Portland Sea Dogs (45-61, 18-21) Richmond Flying Squirrels (39-66, 16-22) LHP Daniel Mcgrath (2-0, 1.46) Vs
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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Portland Sea Dogs (45-61, 18-21) Richmond Flying Squirrels (39-66, 16-22) LHP Daniel McGrath (2-0, 1.46) vs. LHP Caleb Baragar (3-3, 3.73) Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | Game #106 | Home Game #55 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., Aug. 1 Portland 6:35 p.m. LHP Matthew Kent (4-3, 2.84) vs. RHP Alfred Gutierrez (6-4, 4.35) Fri., Aug. 2 at Harrisburg 7 p.m. RHP Logan Webb (1-3, 2.27) vs. RHP Steven Fuentes (5-4, 2.69) Sat., Aug. 3 at Harrisburg 6 p.m. LHP Garrett Williams (4-8, 3.97) vs. TBD Sun., Aug. 4 at Harrisburg 1 p.m. RHP Brandon Lawson (4-6, 3.88) vs. RHP Kyle McGowin (0-0, 3.60) YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels dropped the homestand opener to the Portland Sea Dogs, 9-3. Portland scored five runs in 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS the second inning and four in the ninth inning. Trailing 5-0 in the fourth, Jacob Heyward drove a two-run homer, his ninth of the year, to pull the Flying Squirrels back within three. The Flying Squirrels closed the gap to 5-3 in the sixth with a sac fly by Overall Record ............................. 39-66 Jalen Miller. After surrendering five runs in the second, four of them with two outs,Brandon Lawson recovered to throw four First Half ..........................................23-44 scoreless innings on the rest of his outing. Caleb Simpson pitched two scoreless innings of relief. Second Half .................................... 16-22 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the second of a three-game home series against the Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A Home ................................................ 15-39 affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. This series is Portland’s first and only trip to Richmond this season. The two teams previously Road .................................................24-27 met for a three-game set in Portland from June 4-6 and Richmond won two of the three games. This series marks Richmond’s final set of the year against a team from the Eastern Division. The Flying Squirrels have lost five straight home games since July Place (E.L. Western) ............... 5th/-12.5 21 and 10 of the last 11 home games since July 5. Streak .....................................................L2 Last 5 .................................................... 3-2 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS won three of four games on the last road trip after losing six of seven on the last homestand. Overall this season, the Richmond offense ranks last in the league with a .219 batting average. The pitching staff has combined for a Last 10 .................................................. 4-6 3.85 team ERA, which is 11th in the circuit. Richmond’s -129 run differential is last in the league (next closest is Trenton at -24). The previous franchise-worst is -80 in 2017. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO THE SEA DOGS have lost four of their last seven games since last Wednesday, including dropping three-of-four at Harrisburg 2019 Home Attendance ............. 297,287 over the weekend. The Portland pitching staff has a 3.14 ERA in the month of July, which is tied for third-best in the league. Home Openings ..................................50 Overall for the season, Sea Dogs pitchers have combined for a 3.75 ERA, which is tenth in the Eastern League. The Portland Average Attendance ...................5,946 offense is ranked ninth in the circuit with a .237 batting average. The Sea Dogs’ roster includes eight of MLB.com’s Top-30 Red Sox prospects, including Bobby Dalbec (2), Bryan Mata (3), Jarren Duran (4), C.J. Chatham (10), Durbin Feltman (17), Marcus Wilson (18), Eduard Bazardo (26) and Denyi Reyes (27). RICHMOND vs. PORTLAND FOR RICHMOND: Left-hander Caleb Baragar makes his 15th start for the Flying Squirrels this season and his first against Port- 2019 vs. Portland ............................. 2-2 land. Last time out, he allowed three runs over 5.0 innings at Altoona on Friday. Over his last six starts since June 25, Baragar at Richmond ................................... 0-1 has gone 1-3 with a 5.10 ERA (20 ER/32.2 IP). In his previous seven starts from May 19-June 20, Baragar went 2-0 with a 2.27 at Portland ....................................... 