Squirrels fall behind early, drop series finale to Reading
RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels failed to score a run across the first seven innings on Thursday at The Diamond, falling to the Reading Fightin Phils, 6-1, in the final game of the series.
RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels failed to score a run across the first seven innings on Thursday at The Diamond, falling to the Reading Fightin Phils, 6-1, in the final game of the series.
Richmond (15-27) finished its seven-game, eight-day homestand with three wins and four losses in that span.
Reading (24-17) plated the game's first run against right-hander
The Fightin Phils doubled their lead in the fourth. With runners on first and third,
Left-hander
Reading pulled away in the fifth with four runs on three hits. After Falter singled, Williams hit a sharp line drive to third that
Richmond cracked the scoreboard in the eighth. Following a one-out single from
Arenado finished the game 2-for-4 with an RBI to raise his batting average to a team-best .304.
Relievers
The Flying Squirrels begin a four-game series against the Akron RubberDucks at Canal Park on Friday, when left-hander
Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Week presented by Genworth. The All-Star Week festivities begin on Sunday, July 7 with Mayor Levar Stoney's All-Star Week Kickoff on Brown's Island, followed by the All-Star Country Music Jam on Monday, July 8, headlined by Big & Rich with special guests Cowboy Troy and DJ Sinister at Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway. The Celebrity Home Run Derby is Tuesday, July 9 and the festivities wrap up with the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 10.
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