Buffalo Bisons
Coverage (6 articles)
Knights Beat Bisons 2-1 on Four Hits
Charlotte got four hits Thursday and lost by seven. Charlotte got four hits Friday and won. Shane Murphy went seven innings without walking a batter, Joey Wiemer hit a two-run homer in the second, and that was the whole night: Knights 2, Bisons 1 on First Responders Night at Truist Field.
Knights Tie It in the Fifth; Buffalo Scores the Next Nine
Buffalo answered Junior Perez's game-tying homer with nine unanswered runs and beat the Knights 11-4 at Truist Field. Charlotte drew nine walks and managed four hits. Three home games remain in the season.
Knights Give First Responders 2,000-Plus Sept. 11 Tickets
The Knights gave away more than 2,000 tickets for Friday, the twenty-fifth September 11. The game-worn jerseys go to a foundation named for an FDNY firefighter from Engine 217, run out of Waxhaw for twenty-four years by people who are not paid to do it.
Knights Finally Win an Eighth Inning, Beat Buffalo 5-4
Charlotte had lost the eighth inning twice in a row. Wednesday night it took a sacrifice fly and a bad throw to win one there, 5-4 over Buffalo. And the standings page most people check is not the race the Knights are in.
Knights' Last Six Home Games Are All Next Week vs. Buffalo
Charlotte's last six games at Truist Field this season all fall between Tuesday and Saturday, September 8 to 12, against Buffalo. Four Chicago White Sox players have been in town this month on rehab, and David Sandlin threw a complete-game shutout and struck out eleven inside of a week. Here are the dates, the first pitches and the reasons to go.
Knights Lost the Opener in Buffalo and Won the Series Anyway
The Charlotte Knights dropped the opener in Buffalo and won the series anyway, four games to two, closing a winning first half on a Sunday shutout. Kyle Teel had a five-hit game, and rehabbing reliever Jordan Hicks went from a three-run homer in the opener to a perfect inning two nights later.