Three Trenton homers sink Squirrels

The Richmond Flying Squirrels surrendered three home runs to the Trenton Thunder and lost, 3-2, on Monday at The Diamond.

Richmond (11-17) cracked the scoreboard in the second inning. Heath Quinn led off with a single and eventually scored on an RBI single from Johneshwy Fargas.

Quinn’s single extended his on-base streak to 13 games, tying a season-high for a Flying Squirrels player.

The Flying Squirrels added another run an inning later against Trenton (17-10) right-hander Brody Koerner, when Quinn reached on an infield single with the bases loaded to bring home Jalen Miller.

Left-hander Garrett Williams started the game for Richmond, but had to exit due to an apparent injury before the start of the second inning. Right-hander Connor Overton entered in relief and fired two scoreless innings before running into trouble in the fourth.

With one out in the bottom of the fourth, Angel Aguilar hit a solo home run to left to cut Richmond’s lead in half. Four pitches later, Jorge Saez hit a homer to left to tie the game at two.

The game remained tied at two until the ninth inning, when catcher Matt Winn (Loss, 0-1) came in to pitch for the Flying Squirrels. With the bases empty and two outs, Winn allowed a first-pitch long ball to Rashad Crawford to put the Thunder in front.

Daniel Alvarez (Win, 5-0) pitched two scoreless innings of relief for Trenton.

The Flying Squirrels continue their three-game series against the Trenton Thunder on Tuesday, when right-hander Brandon Lawson (0-0, 4.05 ERA) faces Thunder right-hander Albert Abreu (1-2, 5.32 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. and coverage begins with the Flying Squirrels Pregame Warmup at 6:05.

The first 1,500 fans 15 and older to arrive at The Diamond on Tuesday will receive a Chris Shaw #SHAWesome T-shirt as part of the 10 memorable players series (adult sizes S-3XL while supplies last). Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Week presented by Genworth. The All-Star Week festivities begin on Sunday, July 7 with Mayor Levar Stoney’s All-Star Week Kickoff on Brown’s Island, followed by the All-Star Country Music Jam on Monday, July 8, headlined by Big & Rich with special guests Cowboy Troy and DJ Sinister at Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway. The Celebrity Home Run Derby is Tuesday, July 9 and the festivities wrap up with the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 10.

For tickets or more information, call 804-359-3866 (FUNN), visit SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets or stop by the Flying Squirrels box office.