Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3001 N Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond, VA 23230 | 804-359-3866 | SquirrelsBaseball.com | @GoSquirrels Richmond Flying Squirrels (44-77, 21-33) vs. Bowie Baysox (66-55, 36-17) RHP Sean Hjelle (0-1, 9.00) vs. RHP Tyler Herb (2-2, 4.83) Thursday, August 15, 2019 | Game #122 | Road Game #62 7:05 p.m. | Prince George’s Stadium | Bowie, Md. Radio: Sports Radio 910 The Fan & 105.1 FM | TV: MiLB.TV UPCOMING GAMES & PROBABLE PITCHERS Fri., Aug. 16 Harrisburg 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. LHP Caleb Baragar (3-5, 3.70) Sat., Aug. 17 Harrisburg 6:05 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Alfred Gutierrez (7-5, 4.22) Sun., Aug. 18 Harrisburg 1:05 p.m. TBD vs. RHP Chase Johnson (0-5, 4.05) Mon., Aug. 19 Erie 6:35 p.m. RHP Anthony Castro (5-2, 4.34) vs. RHP Brandon Lawson (5-8, 3.63) YESTERDAY: The Flying Squirrels were shut out for the second straight game and the 17th time this season, tying a franchise record, with a 4-0 loss to the Baysox. Brandon Lawson worked 7.0 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) with one walk 2019 FLYING SQUIRRELS and five strikeouts. Bowie scored its first run on an error in the second inning. Carlos Perez added an RBI single in the sixth. In Overall Record .............................. 44-77 the eighth, Perez hit a two-run homer to stretch the lead to 4-0. Richmond had four hits in the game and never got a runner to ..........................................23-44 second base. First Half Second Half .....................................21-34 TODAY’S GAME: The Flying Squirrels play the finale of a four-game series against the Bowie Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the .................................................16-44 Baltimore Orioles. Today’s game is the eighth of eight consecutive games against the Baysox for the Flying Squirrels. The two Home teams split a rain-shortened, two-game series at The Diamond from April 9-10. The Flying Squirrels won two of three in Bowie Road .................................................28-33 from April 29-May 1. Bowie swept a rain-shortened, two-game set at Prince George’s Stadium from May 10-11 and also swept Place (E.L. Western) ................ 6th/-17.5 a three-game set at The Diamond from July 22-24. The Baysox won three of four at The Diamond last weekend. Bowie had won eight consecutive games against Richmond dating back to May 10 prior to Sunday’s game. The Flying Squirrels are 15-13 Streak .....................................................L2 in their last 28 road games. Last 5 .................................................... 2-3 THE FLYING SQUIRRELS have lost 13 of their last 18 games since July 28. Overall this season, the Richmond offense ranks last Last 10 ...................................................3-7 in the league with a .218 batting average. The pitching staff has combined for a 3.68 team ERA, which is eighth in the circuit. Richmond’s -149 run differential is last in the league (next closest is Portland and Trenton at -19). The previous franchise-worst is -80 in 2017. HOME ATTENDANCE INFO 2019 Home Attendance .............. 330,138 THE BAYSOX have won five of the last seven games, all against the Flying Squirrels. The Baysox are in second place in the E.L. Western Division’s second-half standings, 2.0 games behind first-place Erie. Bowie’s pitching staff has combined for a 3.22 Home Openings ..................................55 ERA, best in the league. The Baysox offense has combined to hit .244, which is third in the league. Bowie’s roster includes 11 Average Attendance .................. 6,003 of MLB.com’s top-30 Orioles prospects, including Yusniel Diaz (5 - on IL), Dean Kremer (8), Michael Baumann (9), Zac Lowther (10), Ryan McKenna (13), Cody Sedlock (17), Alex Wells (20), Rylan Bannon (24), Mason McCoy (25), Zac Pop (26 - on IL) and Brett Cumberland (30). RICHMOND vs. BOWIE FOR RICHMOND: Right-hander Sean Hjelle makes his second Double-A start. He faced the Baysox in his debut on Saturday at 2019 vs. Bowie .................................5-12 The Diamond in the second game of a double-header and worked four scoreless innings before giving up five runs in the fifth at Richmond .................................. 2-6 inning. He began the season with Single-A Augusta, going 1-2 with a 2.66 ERA in nine starts. He was promoted to A-Adv. San Jose on May 20 and posted a 5-5 record with a 2.78 ERA in 14 starts. His ERA ranked second in the California League among at Bowie .......................................... 