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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Bowie Baysox (62-53, 32-15) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (42-73, 19-29) RHP Dean Kremer (8-4, 3.16) vs. LHP Caleb Baragar (3-4, 3.99) RHP Cody Sedlock (0-1, 2.63) vs. RHP Sean Hjelle (AA Debut) Saturday, August 10, 2019 | Games #116/117 | Home Games #57/58 5:05 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Sun., Aug. 11 Bowie 1:05 p.m. LHP Zac Lowther (12-5, 2.72) vs. RHP Alfred Gutierrez (6-5, 4.44) Mon., Aug. 12 OFF DAY Tues., Aug. 13 at Bowie 5:35 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Alex Wells (8-2, 2.11) Tues., Aug. 13 at Bowie Game 2 TBD vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels dropped the series opener to the Baysox, 4-1. Bowie took the lead in the second on an RBI double by Jesmuel Valentin and added a second run with an RBI double by Anderson Feliz in the third. Zach Houchins hit a 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS solo homer, his eighth of the year, in the third inning to get the Flying Squirrels on the board. In the fifth, Feliz hit an RBI single Overall Record ..............................42-73 and Carlos Perez added an RBI groundout to put the Baysox ahead, 4-1. Brandon Lawson worked 6.0 innings and allowed four runs (three earned). Ryan Halstead and Raffi Vizcaino combined for 3.0 scoreless relief innings. Former Richmond pitcher Tyler First Half ..........................................23-44 Herb allowed one run over 7.0 innings for the Baysox. Second Half .................................... 19-29 ................................................ 15-42 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the second and third of a four-game series against the Bowie Baysox, Double-A Home affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Today’s games are the second and third of eight consecutive games against the Baysox for Road ..................................................27-31 the Flying Squirrels. The two teams split a rain-shortened, two-game series at The Diamond from April 9-10. The Flying Squirrels won two of three in Bowie from April 29-May 1. Bowie swept a rain-shortened, two-game set at Prince George’s Stadium from Place (E.L. Western) ............T-5th/-15.5 May 10-11 and also swept a three-game set at The Diamond from July 22-24. Bowie has won six consecutive games against Streak .....................................................L2 Richmond dating back to May 10. The Flying Squirrels have lost eight consecutive home games dating back to July 21. Last 5 ......................................................1-4 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have lost nine of their last 12 games since July 28. Overall this season, the Richmond offense ranks Last 10 ...................................................3-7 last in the league with a .218 batting average. The pitching staff has combined for a 3.73 team ERA, which is ninth in the circuit. Richmond’s -144 run differential is last in the league (next closest is Trenton at -19). The previous franchise-worst is -80 in 2017. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO THE BAYSOX had lost three consecutive games and six of their last eight prior to taking the series opener on Friday. The .............. 317,022 Baysox are in second place in the E.L. Western Division’s second-half standings, 2.0 games behind first-place Erie. Bowie’s 2019 Home Attendance pitching staff has combined for a 3.28 ERA, best in the league. The Baysox offense has combined to hit .245, which is third in Home Openings ..................................53 the league. Bowie’s roster includes 11 of MLB.com’s top-30 Orioles prospects, including Yusniel Diaz (5 - on IL), Dean Kremer (8), ...................5,982 Michael Baumann (9), Zac Lowther (10), Ryan McKenna (13), Cody Sedlock (17), Alex Wells (20), Rylan Bannon (24), Mason McCoy Average Attendance (25), Zac Pop (26 - on IL) and Brett Cumberland (30). FOR RICHMOND: Left-hander Caleb Baragar makes his 17th start for the Flying Squirrels this season and his first against the RICHMOND vs. BOWIE Baysox. He faced the Baysox in his Double-A debut as a reliever and allowed four unearned runs in 0.2 innings. In his most 2019 vs. Bowie ...................................3-8 recent start, Baragar allowed four runs over 5.0 innings on Monday in Altoona in a no-decision. Over his last eight starts since June 25, Baragar has gone 1-4 with a 5.61 ERA (27 ER/43.1 IP). In his previous seven starts from May 19-June 20, Baragar went at Richmond ....................................1-4 2-0 with a 2.27 ERA (10 ER/39.2 IP). Prior to joining Richmond, Baragar made one start with Triple-A Sacramento on May 2 and at Bowie .......................................... 