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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The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers brewed momentum into the final week of the 2021 campaign. The form comes after a six-game split with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in their final homestand of the season. Series W-L: 3-3 Season W-L: 35-77, 33 GB of the Down East Wood Ducks Batting: .213/.330/.367 Slash, 27 R, 40 H, 17 XBH,
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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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On a rather nice September afternoon and with the home finale looming, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers secured a 6-2 win over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. It was the home finale at Atrium Health Ballpark for the 2021 campaign. The team had one of their best arms take to the mound in Matt Thompson. The FutureSox No.
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Entering Tuesday night’s action, the Birmingham Barons and Rocket City Trash Pandas were tied for the top record in the Double-A South North Division. However, thanks to a stellar pitching performance from Emilio Vargas, the Barons have now taken a one-game lead over Rocket City with eleven games left in the regular season. Vargas pitched six
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After winning three of six games versus the Montgomery Biscuits across their most recent homestand, the Birmingham Barons hit the road on August 31 for a seven-game series with the Chattanooga Lookouts. The Barons have had the Lookouts’ number for the majority of the 2021 MiLB season. Between the dates of July 20 and August
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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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On August 22, the Birmingham Barons closed out a 7-game road trip with an ugly 7-1 loss versus the bottom-ranked team in the Double-A South North Division, the Tennessee Smokies. The Barons, who entered the trip with the best record in the North Division, would finish the road series with a meager 3-4 record. Despite
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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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Welcome back, Danny Mendick! Down 4-0 in their final at bat, the Knights staged a dramatic 5-4 comeback highlighted by Mendick’s two-out, three-run walk-off home run. It was only Mendick’s second game with the Knights since his Aug. 26 demotion. Making the win even more improbable, the Knights had just lost game one of today’s
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