RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels misplaced to the Altoona Curve, 8-7, in a back-and-forth sport on Wednesday night time at Peoples Pure Fuel Area. The Flying Squirrels (51-74, 30-28 second half) fell to 4.5 video games behind the Curve (65-63, 25-24) with 10 video games remaining. P.J. Hilson broke a 7-7
RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels misplaced to the Altoona Curve, 8-7, in a back-and-forth sport on Wednesday night time at Peoples Pure Fuel Area.
The Flying Squirrels (51-74, 30-28 second half) fell to 4.5 video games behind the Curve (65-63, 25-24) with 10 video games remaining.
P.J. Hilson broke a 7-7 tie with a sacrifice fly towards Marques Johnson (Loss, 0-2), scoring Termarr Johnson from third to offer the Curve an 8-7 lead.
Tyler Samaniego (Win, 1-1) stranded a runner at third within the ninth to finish the sport.
On the board due to Scott Bandura! pic.twitter.com/vPFwdkuo4X
The Flying Squirrels took a 1-0 lead within the prime of the primary inning on an RBI single by Scott Bandura earlier than the Curve tied the rating within the backside of the body on a single by Esmerlyn Valdez.
Duce Gourson gave Altoona a 3-1 lead within the third with a two-run homer.
Diego splits the hole and clears the fence on a hop to deliver us inside one 👀 pic.twitter.com/gY171Lt8lF
Within the prime of the fourth, Diego Velasquez hit a ground-rule double to usher in a run.
Nate Furman's bought his first RBI in a Squirrels uniform! 👏
After per week that included 11 hits, 5 homers and 11 RBIs to earn him Northwest League Participant of the Week, Furman begins his tenure in Richmond with a 2-for-2 night time! pic.twitter.com/bubYTkYMAw
Nate Furman, making his Richmond debut, hit a two-run single to maneuver the Flying Squirrels forward, 4-3.
Javier Rivas tied the rating, 4-4, for the Curve with a sacrifice fly within the fourth.
Again out in entrance? Hill yeah 😤 pic.twitter.com/fa3eSyAd76
Within the prime of the fifth, Turner Hill singled residence Drew Cavanaugh to offer the Flying Squirrels their third lead of the night time. Victor Bericoto introduced residence a run with a groundout within the sixth to open a 6-4 lead.
Omar Alfonzo hit a three-run homer within the backside of the sixth, pushing Altoona forward, 7-6.
Backwards and forwards we go… pic.twitter.com/0LjyG3xXNt
Within the prime of the eighth, the Flying Squirrels loaded the bases with one out. Pinch-hitter Carter Howell drove residence Velasquez with a sacrifice fly to tie the rating, 7-7.
The Flying Squirrels went 4-for-19 with runners in scoring place and stranded 13 runners on base, together with not less than one baserunner in every inning.
Ryan Murphy made his first begin for Richmond this season and allowed three runs over three innings.
Velasquez completed the sport 3-for-5 with a stroll and scored three runs. Furman went 2-for-3 with a stroll and two RBIs in his Flying Squirrels debut.
The sequence continues on Thursday night time. Proper-hander Trystan Vrieling (1-2, 4.77) will begin for Richmond opposed by Altoona right-hander Emmanuel Chapman (6-2, 3.68). First pitch is scheduled for six p.m. at Peoples Pure Fuel Area.
Following the street journey, the Flying Squirrels return residence for the ultimate homestand at The Diamond. Diamonds Aren’t Forever: The Farewell Series introduced by Richmond Instances-Dispatch begins Tuesday, Sept. 9 with Time Capsule Tuesday introduced by Reynolds Neighborhood School. Followers can submit proposals for gadgets to be included in a time capsule that will probably be positioned at CarMax Park. Submissions might be made on-line here. The primary 1,500 followers on Sept. 9 will obtain a Farewell Sequence T-shirt introduced by Richmond Instances-Dispatch and Reynolds Neighborhood School.
Tickets are on sale on-line at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by telephone at 804-359-FUNN (3866) or in particular person on the Flying Squirrels ticket workplace.
