Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Richmond Flying Squirrels (33-58, 10-14) vs. Hartford Yard Goats (49-42, 12-12) RHP Alfred Gutierrez (6-4, 4.02) vs. LHP Ty Culbreth (3-8, 4.42) Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | Game #92 | Road Game #46 12:05 p.m. | Dunkin Donuts Park | Hartford, Conn. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Wed., July 17 at Hartford 12:05 p.m. LHP Garrett Williams (3-7, 3.74) vs. LHP Jack Wynkoop (6-10, 3.15) Thurs., July 18 Erie 6:35 p.m. LHP Trent Szkitnik (1-2, 3.35) vs. RHP Brandon Beachy (3-6, 5.80) Fri., July 19 Erie 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Brandon Lawson (3-5, 4.20) Sat., July 20 Erie 6:05 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Caleb Baragar (2-3, 3.28) YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels dropped the series opener to the Hartford Yard Goats, 5-4. Jacob Heyward brought in the game’s first run in the first inning with an RBI single. Hartford tied the game in the bottom of the first with a sac 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS fly by Alan Trejo. The Yard Goats pulled ahead in the third with an RBI single by Tyler Nevin and added two runs on a Overall Record ............................. 33-56 homer by Bret Boswell to open a 4-1 lead. In the fourth, Zach Houchins brought the Flying Squirrels back within two First Half ..........................................23-44 with an RBI single. Hartford added an additional run in the sixth when Mylz Jones scored on a wild pitch. In the seventh, Bryce Johnson drove a pinch-hit RBI single to close within 5-3. Later in the inning, Peter Maris had a hit robbed on a Second Half ..................................... 10-14 diving catch by Jones to strand runners at second and third. Gio Brusa brought the Flying Squirrels within a run with Home .................................................14-32 a solo homer in the ninth, but Scott Griggs closed out the game for his fifth save. Hartford starter Matt Whitehouse Road ................................................. 19-25 worked a season-high 6.0 innings and tied a career high with eight strikeouts. Place (E.L. Western) .................4th/-9.0 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the second of a three-game road series against the Hartford Yard Goats, Streak ......................................................L1 Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. It is also the sixth of a seven-game road trip to Harrisburg (1-3) and Hartford (0-1). The series is Richmond’s second and final trip to Hartford this season. In their last visit, Hartford took two of three. Last 5 ......................................................1-4 The Flying Squirrels won three games in a four-game set against Hartford to open the season at The Diamond from Last 10 ...................................................3-7 April 4-7. The two teams split a four-game set in Richmond from June 27-30. THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have lost ten of 13 since June 30 after going 7-3 in the previous ten games from June 20-29. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO Over the last 12 games, the Flying Squirrels have been outscored 59-25 (40-17 by Harrisburg, 14-4 by Reading and 5-4 2019 Home Attendance ............. 257,426 by Hartford). In the last 13 games since June 30, Richmond batters have combined to hit .189 (75-for-397) and scored 26 runs (2.0 per game). The pitching staff has combined to post a 4.17 ERA (50 ER/108.0 IP) in that span. Overall this Home Openings ..................................43 season, the Richmond offense ranks last in the league with a .218 batting average. The pitching staff has combined Average Attendance ...................5,987 for a 3.74 team ERA, which is tenth in the circuit. Richmond’s -104 run differential is last in the league (next closest is Portland at -32). RICHMOND vs. HARTFORD THE YARD GOATS have won three straight games since Saturday and seven of the last 10 since July 3. In the five 2019 vs. Hartford .............................. 6-6 games of their current homestand, the Yard Goats have hit .314 (53-for-169) with eight home runs and have scored 32 runs (6.4 runs per game). For the season, Hartford is batting .230 as a team, which is tied for second-lowest in the at Richmond .................................. 5-3 league ahead of Richmond. The Yard Goats lead the Eastern League with a 3.13 team ERA, but they are 11th in July with at Hartford ........................................1-3 a 4.54 ERA. Hartford’s bullpen has a 2.63ERA this year, second in the league, and leads the league with 36 saves. The Hartford roster includes six of MLB.com’s top-30 Rockies prospects, including Colton Welker (No. 2, NO. 6 3B, No. 57 All-Time vs. Hartford .................. 