Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Harrisburg Senators (10-20) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (18-13) LHP Carson Teel (1-2, 3.55) vs. RHP Caleb Kilian (0-0, 3.00) RHP Andrew Lee (0-1, 0.71) vs. RHP Ronnie Williams (3-1, 1.62) Thursday, June 10, 2021 | Games #32/33 | Home Games #20/21 4:35 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Fri., June 11 Harrisburg 6:35 p.m. RHP Luis Reyes (2-3, 6.07 vs. RHP Sean Hjelle (3-0, 3.49) 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 TUESDAY: The Flying Squirrels won the series opener against the Harrisburg Senators, 4-0. Trenton Toplikar worked 6.0 in- nings to pick up his first Double-A win. Raffi Vizcaino, Joey Marciano and Jose Marte each pitched a scoreless inning. Vince 2021 FLYING SQUIRRELS Fernandez gave the Flying Squirrels the lead and their first hit of the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Overall Record ................................18-13 Andres Angulo, playing his first game back with the Flying Squirrels after playing for Colombia in the Olympic qualifiers, drove First Half ............................................18-13 an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth that plated Heliot Ramos. In the bottom of the seventh, Sandro Fabian entered as a pinch-hitter and drove in Ryan Howard and Bryan Torres to extend the lead to 4-0. The game was played in two hours and 21 Home ...................................................10-9 minutes, which was the fastest game of the year so far for the Flying Squirrels. Harrisburg outhit Richmond, 4-0, but went 0-for-9 Road ......................................................8-4 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base. Place (AA-NE Southwest) .......5th/-4.5 TODAY’S GAMES: The Flying Squirrels play the second and third of a six-game series against the Harrisburg Senators, Dou- Streak ................................................... W2 ble-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, at The Diamond. This series marks the only trip to Richmond this season for the Senators. The Flying Squirrels played the Senators on their first road trip of the season from May 11-16 at FNB Field. Richmond Last 5 .................................................... 3-2 won the first three games of the series, capped by a no-hitter on May 13. Harrisburg recovered to win the final three games of Last 10 .................................................. 6-4 the series, earning a six-game split. THE FLYING SQUIRRELS won three of their last four games. They are in fifth place in the six-team Double-A Northeast South- HOME ATTENDANCE INFO west Division, 4.5 games behind first-place Bowie. For the season, the Richmond offense is ranked eighth in the league with a 2021 Home Attendance ...............62,563 .236 batting average. The pitching staff is second fourth in the league with a 3.41 ERA for the season. Home Openings ...................................18 THE SENATORS have lost eight of their last 11 games and are currently in sixth place in the Double-A Northeast, 12.0 games Average Attendance ...................3,476 behind first-place Bowie and 7.5 games behind Richmond. The Harrisburg offense is ranked 12th in the league with a .184 bat- ting average. The Senators pitching staff is ranked third in the league this season with a 3.46 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 Jakson Reetz (26). RICHMOND vs. HARRISBURG 2021 vs. Harrisburg ..........................4-3 FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Caleb Kilian makes his third Double-A start and first against the Senators in Game 1. In his first two outings for Richmond, Kilian has worked 9.0 innings and allowed three runs, all scoring in the first inning. He opened the at Richmond ................................... 1-0 season with High-A Eugene, going 3-0 with a 1.25 ERA in four starts with 32 strikeouts in 21.2 innings. He was named High-A at Harrisburg ..................................3-3 West Pitcher of the Week twice in the three weeks he spent with the Emeralds. He was drafted by the Giants in the eighth round ............... 