Norfolk Tides
Coverage (4 articles)
Knights Finish 81-68 With Winning Halves, Miss the Playoffs
Charlotte won its last two games at Norfolk to finish 81-68, tied for the fourth-best record in the International League. By the club's count it was the first 80-win season since 2012. It was not a playoff season, because the league picks its postseason clubs by half.
The Knights Got Four Hits Again. This Time It Was Enough.
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' 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 Take 5 of 6 From Norfolk; Korey Lee Wins on Birthday
The Charlotte Knights won five of six games from the Norfolk Tides at Truist Field, clinched the series with a game to spare, and left for a six-game trip to Nashville at 55-47. Korey Lee won Saturday's game in the tenth inning, with the bases loaded, on his birthday.