25-25 overall), Tyler Nevin (6, No. 8 1B), Justin Lawrence (No. 12), Reid Humphreys (No. 17 - on IL), Vince Fernandez (No. 24 - at Richmond ................................ 16-11 suspended) and Bret Boswell (No. 25). at Hartford ................................... 9-15* FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Alfred Gutierrez makes his 18th start of the season for the Flying Squirrels and his third against the Yard Goats. Last time out, he allowed there runs over 4.0 innings at Harrisburg on Thursday in a loss, ON THE ROAD TRIP snapping a three-start winning streak. He has won six of his last nine starts, going 6-2 with a 3.30 ERA (17 ER/46.1 IP) Games ...................................................... 5 since May 26. He pitched in Hartford on April 16 and allowed six runs (one earned) over 1.2 innings in a loss. He pitched against the Yard Goats again on June 28 at home and picked up a win, working 6.0 innings and allowing one run on Record ....................................................1-4 two hits. Gutierrez is in his first season with the Giants organization after spending the previous seven with the Detroit Batters Tigers. Last year, he spent time at three levels and made seven starts for the Erie SeaWolves in the Eastern League. He Batting Average ................ .186 (30/161) spent most of the season split between the starting rotation and bullpen with A-Adv. Lakeland and was named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star. For more on Gutierrez, see page two. RISP ......................................... .231 (9/39) Runs/Runs Per Game .................. 14/2.8 FOR HARTFORD: Left-hander Ty Culbreth makes his 16th start of the season for the Yard Goats and his third against the Flying Squirrels. He last pitched on Thursday against New Hampshire and allowed four runs in 1.2 innings, his shortest Home Runs ............................................. 2 outing of the season. He first faced Richmond at The Diamond on April 7 and worked 5.0 scoreless innings in a win. He picked up another win against the Flying Squirrels in Hartford on April 17, allowing two runs in five innings with seven Pitchers strikeouts. Overall, he is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA (2 ER/10.0 IP) in his two career starts against Richmond. Culbreth was drafted by the Rockies in the eighth round in 2016 out of the University of Texas. ERA ......................... 4.63 (23 ER/43.0 IP) Starter W/L ............................................1-3 HEADING EAST: This series marks the final road set of the season for the Flying Squirrels against the Eastern Division. Richmond is 4-2 against Eastern Division opponents away from The Diamond in the second half and 11-12 overall this Starter ERA ............ 5.63 (15 ER/24.0 IP) season. Reliever W/L ......................................... 0-1 Reliever ERA .............. 4.24 (8 ER/17.0IP) GOING UNDER: Thursday’s loss by the Flying Squirrels against the Harrisburg Senators dropped the team’s overall record to 32-55, marking the first time the team had ever held a record 23 games under .500. Saturday’s loss pushed Saves/Opps ...........................................1/1 the mark further below to 25 games under .500, a new franchise-worst. The mark surpasses the previous low at 22 games under .500, which was reached three separate times during the 2016 season, most recently on August 10, 2016. The Flying Squirrels’ -104 run differential is the worst in Double-A. THIS DATE IN HISTORY SEARCHING FOR HITS: Since resuming play out of the All-Star Break, the Flying Squirrels have combined to hit .186 In 2010 against the Baysox, starting (30-for-161) as a team and have scored 14 runs (2.8 per game) in five games. In the month of July, the Flying Squirrels are batting .192 (70-for-365) and have scored 25 runs (2.1 per game). pitcher David Mixon struck out 10 batters over 7.0 innings of work to A LITTLE RELIEF: Over the last 33 games since June 9, the Richmond bullpen has combined to post a 1.92 ERA (24 become the first pitcher in franchise ER/112.1 IP). On the season, Richmond’s 3.58 bullpen ERA is the second-highest in the league. Since May 5 in 17 games, Ryan Halstead has gone 1-2 with a 1.08 ERA (3 ER/25.0 IP). In his last 16 outings since May 19, Melvin Adon has posted history to record double-digit strike- a 1.13 ERA (3 ER/24.0 IP) with 11 walks and 34 strikeouts, and he has gone 9-for-10 in save attempts. Chase Johnson outs in a single start. Bowie rallied to has a 2.29 ERA (5 ER/19.2 IP) in his last 12 appearances since May 31.