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Richmond falls 11-8 to Akron

Chris Graham

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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Richmond, Bowie split doubleheader

Chris Graham

The Bowie Baysox (36-38) blanked the Richmond Flying Squirrels (38-38), 1-0, in game one of a doubleheader on Tuesday night at The Diamond. However, the Richmond bats awoke in the second game, and the Squirrels scored a, 7-6, win to split the twin-bill. With the split, the Squirrels will have the chance to win the four-game series on Wednesday afternoon.