Flying Squirrels stumble against Fightin Phils, drop first road game of season
READING, Pa. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels could not overcome two early errors and a season-high 13 strikeouts, falling 5-1 to the Reading Fightin Phils on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.
READING, Pa. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels could not overcome two early errors and a season-high 13 strikeouts, falling 5-1 to the Reading Fightin Phils on Saturday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Reading (5-2) took advantage of an error in the first inning to start the scoring against left-hander
The Fightin Phils plated another run in the third. After
Menez allowed two hits, struck out six and walked two across 4.2 innings. The southpaw has not allowed an earned run across his first 9.2 innings this season.
Meanwhile,
Two batters later, Williams got caught between second and third after a pitch in the dirt. Richmond catcher
Finally, after
The Flying Squirrels got a run back in the eighth. After
Miller finished the game 3-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base, marking the first three-hit game this season for a member of the Flying Squirrels.
Richmond and Reading wrap up their series at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday at 2:15 p.m., when right-hander
The Flying Squirrels return to The Diamond next Thursday to begin a six-game homestand. For tickets or more information, call 804-359-FUNN (3866) or visit SquirrelsBaseball.com.
For tickets or more information, call 804-359-3866 (FUNN), visit SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets or stop by the Flying Squirrels box office.