Streak snapped with 6-5 Squirrels loss at Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels saw their franchise-record 10-game winning streak end on Thursday night with a 6-5 loss to the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin Park.
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels saw their franchise-record 10-game winning streak end on Thursday night with a 6-5 loss to the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin Park.
The Flying Squirrels (10-2) stranded 14 runners on base in the game, including leaving the bases loaded three times in the loss to the Yard Goats (5-7).
In the top of the second, the Flying Squirrels loaded the bases with one out to set up a sacrifice fly by Aeverson Arteaga. After a walk, Hartford starter Konner Eaton followed with a strikeout to leave three on base.
The Yard Goats jumped ahead, 4-1, in the bottom of the second against Flying Squirrels starter Joe Whitman (Loss, 1-1). Cole Messina hit a two-run homer, Jose Torres brought in a run with a groundout and Dyan Jorge hit an RBI single.
From that point, Whitman retired 10-of-11 batters faced and finished his outing with seven strikeouts over five innings.
Sugey sends one outta here! 👋 pic.twitter.com/e5qMDUAO3z
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) April 17, 2026
Adrian Sugastey hit a solo homer, his first this season, in the top of the fourth to close the score to 4-2.
Richmond loaded the bases again in the top of the fifth but Hartford reliever Carlos Torres (Win, 1-0) worked out of the jam without surrendering a run.
The Yard Goats extended the lead to 6-2 in the sixth with an RBI double by Andy Perez and a sacrifice fly by Skyler Messinger.
It’s Bo Time 💣
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) April 17, 2026
Bo Davidson has his fourth homer of the year and we’re within a pair. pic.twitter.com/TWfnljwgEA
Bo Davidson launched a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning, his second of the series and fourth of the season, to close the score to 6-4.
In the ninth, the Flying Squirrels plated a run with a walk by Jonah Cox with two outs before Davison Palermo (Save, 1) recorded a strikeout to end the game and strand the bases loaded.
The series continues on Friday night at Dunkin Park. Right-hander Trystan Vrieling (0-0, 6.75) will start for Richmond. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.
After the road trip, the Flying Squirrels return to CarMax Park for a six-game series against the Somerset Patriots, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, from April 21-26. Tickets are available online at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by phone at 804-359-FUNN (3866) or in person at the CarMax Park ticket office.