
Richmond squanders five-run lead in walkoff loss
After rallying to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Reading Fightins (58-77) stunned the Richmond Flying Squirrels (68-67), 7-6, with a walk-off home run in the 10th inning.

After rallying to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Reading Fightins (58-77) stunned the Richmond Flying Squirrels (68-67), 7-6, with a walk-off home run in the 10th inning.

Left-hander Edwin Escobar returned to form as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (68-66) salvaged a series split with the Altoona Curve (61-73) by earning a 3-0 shutout win in front of 6,997 at The Diamond on Sunday afternoon.

For the second time on their current home stand, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (67-66) were swept in a doubleheader. The Altoona Curve (61-72) won game one, 3-2, and routed Richmond in game two, 13-1. The pair of losses for the Squirrels, coupled with a Harrisburg win over Erie, dropped the Squirrels to three games back in the wild-card race.

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.
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