Pitching matchup: LHP Francisco Rondon (0-1, 5.40) vs. RHP Justin Fitzgerald (0-0, 2.70)

In the Standings: The Thunder are 0.5 games back of first-place New Hampshire in the East. The Squirrels are 0.5 games back of Altoona in the West.

Richmond
Skyler Strosmoe - SS
Joe Panik - 2B
Javier Herrera - LF
Adam Duvall - 3B
Mark Minicozzi - 1B
Ricky Oropesa - DH
Andrew Susac - C
Brett Krill - RF
Ryan Lollis - CF
Justin Fitzgerald - RHP

Thunder
Ramon Flores - CF
Jose Pirela - 2B
Tyler Austin - DH
J.R. Murphy - C
Kyle Roller - 1B
Rob Segedin - 3B
Neil Medchill - RF
Casey Stevenson - LF
Walter Ibarra - SS
Francisco Rondon - LHP

NOTES: Kevin Mahoney has been activated from the TIE list after the birth of his son. Shane Brown has been transferred to the Staten Island roster. ... J.R. Murphy is back in the lineup after getting hit with Javier Herrera's swing yesterday. He's thrown out five of the first eight runners who've tried to steal against him.

Update - 8:14: Center fielder Slade Heathcott was a late scratch. So late, in fact, that the press box was not informed of the change until Flores led off the first. We'll find out more after the game, but it's easy to assume he's hurt.