The Richmond Flying Squirrels learned a hard lesson Sunday afternoon: no lead is safe against Akron’s red-hot Jorge Burgos.

  

After building a comfortable 4-0 advantage behind rookie Sabin Ceballos’ first Double-A homer and Adrian Sugastey’s two RBIs, the Squirrels watched their early dominance evaporate in a crushing 5-4 loss to complete a franchise-first season-opening sweep at The Diamond.

Starter Jack Choate dazzled with nine strikeouts in just three scoreless innings, but the bullpen couldn’t preserve his gem.

Burgos continued his opening-series rampage with a game-changing three-run shot in the seventh off Tyler Myrick — his third homer in as many games—to complete Akron’s comeback.

The Squirrels’ bats fell silent when it mattered most, mustering just one hit after Sugastey’s fifth-inning RBI single. Akron reliever Trenton Denholm shut the door with four strong innings before Magnus Ellerts’ perfect ninth sealed Richmond’s winless opening weekend.

Richmond looked to rebound Tuesday in Harrisburg with lefty Seth Lonsway taking the mound for the 6:30 p.m. series opener. The team returns home April 15 through 20 for a six-game set against the Chesapeake Baysox.