Harrisburg Senators (10-22) Vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (20-13) RHP Luis Reyes (2-3, 6.07) Vs
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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Harrisburg Senators (10-22) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (20-13) RHP Luis Reyes (2-3, 6.07) vs. RHP Sean Hjelle (3-0, 3.49) Friday, June 11, 2021 | Game #34 | Home Game #22 6:35 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS 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) Mon., June 14 OFF DAY Tues., June 15 at Somerset 7:05 p.m. RHP Caleb Kilian (1-0, 2.25) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels swept a double-header against the Harrisburg Senators. In Game 1, the Flying Squirrels won, 8-1. Caleb Kilian picked up his first Double-A win in a complete-game performance. He allowed one run over his seven innings 2021 FLYING SQUIRRELS with three strikeouts. Richmond scored four runs in the first inning.Heliot Ramos led off the frame with a solo homer, his fourth Overall Record .............................. 20-13 of the season. Three more runs scored in the frame on a pair of errors. Harrisburg scored its lone run of the game in the second First Half .......................................... 20-13 with a sac fly by Drew Mendoza. Richmond again scored four runs in the third.Shane Matheny led off the inning with a solo homer, his second of the year. Kyle Mottice added a two-run double and scored on an RBI double by Sandro Fabian. In Game Home ...................................................12-9 2, the Flying Squirrels won, 1-0, in five innings. Ryan Howard led off the second with a double and later scored on a sac fly by Road ......................................................8-4 Andy Sugilio. Ronnie Williams worked 4.0 scoreless innings in his first Richmond start.Frank Rubio tossed a scoreless fifth before rain halted play with one out in the bottom of the inning. The game was completed early in the fifth due to rain. Place (AA-NE Southwest) .......4th/-4.0 Streak ................................................... W4 TODAY’S GAMES: The Flying Squirrels play the fourth of a six-game series against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, at The Diamond. This series marks the only trip to Richmond this season for the Senators. The Last 5 ......................................................4-1 Flying Squirrels played the Senators on their first road trip of the season from May 11-16 at FNB Field. Richmond won the first Last 10 .................................................. 6-4 three games of the series, capped by a no-hitter on May 13. Harrisburg recovered to win the final three games of the series, earning a six-game split. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have won five of their last six games. They are in fourth place in the six-team Double-A Northeast ...............66,886 Southwest Division, 4.0 games behind first-place Bowie. For the season, the Richmond offense is ranked eighth in the league 2021 Home Attendance with a .236 batting average. The pitching staff is ranked second in the league with a 3.23 ERA for the season. Home Openings ...................................19 Average Attendance ...................3,520 THE SENATORS have lost ten of their last 13 games and are currently in sixth place in the Double-A Northeast, 13.5 games behind first-place Bowie and 7.5 games behind Richmond. The Harrisburg offense is ranked 12th in the league with a .183 bat- ting average. The Senators pitching staff is ranked third in the league this season with a 3.56 ERA. Harrisburg's roster includes four of MLB.com's top Nationals prospects, including LHP Tim Cate (8), 1B Drew Mendoza (11), SS Jackson Cluff (17 - on IL) and RICHMOND vs. HARRISBURG Jakson Reetz (26). 2021 vs. Harrisburg ......................... 6-3 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Sean Hjelle makes his seventh start of the 2021 season and his second against Harrisburg. at Richmond .................................. 3-0 Last time out, he pitched a Double-A high 6.0 innings en route to his third win of the year last Friday against Altoona to pick up ..................................3-3 his third win of the season. He faced the Senators on May 12 at FNB Field and picked up a win after allowing one run over 5.1 at Harrisburg innings with six strikeouts. In 2019, Hjelle climbed three levels in the Giants’ system. He began the year with Single-A Augusta All-Time vs. Harrisburg ............... 