Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Reading Fightin Phils (6-7) vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels (7-7) RHP Adonis Medina (0-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Alfred Gutierrez (0-1, 7.94) Monday, April 22, 2019 | Game #15 | Home Game #10 6:35 p.m. | The Diamond | Richmond, Va. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Tues., April 23 Reading 6:35 p.m. LHP David Parkinson (1-1, 4.50) vs. RHP Logan Webb (1-1, 2.81) Wed., April 24 Reading 10:35 a.m. LHP Bailey Falter (1-1, 3.97) vs. LHP Conner Menez (1-1, 0.61) Thurs., April 25 OFF DAY Fri., April 26 at Altoona 6 p.m. LHP Garrett Williams (0-1, 3.46) vs. TBD SATURDAY: The Flying Squirrels were shut out in both games of a double-header against the Altoona 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS Curve, 2-0 and 1-0. The Richmond offense was held to one hit in each game. In the first game of the ...................................7-7 double-header, Altoona brought home the game’s only runs in the fifth after a pair of walks issued by Overall Record Garrett Williams and RBIs by Jason Delay and James Marvel. For Altoona, Marvel pitched a complete Home ............................................... 5-4 game and allowed one hit. In game two, Yoanys Quiala threw 5.0 scoreless innings and the game went Road ................................................. 2-3 into extra innings tied. Jared Oliva drove in the game’s only run in the top of the eighth with a two-out Place (E.L. Western) .............T-3rd/-6.0 single. Altoona’s Pedro Vasquez pitched 6.0 scoreless innings. Streak .....................................................L2 Last 5 ......................................................1-4 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels continue a six-game homestand with the first of three games against the Reading Fightin Phils, Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The two teams met for a Last 10 .................................................. 4-6 rain-shortened, two-game series in Reading on April 13 and 14. Reading won the first game of the series, 5-1, and Flying Squirrels came from behind to win the second game, 7-3, behind homers from Jalen Miller HOME ATTENDANCE INFO and Chris Shaw. 2019 Home Attendance ............... 48,682 .....................................7 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS: Dating back to last Tuesday in Hartford, the Flying Squirrels have dropped Home Openings four of the last five games. In that stretch, Richmond has been outscored 24-14 and has hit .190 (27/142) Average Attendance ...................6,954 as a team. Over the last two games, which were played as a double-header on Saturday against Altoona, the Flying Squirrels have hit .043 (2/47) and have not scored a run. Richmond’s team batting average has dropped to .217, which is 10th in the league. The pitching staff holds a 2.67 ERA on the year, which RICHMOND vs. READING is second in the league. 2019 vs. Reading .................................1-1 at Richmond .................................. 0-0 THE FIGHTIN PHILS: Prior to this series, Reading was swept in a rain-shortened two-game set by Harris- at Reading .........................................1-1 burg. The Fightin Phils have lost four of their last five games dating back to April 14. Reading’s pitching All-Time vs. Reading.....................61-74 has combined for a 3.25 ERA, fourth-best in the Eastern League. The team’s .211 batting average is tied for last in the circuit with Bowie. Reading’s roster includes eight of the Phillies’ Top-30 prospects on MLB. at Richmond ............................. 35-30 com: Adonis Medina (2), Adam Haseley (3), Mickey Moniak (9), Arquimedes Gamboa (13), Mauricio Llove- at Reading ................................. 26-44 ra (15), David Parkinson (21), Kyle Dohy (22) and Cornedlius Randolph (25). ON THE HOMESTAND FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Alfred Gutierrez makes his third start as a member of the Giants orga- Games ...................................................... 3 nization after spending the previous seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers. It is also his first start in his Record ................................................... 1-2 career against Reading. In his season debut on April 9 Gutierrez faced the minimum over his first three innings before allowing four runs in the fourth. Last time out, he was hit with a loss after allowing six runs (one earned) in the second inning last Tuesday at Hartford. Last year, he spent time at three levels Batters and made seven starts for the Erie SeaWolves in the Eastern League. He spent most of the season split Batting Average .................. .156 (12/77) between the starting rotation and bullpen with A-Adv. Lakeland and was named a Florida State League RISP ........................................... .167 (2/12) Mid-Season All-Star. For more on Gutierrez, see page two. Runs/Runs Per Game .................... 