3-6 pitchers during the time he was in the league and had the third-most innings pitched (77.2). Hjelle was drafted by the Giants in All-Time vs. Bowie .....................109-117 the second round in 2018 out of the University of Kentucky. For more on Hjelle, see page two. at Richmond ............................. 63-56 FOR BOWIE: Right-hander Tyler Herb makes his seventh start of the season for the Baysox and third against Richmond. He at Bowie ...................................... 46-61 faced the Flying Squirrels on Friday at The Diamond and allowed one run on two hits over 7.0 innings. He also faced the Flying Squirrels at The Diamond on April 9 in his season debut and allowed two runs (one earned) over 4.0 innings in a no-decision. He was promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on April 28 and made 16 appearances (13 starts) for the Tides, going 4-8 with a 7.16 ERA. ON THE ROAD TRIP He was sent back to the Bowie roster on July 28. Since returning to the Baysox, Herb has gone 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (2 ER/12.0 Games ...................................................... 3 IP). Herb made 10 starts for the Flying Squirrels in 2017, going 2-3 with a 2.76 ERA. Record ................................................... 1-2 KEEPING IT CLOSE: Since July 25, 17 of the Flying Squirrels’ 21 games have been decided by two runs or less. In that span, the Flying Squirrels have played seven one-run games (3-4) and 10 two-run games (5-5). Flying Squirrels have not won a game by 3+ runs in that span, but have lost by three, four, six and nine runs once each. The games have also mostly been low-scoring. 17 Batters of the last 21 games have had eight-or-less total runs, and nine have had four-or-less total runs. Batting Average .................. .184 (14/76) PITCHERS’ DELIGHT: The 2019 season has been the “Year of the Pitcher” in the Eastern League. There have been eight RISP ............................................. .125 (1/8) no-hitters thrown in the league this year, one shy of the record nine no-hitters in 1967. On the season, the league has combined Runs/Runs Per Game ..................... 4/1.3 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 the lowest in the EL since 1990 (3.33). The league’s offenses have combined to hit .239, the lowest of all MiLB full-season Home Runs ............................................. 2 leagues, which is down from .253 last season and the lowest in the EL since 1971 (.234). Richmond’s offense has been held to a .218 batting average, which would be tied for the sixth-lowest since the EL became a Double-A circuit in 1963 (last - 1972 Elmira Pioneers). The last time a team had a lower batting average was 1968 (Binghamton Triplets - .210, Elmira Pioneers - .217). Pitchers ERA .............................3.00 (7 ER/21.0 IP) A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: On the season, the Flying Squirrels have won seven series, lost 24 and split five. Six of their seven series wins have come on the road. The Flying Squirrels have lost five straight home sets but have won three of Starter W/L .......................................... 0-2 their last four road series. Starter ERA ................1.20 (2 ER/15.0 IP) Reliever W/L ......................................... 1-0 TOP OF THE CLASS: The Flying Squirrels received top two prospects in the Giants’ system on Friday with the additions of Joey Bart and Heliot Ramos. Bart is ranked first and Ramos is ranked second both MLB.com andBaseball America’s top-30 Giants Reliever ERA ..............6.00 (4 ER/6.0 IP) prospects lists. Bart is the highest drafted player in Flying Squirrels history (2nd overall - 2018). Ramos is the third-highest draft- Saves/Opps ...........................................1/1 ed player in franchise history (19th overall - 2017), trailing Tyler Beede (14th overall - 2014). All time, the Flying Squirrels roster has featured 22 players selected in the first round of the MLB Draft. Bart is also the highest ranked player onBaseball America’s Top 100 prospects list (No. 17) in Flying Squirrels franchise history. THIS DATE IN HISTORY YOUTH MOVEMENT: Outfielder Heliot Ramos became the youngest player in Flying Squirrels franchise history (19 years, In 2013, the Flying Squirrels beat the 336 days) with his debut on August 9. He is the first teenager ever to suit up for the Flying Squirrels. Ramos is also the sec- Akron Aeros, 9-6, after scoring six ond-youngest player in the Eastern League this season behind Harrisburg’s Luis Garcia. Ramos is batting .261 (6-for-23) through his first seven Double-A games with a homer, a double, four RBIs and four walks. runs in the eighth inning. It was their second straight game coming from FARGAS ON FIRE: In his last ten games, Johneshwy Fargas is batting .355 (11-for-31) with two doubles, an RBI and four steals.