Richmond Ready For Game 2 In Hartford

What's Happening
+ The Flying Squirrels opened their longest road trip of the season - a nine-game trek - with a 5-0 loss in Hartford, CT on Monday evening. The Flying Squirrels left 13 runners on base and went 0-15 in the contest with runners in scoring position (more on these below). RHP Shaun Anderson suffered the loss , his second at Dunkin Donuts Park this season. Anderson went 5.2 innings and allowed four runs (three earned) while allowing eight hits. The defeat, moved the Flying Squirrels into fourth place in the Western Division, four games back of Akron.

Richmond Flying Squirrels (SFG) (38-36) 
vs.
Hartford Yard Goats (COL) (37-37)   
RHP Jordan Johnson (6-6, 3.63) vs. RHP Ryan Castellani (4-3, 4.99)
     Tuesday, June 26 | 7:05 p.m.    Dunkin Donuts Park, Hartford, CT        
   Radio: Fox Sports 910 (6:35 p.m.) Internet: FoxSportsRichmond.com   
Series Pitching Matchups
Wednesday @ Hartford Yard Goats LHP Conner Menez (1-1, 4.82 ERA) vs RHP Jesus Tinoco (5-5, 4.95 ERA)
Thursday @ Hartford Yard Goats RHP Chase Johnson (0-1, 1.74) vs RHP Peter Lambert (7-2, 2.31 ERA)   
 Scouting Yard Goats
+The Flying Squirrels return to Hartford for the second time and final time in 2018. Richmond took two out of three in Hartford (April 9-11) and did the same at The Diamond (April 27-29). Overall Richmond will play the Goats 13 times in the 2018 season and they currently lead the series, 4-3. The Goats have been incredibly streaky this season. They lost the first seven games to begin the year and had another seven game skid from the end of May into June. Hartford is currently second in the Eastern League in batting (.259) and third in the League with 70 home runs. The Team still boasts Colorado Rockies No. 1 prospect Brendan Rodgers but no longer carries spark plug Garrett Hampson who was promoted to Triple-A on May 17. 
Zero, An Unfamiliar Number. 
The Flying Squirrels offense was shut down on Monday for just the second time this season. Richmond was blanked by Portland for the first time this year on 6/13 (3-0) at The Diamond. The two shutouts are the second fewest for an Eastern League team this season, trailing only the New Hampshire Fisher Cats who have not been zipped yet this year. New Hampshire is 6-0 in shutout contests. Richmond was shutout 15 times last season. The franchise record for fewest offensive shutouts in a year ins six, set in 2016.  
Oh No, It's The LOB!
The Flying Squirrels left a season-high 13 runners on base Monday at Dunkin Donuts Park. Richmond has left double digit runner on base seven times this season, with the previous high of 11 (4/6, 4/8,). Richmond's toughest LOB dates are : 4/6 @ TRE (11), 4/8 @ TRE (10), 4/16 v.s BOW (10), 5/7 vs. AKR( 10), 5/14 vs. ALT (10), 5/31 vs. BOW (10) and now 6/25 @ HFD (13). The Squirrels are 5-2 when leaving ten or more men on base. The team's 0-15 with RISP on Monday registered as the most AB's in a game with RISP without recording a hit. 
Up Next In Funnville: 
+ Wednesday, July 4 - Independence Day Celebration. Dueling Fireworks.
+Thursday July 5 - Independence Day Celebration. In-Your-Face Fireworks & Grateful Dead Night w/ Grateful Nutzy Giveaway. 
+ Friday July 6 - Patriotic Tank Top Giveaway presented by Bud Light (1st 1,500 fans 21+).
Walk-Off Winners
Richmond closed out the most recent homestand on Sunday with their fifth walk-off win of the season. The Squirrels Jonah Arenado lofted a fly ball with the bases loaded and nobody out to end the contest and split the four-game series with Bowie. Here is a list f t walk-off moments this season: 
- 4/15 vs REA- Jerry Sands single w/bases loaded
- 5/11 vs. TRE - Dillon Dobson walkoff home run
- 5/31 vs. Bowie - Jebavy two-run infield single off the second base bag in the ninth inning. 
- 6/12 vs POR - Jeff Arnold two-run RBI double with RIC down 1-0
-6 /24 vs Bowie - Jonah Arenado Sacrifice fly to right ends game and homestand, 4-3
CJ The Destroyer 
Flying Squirrels shortstop CJ Hinojosa has not missed a beat since returning to the team on 6/12. Hinojosa has hit safely in all 11 games since arriving from San Jose. The Texan has gone 13-39 (.333) with four double a triple and five RBI. The 11 game hitting streak is the longest for a Squirrels player this season, surpassing Jerry Sands nine-game stretch earlier this month. The Eastern League's official record has Hinojosa's streak at 12 games - dating back to his last game in 2017 with Richmond. Jeff McNeil of Binghamton has the longest hitting streak in the circuit this season with 17. (Hinojosa began the year on the restricted list.)
Patient First Injury Update
The Flying Squirrels have dealt with their fair share of injuries this month. Jonah Arenado returned from a 32 game absence (shoulder) on 6/7. RHP Cory Taylor was placed on the DL (arm) the same day Arenado returned. Taylor was shipped out to Arizona to rehab the injury on Monday. Shortstop Ryan Howard tweaked a hamstring in the final inning of the contest on 6/10 and RHP Chase Johnson was struck by a line drive while in the dugout on 6/14. Howard returned on 6/24 after missing 13 games. Ronnie Jebavy was also injured and returned on 6/24 after missing eight games with a hamstring issue.   
Today's Starter's: Jordan Johnson
+ Right-hander Jordan Johnson will make his 15th start of the season and his first against Hartford. Johnson pitched through the rain in his last outing on Thursday, earning a complete game, 5 inning win. It was the second rain-soaked and shortened CG for Johnson this year (5/6 @ REA). Johnson was in the Squirrels rotation for most of 2017 but faced Hartford just once in a relief appearance on 4/6 at The Diamond (IP, 0R, 0H, 2K). Tonight is his 30th career start with Richmond. 
Today's Starter: Hartford's Ryan Castellani
+ .The 22 year-old Castellani makes his 15th start of the season and his second against Richmond. Castellani second round (No. 48 overall) of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Brophy Jesuit Prep in Phoenix, Arizona... signed with the Rockies on June 12, 2014... committed to Arizona State University before being drafted. Castellani was ranked as the No. 6 Rockies prospect entering the season. He faced the Squirrels on 4/11 and earned the win. He tossed 6.0IP and allowed one run on three hits. with five K's and one walk.