. Daryl Maday, POWER SURGE: The Flying Squirrels went into Sunday as one of four teams in the minors without Ronnie Ray, Jake Stevens and Rafael a home run hit on the year. Jalen Miller delivered Richmond’s first homer of the year in the third Cova combined for a 3-0 shutout win inning on Sunday, a two-run shot. Later in the game, Chris Shaw slugged a three-run, go-ahead over the Reading Phillies at The Dia- homer to right-center. The Squirrels’ .296 slugging percentage is ranked 10th in the E.L. mond. Maday struck out four over 5.2 scoreless innings, lowering his sea- MILLER TIME: Jalen Miller leads the Flying Squirrels hitters with a .357 batting average, which is son ERA to 1.69. The Flying Squirrels the seventh-best in the Eastern League. He’s also tied for first in the league with three stolen bases. saw runs brought in on RBIs by Conor Over the last four games, Miller has hit .471 (8/17) with a double, two RBIs and two stolen bases. Gillaspie, Nick Noonan and Jackson He is currently riding a team-leading six-game hitting streak, during which he is hitting .417 (10/24). Williams. Brandon Crawford added a double for the Richmond offense. NEW YEAR NEW ME: Jonah Arenado’s current .350 batting average is higher than his batting average was at any point during the 2018 season with Richmond. He has at least one hit in five of his last six games. He hit .200 with the Flying Squirrels in 2018 and missed part of the season with a shoulder injury. STRONG ARMS: Richmond’s pitchers have combined to post a 2.22 ERA through the first eight games, which is tied for first in the Eastern League. Flying Squirrels starters have combined to post a 2.70 ERA (11 ER/36.2 IP). Returning starters Logan Webb, Conner Menez and Garrett Williams have combined for a 1.26 ERA (4 ER/28.2 IP). PROSPECT WATCH: The Flying Squirrels’ roster features eight of Baseball America’s top-30 Giants prospects, including right-handed pitcher Logan Webb (6), outfielderChris Shaw (11), right-handed pitcher Melvin Adon (12), outfielderHeath Quinn (15), left-handed pitcher Garrett Williams (21), infielderRyan Howard (24), left-handed pitcher Conner Menez (25) and infielderJalen Miller (30). Seven players are also on MLB.com’s top-30 Giants prospects, including Webb (5), Shaw (11), Quinn (13), Adon (15), Williams (21), Howard (28) and Miller (29). 2019 RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS GAME INFORMATION Page 1 STARTING PITCHER BRANDON BEACHY | RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER CAREER HIGHS IP (START): 7.0, 3x, last – 8/8/10 (GWN @ KHV) HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS THROWS IP (RELIEF): 4.0, 3x, last – 7/27/10 (GWN vs. ROC) 6-2 220 Right Right RUNS ALLOWED: 7, 4/30/09 (ROM @ LEX) BORN: September 3, 1986 WALKS: 4, 2x, last – 7/24/13 (GWN @ DUR) BIRTHPLACE: Kokomo, Ind. STRIKEOUTS: 13, 7/15/10 (MIS @ HVL) AGE: 32 (Turns 33 on September 3) MOST HITS ALLOWED: 9, 2x, last – 8/3/15 (OKC vs. NEW) ACQUIRED: MILB FA (2019) SCHOOL: Indiana Wesleyan 2019 HIGHS IP (START): 4.0, 4/7 vs. HFD RUNS ALLOWED: 3, 4/7 vs. HFD WALKS: 3, 4/7 vs. HFD 2019 GAME-BY-GAME STRIKEOUTS: 2, 4/7 vs. HFD MOST HITS ALLOWED: 2, 4/7 vs.