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Ryan Galanie

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A Walk-Off Home Run in Jacksonville Became a Walk-Off Double. The Knights Lost Anyway, 7-6.

Jack Beckett·

The Knights took the road-trip opener at VyStar 5-3 on Tuesday behind Shane Murphy and a Triple-A debut from Braden Montgomery. Wednesday afternoon, what looked like a three-run walk-off home run for Jacksonville got reduced to an RBI walk-off double after the umpires ruled Heriberto Hernández was physically assisted across home plate. Charlotte lost 7-6.

The Charlotte Knights Scored Sixteen Runs in Jacksonville. The Jumbo Shrimp Scored One.

Jack Beckett·

The Charlotte Knights beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 16-1 on Thursday night at VyStar Ballpark, taking the six-game series lead at 2-1. Charlotte racked up 14 hits across three multi-run innings, with Dru Baker driving in a career-high five and Braden Montgomery going 3-for-5 with two doubles. Friday at 7:05 p.m. is Charlotte right-hander David Sandlin opposite Jacksonville's Bradley Blalock.

Knights Beat Jacksonville 8-5 to Take a 3-1 Series Lead. They Can Clinch Tonight.

Jack Beckett·

The Charlotte Knights scored seven runs in their first five innings and held off a ninth-inning rally to beat Jacksonville 8-5 Friday, putting them up 3-1 in the six-game series with two to play. Ryan Galanie tripled, LaMonte Wade Jr. stole home, Jacob Gonzalez added an RBI double, and Ben Peoples closed the door. Tonight's 6:35 p.m. game can clinch the series.

21-1 at Truist Field: Catching Up on Eleven Days of Knights Baseball

John Speedway·

A series win over Nashville. A slow start against Gwinnett. And then Saturday night, when the Knights hit seven home runs in front of the home folks and the visiting bullpen sent three position players to the mound. Eleven days at Truist Field, in one piece.

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