R-Phils take opener with Richmond

Chris Graham

Right-hander Tyler Cloyd fired seven scoreless innings, and the Reading Phillies (12-6) cruised past the Richmond Flying Squirrels (8-10), 6-0, in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. Cloyd (3-0) was in command throughout, and earned his third win in his third Double-A start of the season.  He scattered five…

Richmond rocks Curve

Chris Graham

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (8-8) erupted for nine runs over the last two innings to blow past the Altoona Curve and claim a, 15-7, win at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Friday night.  12 different Squirrels had base hits in the ballgame as the Squirrels tied the franchise record for hits in a single game. …

Richmond drops series opener to Curve

Chris Graham

The Altoona Curve (6-7) got out front early and then held off the Richmond Flying Squirrels (7-8), 4-3, in the series-opener of a three-game set on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Squirrels got out quickly against Curve right-hander Brandon Cumpton in the first inning when Ryan Cavan delivered a one-out single.  A…

Richmond takes series finale from R-Phils

Chris Graham

A day after allowing a franchise-record 19 runs, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (7-7) rode stellar pitching to a, 2-1, victory over the Reading Phillies (10-4) in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday morning at The Diamond. After two scoreless innings, the Squirrels struck first in the third inning against Reading right-hander David Buchanan. …

Phils pound Richmond, 19-6

Chris Graham

The Reading Phillies (10-3) handed the Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-7) their roughest night in franchise history, winning going away 19-6 in front of 3,526 at The Diamond on Tuesday night. The 19 runs were the most ever allowed in a game by the Squirrels as were the 22 hits the R-Phils recorded.  Reading also broke…

R-Phils take series opener from Richmond

Chris Graham

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-6) dropped a back-and-forth affair to the Reading Phillies (9-3), 5-3, in front of 2,847 at The Diamond on Monday night. Right-handers Craig Westcott and Tyler Cloyd each posted a pair of scoreless innings to start the night, but each club was able to break through offensively in the third inning. …

Richmond takes series finale with Curve

Chris Graham

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-5) claimed a four-game series win over the Altoona Curve (4-5) with a, 3-1, triumph in the series-finale in front of 7,691 at The Diamond on Sunday afternoon. Squirrels’ starter Justin Fitzgerald started with a pair of scoreless innings, and the Richmond offense staked him to the lead in the bottom…