Squirrels walked off by SeaWolves in back-and-forth battle
ERIE, Pa. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels bashed a season-high four home runs but allowed two runs in the bottom of the ninth in a 7-6 loss against the Erie SeaWolves Wednesday night at UPMC Park.
ERIE, Pa. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels bashed a season-high four home runs but allowed two runs in the bottom of the ninth in a 7-6 loss against the Erie SeaWolves Wednesday night at UPMC Park.
The SeaWolves (36-17) stacked four straight hits in the final inning and handed the Flying Squirrels (15-38) their 13th one-run loss of the season.
Trailing by two runs in the seventh inning, Cal Mitchell and Jairo Pomares belted back-to-back home runs to tie the score, 3-3. Sabin Ceballos notched a single after the home runs and later scored on a single by Carter Howell to give Richmond a 4-3 lead.
No-doubt Pom Bomb 💣
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) June 5, 2025
Back-to-back jacks and we're all squared up in Erie pic.twitter.com/IuxSyw11bF
A three-run seventh inning and we've got the lead pic.twitter.com/WzWa9hLvSY
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) June 5, 2025
Eduardo Valencia pushed the SeaWolves back in front, 5-4, with a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. Valencia finished the game 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Facing a full count and two outs in the top of the ninth, Diego Velasquez worked a walk against Erie reliever Matt Merrill (Win, 2-2). In the first pitch of the at-bat, Thomas Gavello crushed a go-ahead two-run homer to center field, sending the Flying Squirrels to a 6-5 lead.
Thomas Gavello = CLUTCH pic.twitter.com/91XZyzzP4A
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) June 5, 2025
Richmond reliever Michael Stryffeler (Loss, 0-1) allowed back-to-back base hits to start the bottom of the ninth. Thayron Liranzo zipped a base hit to tie the score, and Jake Holton delivered a walk-off single to give Erie the 7-6 victory.
Two batters into the first inning, Howell launched a solo home run to right field against Erie starter Joseph Montalvo to push Richmond ahead, 1-0. It was Howell’s fourth home run of the season.
Carter Howell's Moorhead High School sports teams were called the Spuds. Here he is mashing a tater. 🥔 pic.twitter.com/am5CGBJvIn
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) June 4, 2025
Trei Cruz evened the score, 1-1, in the bottom of the third with an RBI double.
The SeaWolves captured a 2-1 lead when Valencia belted a solo home run against Richmond starter John Michael Bertrand.
After Bertrand was pulled in the sixth inning, the SeaWolves gathered back-to-back hits, including an RBI single by Roberto Campos to up the Erie advantage to 3-1.
The third game of the six-game road series will be Thursday with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. from UPMC Park. Right-hander Manuel Mercedes (3-5, 8.10) will make the start for the Flying Squirrels.
Following the road trip, the Flying Squirrels return to The Diamond for a six-game series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies from June 10-15. Tickets are on sale online at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by phone at 804-359-FUNN (3866) or in person at the Flying Squirrels ticket office.
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