Baysox Double Off & Double Up Squirrels

Bowie, MD - The Bowie Baysox turned three double plays and outlasted the Flying Squirrels by a final of 4-2 in the series opener on Monday at Prince George's Stadium. Bowie (10-7) out-hit Richmond (12-6) by a tally of 10-7. Dylan Davis smashed his fourth home run of the year for the Flying Squirrels in the loss.

The Squirrels applied pressure right away against Bowie and starting RHP Mathew Grimes. A pair of walks and a base hit loaded the bases in the first inning before Grimes induced a pop up and double play to end the threat.
Dylan Davis powered the Squirrels to a 1-0 lead in the second inning. With one out, Davis smashed his fourth home run of the season over the left field wall. It was the second home run in four games for Davis. Dillon Dobson followed with a base hit into right, but Grimes picked up another double play to end the inning.
Richmond hit into three double plays through the first three innings of play on Monday.
Bowie quickly tied the game in the bottom of the second, doing so on a solo home run as well. Catcher Martin Cervenka lined a Jordan Johnson 1-0 pitch over the left field wall, tying the game, 1-1.
Grimes managed to maneuver through four innings in a spot start for the Baysox. The righty, making his first start of the season, allowed the one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out one on 64 pitches.
Both teams pushed across a run in the fifth inning for a 2-2 contest. Luis Ysla relieved Grimes to begin the fifth and relinquished a leadoff double to Ali Castillo. Ysla then struck out the next two batters before allowing an RBI single to Miguel Gómez. The Gomez single to left field occurred on a 0-2 pitch for a brief, 2-1 lead.
The Baysox tied the game in the bottom of the fifth by loading the bases for Mark Trumbo. Johnson induced a double play ball from Trumbo that scored Adrian Marin from third to tie the game.
Ysla moved through the Richmond lineup, tossing 3.2 innings to earn the win. The lefty allowed one run on three hits. Ysla (3-0) walked two and struck out three. Bowie grabbed the lead in the sixth, cashing in a leadoff triple from Austin Hays. Hays scored on a wild pitch for the 3-2 Advantage.
Johnson (2-2) suffered the loss but pitched into the seventh for Richmond. The righty walked the first batter in the seventh and was removed in favor of Mike Connolly. Bowie walked a pair and allowed a sacrifice fly to close out the line on Johnson.
Luis Gonzalez earned his third save of the year for Bowie by striking out three of the four batters he faced.
RVA Acorns:
Orioles first baseman Mark Trumbo made the start at first base in a rehab appearance. Trumbo made his first rehab appearance on April 10 but was taken out due to his quad strain still being an issue.
Richmond plays Bowie 20 times this season. The Squirrels are 3-2 against Bowie this year.
Manager Willie Harris played for the Baysox in 2001. Willie hit .305 and stole 54 bases for manager Dave Machemer. Machemer also managed the Squirrels ('11-'13).
The Squirrels turned three double plays as well in the contest. Two on the ground and one on a tag.
Ysla, the winning pitcher, was once a member of the Giants system. He was traded to Boston for Alejandro de Aza.
Ronnie Jebavy walked two more times on Monday and leads the league still with 14 free passes.
The Flying Squirrels continue their six-game road trip on Tuesday evening in Bowie, MD at 6:35 p.m. LHP Matt Gage (0-1, 3.24) will square off against Bowie LHP Keegan Akin (1-2, 4.80). The Flying Squirrels return to The Diamond for their second homestand of the year on Friday, April 27.Tickets and group packages are available by contacting the box office at 804-359-3866 or online at squirrelsbaseball.com.