Squirrels outlast Ducks following delay, 7-4
Flying Squirrels 7 RubberDucks 4WP: Mike Connolly (2-2) LP: Nick Pasquale (2-2) Save: Patrick Ruotolo (1) SummaryRichmond's Dylan Davis stroked a pair of doubles and drove in three runs, and three pitchers combined on a four-hitter, as the Flying Squirrels defeated the Akron RubberDucks, 7-4, Saturday night at Canal Park in
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Summary
Richmond's
Turning Point
The Flying Squirrels (24-21) snapped a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning when Davis belted a run-scoring double off Akron reliever
Mound Presence
Akron lefty
Duck Tales
The RubberDucks (29-20) battled back to tie the game with three in the fourth against
Notebook
The loss snapped Akron's five-game winning streak…Connolly retired the final nine batters he faced to claim the relief win…Patrick Ruotolo earned his first Double-A save…Richmond added two insurance runs in the eighth, including an RBI triple by Matt Lipka…Of Richmond's 10 hits, seven went for extra bases…The game was delayed 2-hours and 36 minutes at the outset due to rain …Time of game: 2:55… Attendance: 5,091.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks and Flying Squirrels will continue the series on Sunday night at 6:35. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.