
Richmond two games out of wild-card spot in the West
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (67-64) built a big lead only to hold on for dear life as they defeated the Altoona Curve (59-72), 9-7, in front of 7,769 at The Diamond on Thursday night.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (67-64) built a big lead only to hold on for dear life as they defeated the Altoona Curve (59-72), 9-7, in front of 7,769 at The Diamond on Thursday night.

Jarrett Parker blasted a solo-home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the Richmond Flying Squirrels (66-64) to a walk-off, 4-3, win over the Harrisburg Senators (69-61) in front of 7,248 at The Diamond on Wednesday night.

The Harrisburg Senators (69-60) swept a critical doubleheader from the Richmond Flying Squirrels (65-64) in front of 6,349 at The Diamond on Tuesday night.

The Bowie Baysox mauled the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 11-0, in the finale of a three-game series on Sunday night at Prince George’s Stadium.

Buck Britton belted a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Bowie Baysox (63-62) ended the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ (65-61) six-game win-streak with a, 3-2, victory at Prince George’s Stadium.

The ACLU of Virginia today released a letter written to Richmond’s Mayor and City Council on July 29, 2013 asking them to reverse an action taken in May that undercut protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity that were included in the Mayor’s April 2011 Executive Directive.

Jesus Navarro was an unlikely catalyst for the Richmond Flying Squirrels (63-60) as they once again stunned the Akron Aeros (56-67), 9-6, on Thursday night at The Diamond.

Mark Minicozzi’s three-run home run in the eighth inning allowed the Richmond Flying Squirrels (62-60) to stun the Akron Aeros (56-66), 4-3, in front of 6,203 at The Diamond on Wednesday night.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (61-60) grinded out a, 7-6, win over the Akron Aeros (56-65) in front of 6,036 at The Diamond on Tuesday night. The Squirrels are 12-2 in their last 14 ballgames, and have pulled within 3 ½ games of Western division-leading Harrisburg.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (60-60) rolled to a, 5-1, win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (56-62) on Sunday afternoon at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. The victory completes a series win for Richmond over New Hampshire as well as a 5-1 road trip.
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