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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (41-46) recent woes continued as they were beaten by Richmond native Will Roberts and the Akron Aeros, 9-3, in front of 9,017 at The Diamond. It marked the third consecutive crowd of more than 9,000 fans over the Independence Day weekend, but also marked the Squirrels third straight loss as they dropped the series.
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The Akron Aeros (42-45) sped past the Richmond Flying Squirrels (41-45), 6-2, in front of 9,104 at The Diamond on Friday night. The Aeros have grabbed the first two games of a five-game series and also jumped over the Squirrels in the Western Division standings.
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The Akron Aeros (41-45) claimed a slugfest over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (41-44), 11-8, in front of a capacity crowd of 9,560 at The Diamond on Thursday night. The sellout was the fifth of the year for the Squirrels in their 39th opening. The five sellouts are the second most the team has boasted in their four seasons. They hosted nine capacity crowds in 2010.
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (41-43) used a three-run eighth inning to prevail 7-4 over the Reading Fightin Phils (37-47) Wednesday at FirstEnergy Stadium.
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A five-run sixth inning doomed the Richmond Flying Squirrels (40-43) as they were downed by the Reading Fightins (37-46), 7-5, on Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. Reading has now won seven of the last eight games between the two clubs.
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The Reading Fightin Phils (36-46) rolled past the Richmond Flying Squirrels (40-42), 4-1, on Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. It marked the sixth victory for Reading in the last seven meetings between the two clubs.
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (40-41) cruised behind left-hander Chris Gloor to an efficient, 2-0, win over the Erie SeaWolves (41-39) at Jerry Uht Park on Sunday afternoon. The ninth shutout of the year for the Squirrels allowed them to split the four-game series.
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The Erie SeaWolves (41-38) claimed a 5-2 win over the mistake-prone Richmond Flying Squirrels (39-41) on Saturday night at Jerry Uht Park. The Squirrels put 10 SeaWolves on base throughout the night by committing three errors, walking six and hitting a man.
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The Erie SeaWolves (40-38) stunned the Richmond Flying Squirrels (39-40), 10-9, walking off on back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the ninth inning at Jerry Uht Park on Friday night. It marked the first win of the year for Erie over the Squirrels, as Richmond had won the first four meetings.
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (39-39) cruised behind All-Star lefty Jack Snodgrass to a, 3-1, victory over the Erie SeaWolves (39-38) on Thursday night at Jerry Uht Park. The Squirrels return to .500 with the win, their fourth straight over Erie.
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