New Hampshire Fisher Cats (29-35) Vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (23-41) RHP Nate Pearson (0-1, 2.92) Vs
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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels New Hampshire Fisher Cats (29-35) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (23-41) RHP Nate Pearson (0-1, 2.92) vs. RHP Brandon Beachy (1-2, 3.20) Saturday, June 15, 2019 | Game #65 | Home Game #34 6:05 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Sun., June 16 New Hampshire 1:35 p.m. RHP Yennsy Diaz (4-5, 3.92) vs. RHP Alfred Gutierrez (3-3, 4.58) Mon. June 17 OFF DAY Tues., June 18 at Trenton 7 p.m. LHP Garrett Williams (1-6, 4.06) vs. RHP Deivi Garcia (2-2, 3.50) Wed., June 19 at Trenton 7 p.m. RHP Brandon Lawson (2-2, 3.75) vs. RHP Nick Nelson (2-1, 2.45) YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels fell to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 4-2, in the series opener. Gio Brusa hit a solo home run in the second to open the scoring. Santiago Espinal tied the score in the fifth with a solo home run for the Fisher Cats.Ja - 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS len Miller brought in a run with an RBI groundout in the fifth to put Richmond ahead, 2-1. New Hampshire tied the score in the Overall Record ...............................23-41 seventh with an RBI single by Nash Knight. The Fisher Cats took the lead in the top of the ninth with a two-run single by Riley Home ................................................ 10-23 Adams. Richmond starter Caleb Baragar allowed one run over 5.0 innings. Road ...................................................13-18 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the second of a three-game series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Dou- Place (E.L. Western) ............... 6th/-16.0 ble-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. It is also the fourth of a six-game homestand against Harrisburg (1-2) and New Hampshire (0-1). This series is the second and final of the season between the Flying Squirrels and the Fisher Cats. Richmond dropped two Streak .....................................................L2 of three in New Hampshire last weekend. Last 5 ......................................................1-4 .................................................. 4-6 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have lost five of the last six since Saturday in New Hampshire after winning four of the previous five Last 10 games from June 3-7. Over the last six games, the Flying Squirrels have hit .144 (27-for-188) and have scored 12 runs. Since May 2, the Flying Squirrels have gone 12-29. The Richmond offense ranks last in the league with a .225 batting average. The pitch- HOME ATTENDANCE INFO ing staff has combined for a 3.84 team ERA, which is 10th in the circuit. The Flying Squirrels have lost nine of the last 12 series, with the exceptions being two four-game splits against Akron and winning two of three at Portland this week. Over the last five 2019 Home Attendance ..............183,452 games, the Flying Squirrels have hit .130 (20/154) and have scored eight runs. Richmond’s -67 run differential is last in the league Home Openings ...................................31 (next closest is Portland at -40). Richmond is 0-25 when trailing through five innings, the only team in the league without at least one win in such games, and 0-30 when trailing through seven innings. Average Attendance ....................5,918 THE FISHER CATS have lost six of their last nine games, including being swept in a three-game series at Bowie in their last set. The only three wins since June 5 are against Richmond. As a team, the Fisher Cats are batting .238, which is tied for sixth in RICHMOND vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE the league. New Hampshire’s pitching staff is ranked eighth in the league with a 3.58 team ERA. The defending Eastern League champs, the Fisher Cats have been eliminated from the first-half postseason race. New Hampshire’s roster includes seven 2019 vs. New Hampshire .................1-3 of MLB.com’s Top-30 Blue Jays prospects, including Nate Pearson (2), Kevin Smith (5), Hector Perez (13), Patrick Murphy (16), at Richmond ................................... 0-1 Yennsy Diaz (22), Riley Adams (27) and Santiago Espinal (28). at New Hampshire ........................ 