8/2.7 FOR READING: Philadelphia’s top-ranked pitching prospect (MLB.com & Baseball America), Adonis Me- Home Runs ............................................. 3 dina, makes his third start of 2019. He has not pitched since he faced the Flying Squirrels on April 14 in Reading and allowed three earned runs over 5.0 innings in a no-decision. Last year, Medina pitched for Pitchers A-Adv. Clearwater and went 10-4 with a 4.12 ERA in 22 outings (21 starts), earning a selection for the Sir- ERA ............................ 1.96 (5 ER/23.0 IP) iusXM All-Star Futures Game at Nationals Park in July. Medina finished the season ranked tied for fourth in the Florida State League in wins (10) and third in strikeouts (123). Starter W/L .............................................1-1 Starter ERA ................1.93 (3 ER/14.0 IP) BLANK SPACE: On Saturday, the Flying Squirrels were shut out in both games of a double-header and Reliever W/L ........................................ 0-0 held to just one hit in each game. It marked the second time the Squirrels have been blanked in both Reliever ERA ............ 1.80 (2 ER/10.0 IP) games of a double-header and the first since May 24, 2017 against Binghamton. It was also the first Saves/Opps ........................................ 0/0 time the team has ever been held to one hit in each game of a double-header while being shut out. The Flying Squirrels have been shut out in back-to-back games six times in team history. The last time the Flying Squirrels were shut out in back-to-back games in a series was August 25-26, a pair of 3-0 losses THIS DATE IN HISTORY at Altoona. The team has dropped three straight games without scoring a run twice: August 25-27, 2018 In 2014, the Flying Squirrels beat the against Altoona and Reading and June 25-27, 2015 against Trenton and New Britain. Reading Fightin Phils, 11-5, behind eight runs over the final two innings. POWER SURGE: The Flying Squirrels went into last Sunday as one of four teams in the minors without Reading led, 4-3, heading into the a home run hit on the year. Over the last seven games, the Richmond offense has hit eight homers, eighth before the Richmond offense including three by Jalen Miller, two by Chris Shaw, two by Ryan Howard and one by Jonah Arenado. poured on six runs in the frame. Jar- Richmond hit a season-high three homers on Thursday night against Altoona, the first three at home this rett Parker finished the game 4-for-6 season. with three doubles, a triple and three RBIs. The three doubles matched a MILLER TIME: Over his last seven games, Jalen Miller has hit .324 (11/34) with three homers, a double franchise record for a single game. and six RBIs. He clubbed three homers over his four games from April 14-18. He had picked up at least Skylar Stromsmoe added two hits, one hit in eight of his last nine games and at least one RBI in five of his last six games prior to going hitless including a double, and drove in two in both games of Saturday’s double-header. runs. Matt Duffy also had two hits and ARENADO: After hitting .200 in 2018, Jonah Arenado is leading the Flying Squirrels with a .350 batting drove in two runs. average on the season, which is ranked sixth in the Eastern League. He is also ranked eighth in the league with a .409 on-base percentage. On Thursday, he went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, a double and a two-run homer, his first longball of the year. He has at least one hit in nine of his last 12 games. TAKE A WALK: Jacob Heyward’s 11 walks on the season are tied for second in the Eastern League he is ranked tied for first in the circuit with a .500 on-base percentage. Heyward’s walk percentage (27.5%) is second in the league and third in all of MiLB. On balls put in play, Heyward is batting .500, which is tied for first in the Eastern League. SHAWESOME: Over his last seven games, Chris Shaw has hit .318 (7/22) with two homers, a double, a triple, six RBIs, one walk and five runs scored. Over his first five games, Shaw hit .214 (3/14) with one RBI. PROSPECT WATCH: The Flying Squirrels’ roster features eight of Baseball America’s top-30 Giants pros- pects, including right-handed pitcher Logan Webb (6), outfielderChris Shaw (11), right-handed pitcher Melvin Adon (12), outfielderHeath Quinn (15), left-handed pitcher Garrett Williams (21), infielderRyan Howard (24), left-handed pitcher Conner Menez (25) and infielderJalen Miller (30). Seven players are also on MLB.com’s top-30 Giants prospects, including Webb (5), Shaw (11), Quinn (13), Adon (15), Williams (20), Howard (27) and Miller (28).