Solid pitching slings Squirrels to 4-2 win over 'Ducks
RICHMOND, Va. – Riding a stellar start from Ryan Murphy and a pair of home runs, the Richmond Flying Squirrels notched a 4-2 victory over the Akron RubberDucks on Tuesday night at The Diamond.
RICHMOND, Va. – Riding a stellar start from Ryan Murphy and a pair of home runs, the Richmond Flying Squirrels notched a 4-2 victory over the Akron RubberDucks on Tuesday night at The Diamond.
The Flying Squirrels (66-61, 33-25) have won four of their last five games and held the RubberDucks (62-65, 27-31) to five hits in the victory.
Murphy (Win, 2-8) iced the RubberDucks offense through five innings and piled five strikeouts. Over his last four outings, Murphy has posted an 0.95 ERA with 16 strikeouts and has not allowed a run over his last two starts.
Happy Murph Day
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) September 5, 2023
5.0 IP | 3 H | 0 R | 1 BB | 5 SO pic.twitter.com/hxOnlg6KbB
After Sean Roby notched a leadoff single in the fifth, Victor Bericoto shot an RBI double to right-center field against Akron starter Will Dion (Loss, 2-4) and drove Richmond to a 1-0 advantage.
Victor Bericoto gets us on the board first 🔥 pic.twitter.com/c7xHm3itu9
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) September 5, 2023
With two outs in the sixth, Yoshi Tsutsugo blasted a solo home run to right field and gave the Flying Squirrels a 2-0 lead. It was Tsutsugo’s second home run with the Flying Squirrels and his first at The Diamond.
Welcome to RVA, Yoshi Tsutsugo 💣 pic.twitter.com/vNANlVs1vU
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) September 5, 2023
Brady Whalen extended the lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run homer to right field against Akron reliever Jack Leftwich.
A NO-DOUBTER FROM BRADY WHALEN 💥 pic.twitter.com/nrxBR0fucH
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) September 5, 2023
In his home debut, Hunter Dula struck out three batters over two innings and held the RubberDucks hitless. Evan Gates followed with a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless eighth inning.
Reliever Tyler Myrick allowed a leadoff single and a walk to begin the ninth inning. Bryce Ball scored from third base on a wild pitch and Micael Ramirez notched an RBI single to cut the deficit to 4-2.
Later in the inning with runners at first and third, Myrick induced a game-ending, double play to secure the Richmond win.
The Flying Squirrels continue the homestand on Wednesday night against the RubberDucks with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Right-hander Carson Seymour (4-3, 4.07) will make the start for Richmond opposed by Akron right-hander Ross Carver (1-4, 6.75).
Wednesday is the RVA Community Night, celebrating the businesses that make RVA great presented by Cabo Fish Taco. It is also Wine & K-9s where fans can enjoy $5 glasses of wine and $6 wine slushies from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Plus, dogs are admitted free to every Wednesday home game.
Tickets are available online at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by phone at 804-359-FUNN (3866) or in person at the Flying Squirrels ticket office.