EASTERN LEAGUE
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS
08/11/2023
 
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS AT RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS
GAME ID: 5303 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Akron RubberDucks (58-61) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1
Richmond Flying Squirrels (69-50) 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 X 9 9 1
Flying Squirrels Mow Down RubberDucks, 9-3
The Akron RubberDucks and Richmond Flying Squirrels were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

The timely hitting of Yoshi Tsutsugo helped the Richmond Flying Squirrels down the Akron RubberDucks, 9-3. Tsutsugo was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times for the Flying Squirrels. The first-place Flying Squirrels have a one-game lead in their division.

Ryan Hughes took Forrest Peterson deep in the bottom of the third. His 3-run home run put the Flying Squirrels on top, 4-1. In all, Hughes had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Tsutsugo told the Richmond Daily News.

AKRON BATTING LINESCORES RICHMOND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lugo LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .251 8 38
M. Rivero 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .256 3 15
   a-N. Gonzales PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 8 31
J. Mears DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .264 28 78
B. Ryan RF 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .275 11 48
Q. Holmes CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .280 3 30
V. Shields 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .259 7 38
J. Villegas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179 1 12
M. McLeod SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .205 0 1
S. Ross 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223 4 24
Totals 35 3 7 3 4 8 19      
a - N. Gonzales pinch ran for M. Rivero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ryan (17, 6th Inning off M. Williams, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Shields (7, 2nd Inning off M. Williams, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Lugo , M. Rivero 2 , J. Mears , B. Ryan 2 , V. Shields 4 , S. Ross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Mears 2 , J. Villegas
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. McLeod (2)
Double Plays: 1 (McLeod-Ross-Shields)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valdéz SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .185 3 17
G. Lunn RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .310 17 46
L. Miller 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .292 11 34
R. Hughes DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .244 17 60
M. Hiraldo 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .285 14 68
Y. Tsutsugo LF 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 .224 14 51
D. Gingras CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 8 29
R. Román C 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .268 7 28
F. Cummins 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .255 1 20
Totals 31 9 9 8 6 5 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hughes (17, 3rd Inning off F. Peterson, 2 on, 0 outs) , Y. Tsutsugo (14, 3rd Inning off F. Peterson, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Hiraldo (14, 6th Inning off D. Hooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valdéz , L. Miller , R. Hughes 5 , M. Hiraldo 5 , Y. Tsutsugo 4 , D. Gingras , F. Cummins
2-out RBI: M. Hiraldo , F. Cummins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lunn , R. Hughes , M. Hiraldo
GIDP: L. Miller
Sac Bunt: D. Gingras
Sac Fly: F. Cummins
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Williams (1)
AKRON PITCHING LINESCORES RICHMOND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
F. Peterson L (3-11) 2.1 5 5 5 3 0 2 63 34 5.37
D. Hooper 3.1 4 4 3 3 1 1 64 41 3.73
T. Willis 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 33 23 3.99
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Peterson 20
Batters Faced: F. Peterson 15, D. Hooper 17, T. Willis 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Peterson 4-3, D. Hooper 5-3, T. Willis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Peterson 63-34, D. Hooper 64-41, T. Willis 33-23
WP: D. Hooper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Williams W (2-0) 6.2 6 3 3 2 5 1 102 61 6.62
A. Moore 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 30 16 3.90
V. Pérez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.70
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Williams 53
Batters Faced: M. Williams 29, A. Moore 7, V. Pérez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Williams 8-7, A. Moore 1-2, V. Pérez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Williams 102-61, A. Moore 30-16, V. Pérez 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Moore 2-0 , V. Pérez 1-0
WP: A. Moore
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshi Tsutsugo
Ballpark: The Diamond
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 6186
Special Notes: SS Manuel Rivero was injured while running the bases.
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