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Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Reading Fightin Phils (22-17) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (15-25) LHP David Parkinson (3-2, 3.69) vs. LHP Garrett Williams (1-3, 4.76) Wednesday, May 22, 2019 | Game #41 | Home Game #25 6:35 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Thurs., May 23 Reading 6:35 p.m. LHP Bailey Falter (3-2, 3.34) vs. RHP Brandon Lawson (1-0, 4.35) Fri., May 24 at Akron 6:35 p.m. LHP Caleb Baragar (1-0, 3.38) vs. TBD Sat., May 25 at Akron 6:35 p.m. LHP Conner Menez (2-2, 2.38) vs. TBD Sun., May 26 at Akron 6:35 p.m. RHP Alfred Gutierrez (0-2, 5.06) vs. TBD YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels won their third straight game, tying the longest winning streak of the year, with an 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS 8-4 win over the Reading Fightin Phils. Richmond scored five runs in the first inning.Jonah Arenado brought home the game’s first run with an RBI groundout.Hamlet Marte hit a bases-clearing, three-run double and later scored on an RBI Overall Record .............................. 15-25 single by Brandon Van Horn. Reading broke onto the scoreboard with a solo homer by Darick Hall in the fourth and Home ...................................................9-15 closed back within two with two runs in the fifth.Chris Shaw extended the lead to 6-3 with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth. Reading plated a run in the sixth to pull within 6-4, but Arenado clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of Road ....................................................6-10 the seventh. Connor Overton improved to 3-0 working 1.2 relief innings and allowing one run. Sam Moll, Sam Wolff, Place (E.L. Western) ............... 5th/-12.5 Ryan Halstead and Melvin Adon combined for three scoreless innings to finish the game. Van Horn had three hits on Streak ....................................................W3 the night. Last 5 .................................................... 3-2 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the second of a three-game series against the Reading Fightin Phils, Dou- Last 10 .................................................. 4-6 ble-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. It is also the sixth of a seven-game homestand against Akron (2-2) and Read- ing (1-0). The Flying Squirrels and Fightin Phils split a rain-shortened, two-game series at FirstEnergy Stadium on April 13 and 14. Reading swept a three-game series in Richmond from April 22-24. The two teams face each other again HOME ATTENDANCE INFO for a five-game series in Reading from May 31-June 3 and again in Richmond from July 4-7. The Flying Squirrels have 2019 Home Attendance ................137,314 won consecutive games for the third straight stretch this season and have tied a season-high three-game win streak. Home Openings ..................................22 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have tied a season-high three game winning streak on the heels of losing nine of 10 games Average Attendance ...................6,242 and going 7-22 from April 16-May 17. The Richmond offense ranks ninth in the league with a .231 batting average and are tied for fourth with 34 homers. The pitching staff has combined for a 4.18 team ERA, which is 11th in the circuit. The Flying Squirrels are looking for their first series win since taking two of three from April 29-May 1 in Bowie and their third RICHMOND vs. READING overall this season. They snapped a four-series losing streak with a four-game split against Akron over the weekend. 2019 vs. Reading .............................. 2-4 THE FIGHTIN PHILS had a four-game winning streak snapped with the loss to Richmond on Tuesday. The Fightin Phils at Richmond ....................................1-3 rank last in the league with a .212 team batting average and sit seventh with a 3.52 team ERA. Reading’s roster includes at Reading .........................................1-1 eight of MLB.com’s Top-30 Philadelphia prospects, including Adonis Medina (2), Adam Haseley (3), JoJo Romero (7), Mickey Moniak (9), Arquimedes Gamboa (13), Mauricio Liovera (15), David Parkinson (21) and Cornelius Randolph (25) All-Time vs. Reading....................62-77 at Richmond ..............................36-33 FOR RICHMOND: Left-hander Garrett Williams takes the mound for his eighth start of the season and his second against at Reading ................................. 