Final score: Richmond 5, Trenton 1
Player of the game: Lefty Eric Surkamp struck out a franchise-record 11 in 5.2 innings.
Play of the game: Third baseman Chris Dominguez caught a pop-up in the outfield grass while sprinting with his back to home plate.
Extra innings: Squirrels' 1B Wes Hodges was ejected, very promptly, by home-plate umpire Jeff Morrow in the second inning Monday after protesting a called third strike. … In the two-game rehab assignment of New York Yankees' captain Derek Jeter (injured right calf) Saturday and Sunday, Trenton drew a combined 18,214 fans. Saturday's crowd of 9,002 was the third-highest all-time at Trenton's Waterfront Park, and Sunday's crowd of 9,212 was the stadium's largest ever. … OF Justin Christian, 31, was promoted to Triple-A Fresno on June 28 and in his first five games he was 8-18 with 2 HRs, one triple, one double, 6 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. … Squirrels SS Nick Noonan was batting .213 heading into Tuesday games but led the Eastern League in intentional walks (4).
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