A play at the plate in the bottom of the ninth snubbed a potential tying run as the Richmond Flying Squirrels fell, 3-2, against the Reading Fightin Phils.
Eighth inning rally lifts Flying Squirrels past Fightin Phils
Published Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, 11:07 pm
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Fueled by a strong stat by Sean Hjelle and late scoring, the Richmond Flying Squirrels won, 4-2, against the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday night at The Diamond.
The Flying Squirrels (40-39) snapped their four-game losing streak and have won six of the seven games against the Fightin Phils (30-49) this season.
Trailing, 2-1, the Flying Squirrels compiled a three-run eighth inning to take a 4-2 lead. With two outs, Will Wilson was hit by a pitch from Billy Sullivan (Loss, 1-1). Vince Fernandez struck out, but a wild pitch allowed him to reach first base.
Baysox outduel Flying Squirrels, 5-4
Published Thursday, Jul. 29, 2021, 11:24 pm
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels fell, 5-4, to the Bowie Baysox Thursday night at The Diamond.
The Flying Squirrels (39-36) fell for the seventh time in the last eight games, including two of the three games in the series against the Baysox (44-30).
After Simon Whiteman dribbled an infield single and advanced to second on a throwing error in the seventh, Frankie Tostado brought him home with a rocket RBI single that evened the contest, 4-4. Bowie reliver Tyler Erwin (Win, 2-2) fought back with a flyout to limit the damage.