Squirrels swept by Rock Cats

August 20, 2010; 9:06 AM • by John Murden

The Squirrels drop 3 straight to close out their games with the otherwise woeful New Britain Rock Cats, head out for last games in Bowie for 2010.

The Flying Squirrels (59-63) dropped back to 4 games under .500 after being swept by the New Britain Rock Cats (37-87). In the series opener, again going for his 10th win on the season, Daryl Maday continued to struggle and took the loss after giving up 6 runs in 3.2 innings. New Britain’s Chris Province flirted with a perfect game through the 7th on the way to a 3-1 victory. The Squirrels out hit the Rock Cats 12-9 in the final but still fell short in the 7-6 loss. This is the first sweep of the Squirrels since the visiting Harrisburg Senators took 3 straight at the Diamond in early June.

Richmond stops for 3 at Bowie (65-58) before coming back home for 3. These games at the Baysox are the last of the season in Bowie for the Squirrels, though Bowie comes to the Diamond for a 4-game series to end the season.

Schedule

August 20 7:05PM (AWAY)
Richmond Flying Squirrels @ Bowie Baysox
Mixon (10-6, 3.63) vs. Gamboa (5-4, 3.70)

August 21 6:35PM (AWAY)
Richmond Flying Squirrels @ Bowie Baysox
Westcott (3-1, 4.67) vs. Johnson (7-6, 5.01)

August 22 6:05PM (AWAY)
Richmond Flying Squirrels @ Bowie Baysox

Eastern League Standings

EAS Eastern
Club	W	L	PCT	GB	ELIM#	Home	Away	L10	Streak
Trenton	74	50	.597	–	–	43-21	31-29	7-3	W2
New Hampshire	70	53	.569	3.5	–	32-28	38-25	4-6	L2
Binghamton	60	62	.492	13.0	11	31-29	29-33	6-4	W2
Reading	59	63	.484	14.0	9	33-30	26-33	4-6	L1
Portland	59	64	.480	14.5	8	27-32	32-32	5-5	W1
New Britain	37	87	.298	37.0	E	20-43	17-44	4-6	W3

EAS Western
Club	W	L	PCT	GB	ELIM#	Home	Away	L10	Streak
Altoona	71	52	.577	–	–	34-25	37-27	5-5	L1
Bowie	65	58	.528	6.0	–	35-26	30-32	3-7	L2
Akron	64	59	.520	7.0	19	34-29	30-30	5-5	W1
Harrisburg	64	59	.520	7.0	19	33-30	31-29	4-6	L1
Richmond	59	63	.484	11.5	15	33-30	26-33	4-6	L3
Erie	56	68	.452	15.5	10	28-32	28-36	8-2	W1