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Emilio Vargas pitches a gem, leads Barons to vital win over Rocket City

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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Barons pitching staff shines despite series loss vs. Chattanooga

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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Pitching staff rescues struggling offense as Knights win road series

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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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Knights’ offense highlights the week for Charlotte

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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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Mendick’s walk-off home run caps improbable Knights’ comeback

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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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Blake Rutherford smashes two homers and a double in Knights’ win

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There are times when Blake Rutherford looks like the can’t-miss prospect he was thought to be when he was taken in the first round of the 2016 draft. Tonight was one of those nights. In the Knights’ 9-2 win over the Durham Bulls in Charlotte, Rutherford cracked two home runs and a double, tallied three

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Jake Burger blasts 4th round-tripper in 3 days, John Parke deals in Knights loss

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With a great effort from John Parke, the Knights finally had a chance to beat the Durham Bulls. But a power-laden offense couldn’t muster anything more than a lone single in six innings against Bulls’ starter Brent Honeywell, whose screwball was unhittable in a 9-2 loss in Charlotte tonight. It got a little better when

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Gonzalez, Mahtook lead the way in Knights’ win

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It was the most exciting week of the season for the Knights, highlighted by two walk-off wins in a mid-week doubleheader and the Triple-A debut of Romy Gonzalez, the best ever start to a career in Charlotte in recent memory. Promoted on Saturday from Birmingham, Gonzalez exploded on the scene with a two-home-run game, including

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Jared Kelley leaves game after two hitters, Kannapolis loses series finale

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Following Saturday night’s win that broke a 15-game losing streak, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers fell flat in the series finale with the Down East Wood Ducks losing 7-1. Not only did they lose the contest, but Jared Kelley left the game after two batters. Kelley was making start No. 5 since returning from an injury

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Romy Gonzalez cracks 2 home runs, including a walk-off, in dazzling Knights debut

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Romy Gonzalez had quite a coming out party in his first game in Triple-A, with two home runs, including a bottom-of-the-ninth, three-run walk-off blast off a 100-mph fast ball for a 7-5 Knights’ win over the Norfolk Tides. “He’s a professional hitter,” manager Wes Helms said post-game. “He’s a guy who can hit in the

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