Mario Camilletti
Coverage (5 articles)
The Knights Were Down 8-1 in the Eighth. They Won It in the Tenth.
Charlotte trailed by seven going into the eighth Tuesday night at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and won 9-8 in ten innings, the largest come-from-behind win of the Knights' season.
The Knights Won Six Straight With a Roster That Kept Changing Underneath Them.
The Charlotte Knights won six in a row in Nashville, reached the best record they have held all season, then lost three straight to split the series. In the middle of it, first baseman Nolan Jones was pulled off the field mid-game after the White Sox traded him to Seattle, the third time this season a Knight has been dealt during a game. Durham comes to Truist Field on Tuesday.
Down Six in the Ninth, the Knights Almost Stole One Back From Nashville
Charlotte trailed 11-5 heading to the bottom of the ninth, then scored four and put the potential winning run at the plate with two outs before a deep fly ball ended it. The Knights fell 11-9, but the near-comeback was the story. Nashville's seven-run third inning was the difference, and the six-game homestand against Nashville is now even at two games apiece.
The Knights Hung an Eight-Spot in the Fourth and Buried Jacksonville 12-5
Down 5-3 in the nightcap of a weather-made doubleheader, the Knights erupted for eight runs in the fourth — capped by Braden Montgomery's grand slam and two Jacob Gonzalez homers — to bury Jacksonville 12-5. Shane Murphy went the distance for Charlotte's first complete game of the year as Charlotte took a 2-1 series lead.
The Knights Won Four Games at Gwinnett by Exactly One Run
The Charlotte Knights took the Gwinnett road series four games to two. All four wins came by exactly one run. Rikuu Nishida's eighth-inning go-ahead single Sunday sealed it; Jonathan Cannon and the bullpen held the line. The six-game Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp homestand opens Tuesday night at Truist Field, first pitch 6:35.