The Charlotte Knights played uninspired baseball in losing game one of a doubleheader, and looked well on their way to dropping the nightcap before Jake Burger launched a three-run bomb in the bottom of the sixth to power an 8-7 comeback win over the Norfolk Tides in Charlotte Thursday. Despite laboring as a team for […]
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The juggernaut that is the Durham Bulls were even more amped up than normal as they rolled into Charlotte this past week seeking to wrap up the Southeastern Division crown. In the end, their relentless offense proved too much for Knights’ pitching, taking five of six while pounding out 24 extra-base knocks, stealing 10 bags
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The Knights followed up their four-homer game on Saturday with three more today. But, like so many games against the Bulls this year, it wasn’t quite enough, as Durham rallied for a 9-4 win. Mikie Mahtook hit his 25th round tripper on the year in the bottom of first with one on. It was his
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This one had promise, with back-to-back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the first by Adam Engel, Mikie Mahtook and Micker Adolfo. But it went downhill quickly from there, and the Durham Bulls rolled to a 9-5 win in Charlotte Saturday night. Knights’ starter John Parke came into the game on the heels of three
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Fresh off his first major-league win, Jimmy Lambert took the mound tonight, hoping to help the Charlotte Knights finally get into the victory column against the Durham Bulls in game four of this home stand. Ten days ago, Lambert looked terrific beating the Oakland As with five innings of three-hit ball. It was more of
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The Knights’ improved pitching kept the team in a lot of games on the recently-concluded two-week road trip even as the offense struggled. But the staff had no such luck tonight in a 6-2 loss against the division-leading Durham Bulls in Charlotte. Starter Alex McRae gave up five hits and three earned runs in the first
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Jake Burger roared back from a mini-slump and newly acquired Ruben Tejada delivered two clutch hits — and in so doing may be putting himself in consideration for a postseason roster spot with the White Sox — in an otherwise down week for the Knights. The team wrapped up the second half of a
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As the penultimate road trip of the 2021 Charlotte Knights season approaches its end, Jeff Cohen took time to answer questions regarding the Triple-A White Sox from the beat’s perspective. Do you see Yermin Mercedes getting back to the major leagues? Mercedes’ bat definitely plays in the big leagues. He is a gifted hitter, despite
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When the dust settled from the MLB trade deadline and Sept. 1 call-ups, a much less potent Knights’ team took the field — and immediately struggled to score runs against a mediocre Norfolk Tides squad. As the series unfolded, there were roster moves aplenty, including one bombshell: Romy Gonzalez was summoned to Chicago, after just
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The Knights played some of their best — and most exciting — baseball of the season this past week, standing toe to toe with the league’s runaway best team, the Durham Bulls. With the Sept. 1 call-up looming, the ever-changing roster will be in flux again soon. But the lineup was stacked this week, and
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