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Richmond shuts out Akron, 2-0

Chris Graham

Left-hander Edwin Escobar turned in his finest performance in the Eastern League, leading the Richmond Flying Squirrels (50-58) to a 2-0 win over the Akron Aeros (53-55) on Sunday afternoon at Canal Park. The Squirrels salvaged a split of the four-game series as Escobar turned in 7 1/3 shutout innings for the win.