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Squirrels blast Reading for July 4th victory

Squirrels blast Reading for July 4th victory

The Flying Squirrels (32-51) blasted three homers and scored a season-high 18 runs on 19 hits to defeat the Reading Fightin’ Phils 18-1 on Independence Day at The Diamond. Matt Gage earned the win by pitching seven solid innings in front of a sellout crowd of 9,560 fans. Gage also collected his first career home run and drove in four in the victory. Squirrels centerfielder C.J Hinojosa smacked…

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Walkoff lifts Richmond past Reading, 3-2

Walkoff lifts Richmond past Reading, 3-2

Ricky Oropesa smashed his fifth homer of the season to complete a 3-2, walk-off win for the Richmond Flying Squirrels over Reading in the bottom of the 11th inning on Wednesday afternoon. With one out in the 11th, Oropesa took a 3-2 pitch deep over the right centerfield wall, allowing theSquirrels to avoid the series sweep. Richmond (5-9) reliever Pedro Rodriguez (1-1) earned the win with a pair…

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Reading Phils edge Richmond, 5-4

Reading Phils edge Richmond, 5-4

The Reading Fightin Phils evaded an eighth inning Richmond uprising and passed the Squirrels in the ninth on their way to a 5-4 win on Turn Left Night in conjunction with AAA and RIR at The Diamond. Richmond (4-9) plated a pair of runs in the eighth to tie the game, 4-4, but stranded the potential go-ahead runs aboard. Reading (9-4) took advantage of the opportunity and plated a run off of…

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