Squirrels limp off to Akron

The Richmond Flying Squirrels are playing out of town this week, first at Akron and then Erie. The Squirrels hit the road after a day off and real crapper of a homestand. They dropped 2 of 3 to Binghamton in the Mets’ only visit to Richmond this season, and were then swept in a 3-game […]

June 22, 2010; 10:52 AM • by John Murden

The Richmond Flying Squirrels are playing out of town this week, first at Akron and then Erie.

The Squirrels hit the road after a day off and real crapper of a homestand. They dropped 2 of 3 to Binghamton in the Mets’ only visit to Richmond this season, and were then swept in a 3-game series by the Altoona Curve.

The Squirrels (32-38) have been on a slow slide since peaking back in early May. The Flying Squirrels now own the league’s longest streak, having lost 5 straight. So far in June they’ve won only 5 of 19 games, and have gone 10-25 since May 15.

By the time Richmond gets to Erie (30-38), the 2 teams will in all likelihood be battling for last place in the Western Division. The SeaWolves play 3 with Trenton (41-26), while the Squirrels have 3 at Akron (34-35). With Richmond up by 1 game now, neither club is likely to win pick up more than a win before the weekend’s Battle for the Bottom.

These next 3 games with the Akron Aeros are the Squirrels’ first and only games in Canal Park in 2010, and are the first time that these teams have met. In 2009, the Aeros went 89-53 and were the Southern Division champions. They went on to defeat the Northern Division champion Connecticut Defenders in 4 games to claim the Eastern League Championship.

The Akron Aeros and the Erie Seawolves both come to the Diamond for the Squirrels’ next homestand.

Tuesday June 22 7:05PM
Richmond Flying Squirrels vs Akron Aeros
RHP Mike MacDonald (1-6, 4.96) vs LHP Eric Berger (3-4, 5.25)

Wednesday June 23 7:05PM
Richmond Flying Squirrels vs Akron Aeros

Thursday June 24 12:05PM
Richmond Flying Squirrels vs Akron Aeros

Eastern League Standings

EAS Eastern
Club	W	L	PCT	GB	ELIM#	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
Trenton	41	26	.612	–	–	25-11	16-15	7-3	W1
New Hampshire	42	28	.600	0.5	–	21-13	21-15	6-4	L2
Portland	36	32	.529	5.5	68	19-16	17-16	5-5	L1
Binghamton	34	35	.493	8.0	66	18-15	16-20	5-5	L1
Reading	32	36	.471	9.5	64	22-16	10-20	8-2	W4
New Britain	18	51	.261	24.0	50	7-28	11-23	2-8	L3

EAS Western
Club	W	L	PCT	GB	ELIM#	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
Altoona	45	24	.652	–	–	19-13	26-11	6-4	W3
Bowie	36	33	.522	9.0	–	18-17	18-16	6-4	W1
Akron	34	35	.493	11.0	72	15-19	19-16	5-5	W1
Harrisburg	33	37	.471	12.5	70	14-20	19-17	4-6	L1
Richmond	32	38	.457	13.5	69	18-19	14-19	2-8	L5
Erie	30	38	.441	14.5	69	12-18	18-20	4-6	W2