1-2 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Brandon Beachy makes his fifth start of the season for the Flying Squirrels and his sixth overall All-Time vs. New Hampshire .....34-23 appearance. Last time out, Beachy worked 5.2 innings and allowed two runs at New Hampshire on Sunday, he was charged at Richmond ................................14-13 with a loss as the Flying Squirrels were blanked, 2-0, in the series finale. Beachy is making his first start at The Diamond since April 7, his Flying Squirrels debut. Beachy made his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and spent three seasons in the at New Hampshire ...................20-10 Majors with them, totaling 46 starts with 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 13 starts, posting the best ERA in the majors until his season ended with an elbow injury, requiring Tommy John ON THE HOMESTAND 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 year. He was held to one appearance in 2016 and did not pitch at all in Games ...................................................... 4 2017. Last year, he made 12 appearances for the independent New Britain Bees, going 0-1 with a 3.55 ERA in 12 appearances Record ....................................................1-3 (two starts). For more on Beachy, see page two. FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE: Right-hander Nate Pearson makes his eighth start of the season for the Fisher Cats. He faced the Fly- Batters ing Squirrels on Sunday in Manchester and allowed one hit over 5.0 scoreless innings in a no-decision. Over his last two starts, Batting Average ................. .151 (19/126) he has allowed one hit and one walk with 7.0 scoreless innings. On the year, Pearson has alternated starts of approximately 5.0 innings and 2.0 innings. Pearson was drafted by the Blue Jays in the first round (28th overall) in 2017 and is currently ranked by RISP ......................................... .154 (4/26) MLB.com as the Blue Jays’ No. 2 prospect and the No. 51 prospect in baseball. Runs/Runs Per Game ....................8/2.0 TROUBLE AT HOME: The Flying Squirrels have lost eight of nine home games since May 22. Since April 20, the Flying Squirrels Home Runs ............................................. 2 are 5-21 at home, including eight straight losses from April 20-May 4. On the year, the Flying Squirrels are batting .215 at home, lowest in the league, compared to .236 on the road (5th). Pitchers HITS FOR HOUCHINS: Over his last 17 games since May 29, Zach Houchins has hit .365 (23-for-63) with six homers, five dou- ERA ............................2.61 (11 ER/38.0 IP) bles and 18 RBIs. He has collected multiple hits in nine of those 17 games. On Monday, Houchins was named Eastern League Starter W/L ........................................... 0-1 Player of the Week after hitting .423 (11-for-26) with four homers, two doubles, three walks, 12 RBIs and eight runs scored over seven games from June 3-9, with multiple hits in five of those games. He began the season in the Angels organization with Starter ERA ...............2.49 (6 ER/21.2 IP) Double-A Mobile, but was released on May 8. In his first nine games with the Flying Squirrels, Houchins hit .097 (3-for-31). Reliever W/L ......................................... 1-2 BRUSA BOMB: After hitting .400 (6-for-15) with four doubles over a four-game stretch from June 4-7, Gio Brusa went 0-for-15 Reliever ERA .............. 2.76 (5 ER/16.1 IP) over his next five games from June 8-13. He snapped the hitless slide with a solo home run on Friday night in the second inning. Saves/Opps ........................................ 0/2 The homer was the fourth of the year for Brusa with the Flying Squirrels and his first batting right handed. GRAND LARCENY: This season, the Flying Squirrels lead the Eastern League with 66 stolen bases. Johneshwy Fargas leads THIS DATE IN HISTORY the league with 23 steals this year, followed by Jalen Miller with 18. C.J. McElroy is 6-for-7 in steal attempts and third on the In 2015 at the College World Series, team in stolen bases. In 11 games on the last road trip, the Flying Squirrels stole 21 bases. Over the last nine games, the team has combined for 17 steals. Last Saturday, Fargas stole four bases, second-most in a game in team history, and the team set a current Flying Squirrels outfielderJa - season high with five steals. cob Heyward, playing for the Miami Hurricanes, had a big performance in EXTRA! EXTRA!: The Flying Squirrels have played four extra-inning games over their last eight games since June 6. They have gone 2-2 in those games and 3-7 in extra-inning games overall this season. Richmond’s 10 extra-inning games on the year is an elimination game against Arkan- tied with Reading for the most in the league. sas. Heyward gave Miami a 2-0 lead FREQUENT FLYERS: In 2019, the Flying Squirrels have hit 33 homers on the road (T-1st in EL) in 31 games (1.07 per game - 1st in in the fifth with a two-run homer.