2-4 allowed five runs over 4.1 innings in a no-decision. He began the season with A-Adv. San Jose and went 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA in four starts and one relief outing. Baragar was drafted by the Giants in the ninth round in 2016 out of Indiana University and is in All-Time vs. Bowie .....................107-113 his fourth professional season. For more on Baragar, see page two. at Richmond ............................. 62-54 Right-hander Sean Hjelle makes his Double-A debut in the second game of today’s double-header. He began the season with at Bowie ..................................... 45-59 Single-A Augusta, going 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA in nine starts. He was promoted to A-Adv. San Jose on May 20 and posted a 5-5 record with a 2.78 ERA in 14 starts. His ERA ranked second in the California League among pitchers during the time he was in the league and had the third-most innings pitched (77.2). Hjelle was drafted by the Giants in the second round in 2018 out of the ON THE HOMESTAND University of Kentucky. For more on Hjelle, see page two. Games ....................................................... 1 Record ................................................... 0-1 FOR BOWIE: Right-hander Dean Kremer makes his 15th start of the season for the Baysox and his second against the Flying Squirrels. On July 24, Kremer worked 6.0 scoreless innings at The Diamond in a win. Last time out, he tossed 6.2 innings against Portland and allowed three runs with eight strikeouts in a win. Kremer was traded to the Orioles on July 18, 2018 as part of the Batters deal that sent Manny Machado to the Dodgers. He is ranked by MLB.com as the Orioles’ No. 8 prospect. Batting Average ..................... .161 (5/31) Right-hander Cody Sedlock makes his second start and fifth overall for the Baysox this season. His only other start came against RISP .......................................... .000 (0/2) the Flying Squirrels on July 22, and he worked 5.0 hitless, scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. Sedlock pitched 13 games (10 starts) for the A-Adv. Frederick Keys to begin the year and went 4-1 with a 2.36 ERA. He was drafted by the Orioles in the first Runs/Runs Per Game ......................1/1.0 round (27th overall) in 2016 and is ranked by MLB.com as the Orioles’ No. 17 prospect. Home Runs .............................................. 1 TOP OF THE CLASS: The Flying Squirrels received top two prospects in the Giants’ system on Friday with the additions of Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos. Bart is ranked first and Ramos is ranked second both MLB.com and Baseball America’s top-30 Giants Pitchers prospects lists. Bart is the highest drafted player in Flying Squirrels history (2nd overall - 2018). Ramos is the third-highest draft- ed player in franchise history (19th overall - 2017), trailing Tyler Beede (14th overall - 2014). All time, the Flying Squirrels roster ERA ..............................3.00 (3 ER/9.0 IP) has featured 22 players selected in the first round of the MLB Draft. Bart is also the highest ranked player on Baseball America’s Starter W/L ........................................... 0-1 Top 100 prospects list (No. 17) in Flying Squirrels franchise history. Starter ERA ................ 4.50 (3 ER/6.0 IP) YOUTH MOVEMENT: Outfielder Heliot Ramos became the youngest player in Flying Squirrels franchise history (19 years, Reliever W/L ........................................ 0-0 336 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- ond-youngest player in the Eastern League this season behind Harrisburg’s Luis Garcia. Reliever ERA ..............0.00 (0 ER/3.0 IP) Saves/Opps ........................................ 0/0 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 a 3.57 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 THIS DATE IN HISTORY lowest in the EL since 1990 (3.33). The league’s offenses have combined to hit .239, the lowest of all MiLB full-season leagues, which is down from .253 last season and the lowest in the EL since 1971 (.234). Richmond’s offense has been held to a .218 In 2013, the Flying Squirrels beat the batting average, which would be tied for the sixth-lowest since the EL became a Double-A circuit in 1963 (tied with 1972 Elmira New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 7-2, in 13 Pioneers). The last team with a lower average was the 1967 York White Roses (.217). innings. The game was tied, 1-1, head- A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: On the season, the Flying Squirrels have won seven series, lost 23 and split five.