87-90 for nine starts, made 14 starts with A-Adv. San Jose and joined the Flying Squirrels for five starts at the end of the year. Hjelle at Richmond ..............................49-43 finished the year ranked fourth in the Giants organization in strikeouts (139) and fifth in ERA (3.32). He enters the 2021 season rated by Baseball America as the Giants’ No. 13 prospect. Hjelle was drafted in the second round in 2018 out of the University at Harrisburg .............................38-47 of Kentucky. For more on Hjelle, see page two. FOR HARRISBURG: Right-hander Luis Reyes makes his seventh start of the season and his second against the Flying Squirrels. ON THE HOMESTAND In his most recent outing on Saturday, Reyes picked up a win after tossing 5.0 scoreless innings with no walks and six strikeouts. That followed a loss on May 30 at Bowie where he allowed a season-high seven runs over 3.2 innings. Reyes pitched against Games ...................................................... 9 Richmond on May 14 in Harrisburg and collected a season-high nine strikeouts while allowing three runs over 5.1 innings in a Record .................................................. 5-4 no-decision. He is in his eighth professional season, all with the Nationals organization, and his second with the Senators. He pitched for Harrisburg in 2018, going 5-6 with a 5.18 ERA in 12 starts. Reyes spent all of the 2019 season with High-A Potomac, going 5-5 with a 4.81 ERA in 31 outing (seven starts). Batters DOUBLE DIP: The Flying Squirrels played their fourth double-header of the 2021 season on Thursday, sweeping the pair of Batting Average ............. .205 (54/263) games against the Senators. On the season, the Flying Squirrels have gone 7-1 in double-headers, including three sweeps (May RISP ........................................ .179 (10/56) 8 vs. Hartford, May 29 at Reading and June 10 vs. Harrisburg). Dating back to August 28, 2019, the Flying Squirrels are 9-1 in their last ten double-header games. Harrisburg has played two double-headers this season. They were swept in a pair of games Runs/Runs Per Game ..................34/3.8 by the Bowie Baysox on May 30 prior to Thursday’s sweep at The Diamond. Dating back to August 7, 2019, the Senators are Home Runs ............................................. 9 2-6 in their last four double-headers. FABULOUS FABIAN: Over his last eight games since June 1, Sando Fabian is batting .526 (10-for-19) with one homer, four dou- Pitchers bles and seven RBIs while scoring three runs. Last Friday, he hit his third home run of the season. He followed on Saturday by ERA ......................... 3.84 (32 ER/75.0 IP) going 3-for-4 with a run scored, a Double-A career high in hits. He entered as a pinch-hitter on Tuesday against Harrisburg and drove a two-run double. In the first game of Thursday’s double-header, Fabian went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles. Fabian hit .184 Starter W/L ...........................................4-3 through his first 18 games of the season, but his performance since June 1 has raised his season average to .279. Starter ERA .............3.43 (17 ER/44.2 IP) STRINGING THEM TOGETHER: Vince Fernandez homered in back-to-back games for the second time this year earlier this Reliever W/L ...........................................1-1 week. Fernandez homered on Sunday against Altoona, a two-run shot, and followed with a solo home run against the Senators Reliever ERA ............5.34 (18 ER/30.1 IP) in the series opener on Tuesday. He also went deep in back-to-back games in Harrisburg on May 15 and May 16. Saves/Opps ........................................ 2/2 LOBBYING IN THE UPPER HOUSE: Vince Fernandez has clubbed four home runs in 19 at-bats against the Senators during the 2021 season. He is batting .368 (7-for-19) against Harrisburg on the year. In 2019 as a member of the Hartford Yard Goats THIS DATE IN HISTORY (Colorado Rockies), Fernandez hit .235 (8-for-34) with two homers. In 2011, the Flying Squirrels beat the TORRES ON A TEAR: In his last five games since June 1,Bryan Torres is batting .500 (7-for-14) with one double and one RBI. Portland Sea Dogs, 4-1, at Hadlock He has seen time defensively this season at catcher and second base. Torres is in his first Double-A season. Prior to 2021, he had not played higher than the rookie level. Field. Carlos Moncrief opened the scoring with an RBI groundout in the THE ‘PEN IS MIGHTY: The Flying Squirrels’ relievers have the second-best bullpen ERA in the Double-A Northeast at 2.97 on fourth. Hunter Cole stretched the lead the season, trailing only Harrisburg (2.28). The bullpen leads the league with 12 saves. Patrick Ruotolo and Norwith Gudino are tied for third in the Double-A Northeast this season with four saves each.