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.
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels scored five unanswered runs in a 5-2 win against the Bowie Baysox Wednesday afternoon at The Diamond.
Richmond (39-35) snapped its season-long six-game losing skid and compiled runs the four separate innings against the Baysox (42-30).
Trailing, 2-0, Richmond chipped back in the fourth inning to cut the deficit to 2-1. After Luis Alexander Basabe drew a two-out walk, Vince Fernandez rocketed a double to right that scored Basabe from first base.