26-44 the Fightin Phils. He pitched at Reading on April 14 and allowed three runs over 5.0 innings, picking up a season-high-tying six strikeouts. Last time out, Williams tied a season high with four earned runs allowed over 4.1 innings in a loss against Akron on Friday. He made 14 starts for Richmond last season and went 2-6 with a 6.00 ERA before moving to the bullpen when the ON THE HOMESTAND calendar turned to July. As a reliever, he posted a 5.96 ERA in 18 appearances. Williams is ranked by Baseball America as the Games ...................................................... 5 No. 21 Giants prospect and No. 20 by MLB.com. For more on Williams, see page two. Record .................................................. 3-2 FOR READING: Left-hander David Parkinson makes his seventh start of the season and his second against the Flying Squirrels. The Richmond native made his first-ever professional appearance at The Diamond on April 23 and picked up a win after working 5.2 innings and allowing two runs. Last time out, Parkinson worked 6.0 innings for the second Batters straight start and allowed one run with four strikeouts. Parkinson has combined for a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) over his Batting Average .............. .256 (42/162) last two starts. For his professional career, Parkinson is 15-6 with a 2.00 ERA in 30 starts and nine relief appearances. RISP ......................................... .311 (14/45) Parkinson was drafted by the Phillies in the 12th round in 2017 out of Ole Miss. He attended Mills Godwin High School in nearby Henrico County. Runs/Runs Per Game ..................22/4.4 Home Runs .............................................. 1 STRINGING THEM TOGETHER: The Flying Squirrels have won three straight games for the second time this season. Over the last three games, the Richmond offense is averaging 6.0 runs per game (18 total runs) and hitting .287 (27- for-94). The Flying Squirrels are 5-9 this season in games following a win. The current stretch is the first time the Flying Pitchers Squirrels have won consecutive games since April 14-15 (at Hartford and at Reading). The only other consecutive wins ERA .........................4.40 (22 ER/45.0 IP) this season by the Flying Squirrels were three straight victories over the Hartford Yard Goats to open the season from April 4-6 at The Diamond. Starter W/L ........................................... 2-1 Starter ERA .............4.74 (13 ER/24.2 IP) HOME IS WHERE THE HOMERS AREN’T: The Flying Squirrels have hit 10 home runs at home this season through 24 Reliever W/L ...........................................1-1 games (0.42 per game), down from last year’s pace of 0.55 homers per home game (38 HR/69 Home Games). The Fly- ing Squirrels have ranked last in the league in home runs hit at home each of the last two seasons and three of the last Reliever ERA .............3.98 (9 ER/20.1 IP) four years. Entering 2019, the Flying Squirrels averaged 0.49 home runs per home game for the franchise’s first nine Saves/Opps .........................................3/3 seasons. The lowest single-season home homer rate was in 2015 (20 HR/71 Home Games/0.28 per game). THIS DATE IN HISTORY FREQUENT FLYERS: In 2019, the Flying Squirrels have hit 24 homers on the road in 16 games (1.50 per game), more than any other team in the league. Last year, the Flying Squirrels hit 59 homers in 70 road games (0.84 per game), which In 2014, the Flying Squirrels beat the is the second-highest for a season in team history behind the 2013 season (63 HR/71 Road Games/0.88 per game). New Britain Rock Cats, 5-3. Kelby PITCH IT: Through April 22 in the first 15 games of the season, the Flying Squirrels pitching staff combined for a 2.62 Tomlinson hit a bases-clearing, three- ERA (37 ER/127.0 IP), which was second-best in the Eastern League. Richmond starters had a 2.55 ERA (19 ER/67.0 IP) run triple in the fourth inning and lat- and relievers had a 2.70 ERA (18 ER/60.0 IP). Over the last 25 games dating back to April 23, Richmond pitchers have posted a 5.09 ERA (123 ER/217.1 IP). Over the last three games since Saturday, the Flying Squirrels have posted a 2.67 er came in to score on a wild pitch to ERA (8 ER/27.0 IP). open a 4-1 lead. New Britain closed RISPROBLEMS: For the season, the Flying Squirrels are batting .210 (69-for-328) with runners in scoring position, back within a run in the seventh, but which is ranked last in the Eastern League. With runners in scoring position and two outs, Richmond is batting .200 (32-for-160) for the season, which is also last in the league. When the bases are empty, the Flying Squirrels are batting the Flying Squirrels pushed the lead .248 (179-for-723), which is second in the circuit. Overall with runners on base, the team is batting .209 (115-for-551), to 5-3 in the eighth when Skyler which is also last in the E.L.