Johnson Dazzles Record Crowd In Home Opener
Funnville - Opening Night at The Diamond could not have gone any better for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Starting pitcher Jordan Johnson tossed six stellar innings and launched a solo home run to lift Richmond (5-3) over Reading (3-5) in front of a franchise record 9,845 fans. Johnson earned the
Funnville - Opening Night at The Diamond could not have gone any better for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Starting pitcher
Johnson smashed his first career home run in the fifth inning to move Richmond ahead 3-0. The towing shot was hit off of Reading's starter
The Squirrels provided Johnson with an early 2-0 cushion, plating a pair of runs in the third inning.
Johnson continued to be the story of the night, and only at the plate. The righty worked sic innings on 82 pitches before being lifted to start the seventh for
Knight worked a pair of innings and allowed one run to bridge the contest to
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Squirrels catcher
Matt Lipka walked three times in the game and has walked seven times in seven games this year.
Simpson closed out his second game of the year. The reliever was 0-3 in save situations last year and 2-7 entering the season.
The Flying Squirrels announced attendance of 9,845 surpassed the previous record of 9,810 set on July 4, 2017.
Ryan Howard stole his fifth base of the season in the third inning. Howard's five steals matches the league leaders entering Friday. He had just seven stolen bases in all of 2017.
The series continues Saturday at The Diamond with LHP Matt Gage (0-0, 3.60) on the mound for Richmond against Reading RHP