85-90 in 2019 out of Texas Tech, where he was a First-Team All-Big 12 pitcher. For more on Kilian, see page two. All-Time vs. Harrisburg at Richmond ..............................47-43 Right-hander Ronnie Williams makes his first start of the season in Game 2. In his seven relief appearances this year for the at Harrisburg .............................38-47 Flying Squirrels, he has gone 3-1 with a 1.62 ERA. He began the year with a 0.61 ERA through his first five outings, working -be tween 2.0 innings and 3.2 innings in each outing. Williams faced the Senators on May 11 in Harrisburg for his second outing of the season and allowed one run over 3.2 innings, picking up a win. Williams was selected in the second round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals out of American Senior High School in Hialeah, Fla. He was acquired by the Giants in the minor ON THE HOMESTAND league phase of the Rule 5 Draft in December 2020. Games .......................................................7 FOR HARRISBURG: Left-hander Carson Teel makes his seventh start of the season and his second against Richmond in Game Record ...................................................3-4 1. Last time out, Teel worked 7.0 innings and allowed one run in a win against Portland at FNB Field on Friday. He last faced the Flying Squirrels on May 12 in Harrisburg and worked 6.0 innings, allowing three runs with four strikeouts, and was hit with a loss. Teel was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 16th round in 2018 out of Oklahoma State. In 2019, Teel spent most of the Batters season with High-A Potomac, going 7-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 25 appearances (16 starts). He also pitched three games that season Batting Average ............... .199 (44/221) for Low-A Hagerstown. For his career, Teel has pitched 48 games (28 starts), going 10-6 with a 2.99 ERA. RISP .......................................... .195 (8/41) Right-hander Andrew Lee makes his first start of the season in Game 2. He has posted a 0.71 ERA in five relief outings this year, Runs/Runs Per Game ................. 25/3.6 working between 2.0 and 3.0 innings in each appearance. Last time out, he tossed 3.0 scoreless innings and allowed one hit Home Runs ..............................................7 against Portland on Saturday. Lee was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 11th round of the 2015 MLB Draft out of the University of Tennessee. He reached the Double-A level for the first time in 2019 with Harrisburg, going 0-1 with a 2.56 ERA in 11 appearances, including four starts. Pitchers LET’S PLAY TWO: The Flying Squirrels are playing their fourth double-header of the 2021 season and their second at home. ERA ...........................4.17 (32 ER/63.0 IP) In twinbills this year, the Flying Squirrels have gone 5-1, including sweeps against Hartford at home (May 8) and Reading on Starter W/L ...........................................3-3 the road (May 29). Richmond split a double-header in Reading on May 27. Dating back to August 28, 2019, the Flying Squirrels Starter ERA ............ 4.28 (16 ER/33.2 IP) are 7-1 in their last eight double-header games. Harrisburg has played one previous double-header this season. They were swept in a pair of games by the Bowie Baysox on May 30. Dating back to August 7, 2019, the Senators are 2-4 in their last three Reliever W/L ......................................... 0-1 double-headers. Reliever ERA ........... 5.53 (18 ER/29.1 IP) FABULOUS FABIAN: Over his last seven games since June 1, Sando Fabian is batting .533 (8-for-15) with one homer, two dou- Saves/Opps ........................................ 2/2 bles and six RBIs while scoring three runs. On Friday, he hit his third home run of the season and picked up his second two-hit game of the year. He followed on Saturday by going 3-for-4 with a run scored, a Double-A career high in hits. He entered as a THIS DATE IN HISTORY pinch-hitter on Tuesday against Harrisburg and drove a two-run double. Fabian hit .184 through his first 18 games of the season, but his performance since June 1 has raised his season average to .266. In 2015, the Flying Squirrels beat the Portland Sea Dogs, 5-1, at The Dia- STRINGING THEM TOGETHER: Vince Fernandez has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this year. He went deep in back-to-back games in Harrisburg on May 15 and May 16. Fernandez homered on Sunday against Altoona, a two-run mond. Joe Biagini started the game shot, and followed with a solo home run against the Senators in the series opener on Tuesday. on the mound and pitched 7.0 in- nings, allowing one run. Jose Casilla LOBBYING IN THE UPPER HOUSE: Vince Fernandez clubbed four home runs in 18 at-bats against the Senators during the 2021 season. He is batting .389 (7-for-18) against Harrisburg on the year.