2-1 ERA (10 ER/39.2 IP). Prior to joining Richmond, Baragar made one start with Triple-A Sacramento on May 2 and 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 All-Time vs. Portland ....................31-27 and one relief outing. Baragar was drafted by the Giants in the ninth round in 2016 out of Indiana University and is in his fourth at Richmond ................................15-13 professional season. For more on Baragar, see page two. at Portland ....................................16-14 FOR PORTLAND: Left-hander Daniel McGrath makes his tenth start and his 22nd overall appearance of the season for the Sea Dogs. It is also his first outing against Richmond. In his most recent start, McGrath worked a season-high 8.0 scoreless innings ON THE HOMESTAND and allowed two hits. Over his last eight Double-A outings since June 8 (seven starts), McGrath has gone 1-0 with a 0.20 ERA Games ....................................................... 1 (1 ER/43.2). He is in his second Double-A season and was signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent from Australia on January 7, 2013. Record ................................................... 0-1 PITCHERS’ DELIGHT: The 2019 season has been the “Year of the Pitcher” in the Eastern League. There have been seven Batters no-hitters thrown in the league this year, two shy of the record nine no-hitters in 1967. On the season, the league has combined for a 3.59 ERA, the second-lowest in all of minor league baseball’s full-season leagues, down from last year’s mark of 4.01 and Batting Average .................. .250 (8/32) the lowest in the EL since 1990 (3.33). The league’s offenses have combined to hit .239, tied with the South Atlantic League for RISP ........................................... .286 (2/7) the lowest of all MiLB full-season leagues, which is down from .253 last season and the lowest in the EL since 1971 (.234). Rich- Runs/Runs Per Game ....................3/3.0 mond’s offense has been held to a .219 batting average, which would be tied for the seventh-lowest (1967 Williamsport Mets, 1967 Binghamton Triples & 1975 Trois-Rivieres Aigles) since the EL became a Double-A circuit in 1963. The last time a team had Home Runs .............................................. 1 a lower batting average in the Eastern League in 1971 (Elmira Pioneers - .218). A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: On the season, the Flying Squirrels have won six series, lost 21 and split five. Five of Pitchers their six series wins have come on the road. Richmond had lost three straight series prior to winning two-of-three in Hartford ERA ..............................6.00 (6 ER/9.0 IP) from July 15-17, their first series win since a three-game sweep in Binghamton from June 21-23. They followed with a series loss Starter W/L ........................................... 0-1 to Erie from July 18-21 and a three-game sweep by Bowie from July 22-24, but won three of four in Altoona over the weekend. Starter ERA .................7.50 (5 ER/6.0 IP) TROUBLE AT HOME: Since May 23, the Flying Squirrels have gone 6-24 in 30 home games. Richmond has lost eight of the last Reliever W/L ........................................ 0-0 nine home series since May 21, with the only exception being a four-game split against Hartford from June 27-30. After starting Reliever ERA ...............3.00 (1 ER/3.0 IP) the year 5-2 at home through April 18, Richmond has posted a 10-37 record in 47 games at The Diamond since April 20. Rich- mond’s only home series win the year was their first set of the season when they won three-of-four against Hartford from April Saves/Opps ........................................ 0/0 4-7. Away from The Diamond, the Flying Squirrels are 11-7 in their last 18 road games since June 20. THIS DATE IN HISTORY A LITTLE RELIEF: Over the last 45 games since June 9, the Richmond bullpen has combined to post a 2.60 ERA (48 ER/166.0 IP) with 153 strikeouts and 70 walks. On the season, Richmond’s 3.65 bullpen ERA is the second-highest in the league. Ryan In 2013, former Flying Squirrels out- Halstead has gone 1-2 with a 0.86 ERA (3 ER/31.1 IP) in his last 20 games since May 5. Melvin Adon has posted a 1.00 ERA fielder Roger Kieschnick made his (3 ER/27.0) in 22 games since May 19 with 11 saves in 12 attempts, adding 34 strikeouts and 11 walks. Tyler Cyr has posted a MLB debut for the Giants in Philadel- 1.56ERA (3 ER/23.1 IP) in his last 16 games since June 5. Raffi Vizcaino has a 1.35 ERA (3 ER/20.0 IP) in his last 13 appearances since June 11. Caleb Simpson has a 1.20 ERA (2 ER/15.0 IP) in his last 12 outings since June 18. Carlos Navas has combined for a phia. As the starting left fielder, he 1.52 ERA (4 ER/23.2 IP) in his 12 total appearances with the Flying Squirrels this year.