The SeaWolves dropped their fifth straight game as they suffered a series sweep at the hands of the Richmond Flying Squirrels by a 9-5 final at UPMC Park. Richmond took the lead in the fourth inning against Erie starter Anthony Castro. Zach Houchins walked with two outs and Jin-De Jhang
The SeaWolves dropped their fifth straight game as they suffered a series sweep at the hands of the Richmond Flying Squirrels by a 9-5 final at UPMC Park.
Richmond took the lead in the fourth inning against Erie starter Anthony Castro. Zach Houchins walked with two outs and Jin-De Jhang homered to right for a 2-0 lead.
The Squirrels added to their lead in the fifth. Jalen Miller walked with one out and Joey Bart connected on an opposite-field, two-run home run for a 4-0 lead. Heliot Ramos followed with a triple and scored on a Gio Brusa base hit for a 5-0 lead.
Erie responded in the fifth against Richmond starter Ryan Halstead. Kody Clemens led off with a double and moved to third on a Kody Eaves base knock. Cam Gibson followed with a sacrifice fly, scoring Clemens to make it a 5-1 game. Derek Hill singled, putting two on base for Isaac Paredes. A wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third and Paredes lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Eaves. Hill stole third and scored on a throwing error, closing the gap to two runs.
Richmond added to its lead in the seventh against Erie reliever Trent Szkutnik. Miller led off with a walk and moved into scoring position on a Bart single. Ramos singled home Miller making it 6-3. With one out, Ryan Howard belted a three-run home run for a 9-3 advantage.
The SeaWovles got two back in the last of the eighth against Richmond reliever Jamie Callahan. Jose Azocar walked with one out and moved into scoring position on a Kade Scivicque base hit. Josh Lester doubled home Azocar and Daniel Pinero singled home Scivicque to make it 9-5. Erie would not get any closer.
Halstead (3-6) earned the win allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts in five innings.
Castro (5-3) took the loss allowing five runs on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 4.1 innings.
The SeaWolves begin a four-game series against the Akron RubberDucks at Canal Park on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. LHP Joey Wentz (2-0, 2.21 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against LHP Tanner Tully (8-11, 4.56 ERA).
