Squirrels pull ahead early, hold off Senators
RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Harrisburg Senators, 7-6, behind a five-run second inning to open the series on Tuesday night at The Diamond.
RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Harrisburg Senators, 7-6, behind a five-run second inning to open the series on Tuesday night at The Diamond.
The Flying Squirrels (39-43, 5-8) held the Senators (41-41, 3-10) to 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 12 runners on base.
The second inning so far, all with no outs:
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- Victor Bericoto single
- Will Wilson single
- Andy Thomas walk
- Jimmy Glowenke hit-by-pitch
- Luis Toribio walk
And then, Turner Hill picked up right where he left off on Saturday night. We lead it early! pic.twitter.com/JIIqd1c147
Down, 2-0, entering the bottom of the second, the Flying Squirrels scored five runs to take a 5-2 lead. With the bases loaded, Jimmy Glowenke was hit by a pitch, Luis Toribio worked a walk and Turner Hill singled to give Richmond a 3-2 lead against Harrisburg starter Michael Cuevas (Loss, 2-9).
Easy does it! pic.twitter.com/V2nvkEQ8HG
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Ismael Munguia brought home a run with a groundout and Carter Howell added a sacrifice fly to stretch the lead to 5-2.
The Senators closed the deficit to 5-3 in the third with a bases-loaded walk by C.J. Stubbs.
Sac fly ✅
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RBI ✅
6-3 lead ✅ pic.twitter.com/SesjzsunBB
In the bottom of the third, Glowenke picked up his second RBI of the game, plating Victor Bericoto with a sacrifice fly to open a 6-3 lead.
Jairo's heating up 🔥
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Make it 8️⃣ hits and 9️⃣ RBIs in his last eight games! pic.twitter.com/QZqKkJl6CG
Jairo Pomares hit a two-out double to bring home Hill in the bottom of the fourth to extend the Richmond advantage to 7-3.
In the top of the fifth, a wild pitch scored a Harrisburg run to close the score to 7-4. J.T. Arruda plated a run with a groundout in the sixth against Richmond reliever José Cruz to pull within two.
Pinckney added an RBI double to pull the score to 7-6 in the top of the eighth, but Mat Olsen (Save, 2) stranded him at second and left two runners on base in the ninth to end the game.
The Senators opened the scoring in the top of the first inning with a two-run homer by Andrew Pinckney.
The Flying Squirrels and Senators continue the series on Wednesday night at The Diamond. Left-hander Seth Lonsway (0-0, 4.09) will start for Richmond opposed by Harrisburg right-hander Kyle Luckham (3-5, 4.00). First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Wednesday is National Hot Dog Day and the first 1,000 fans ages 15 and up will receive a Hot Dog Scented Candle presented by Potbelly. Fans who dress as a hot dog can receive a free general admission ticket at any ticket booth. It is also Wine & K9s at The Diamond with $5 glasses of wine and $6 wine slushies available from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dogs are admitted free. Tickets are on sale online at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by phone at 804-359-FUNN (3866) or in person at the Flying Squirrels ticket office.