INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT NORFOLK TIDES
07/18/2111
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT NORFOLK TIDES
GAME ID: 4555 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (50-43) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1
Norfolk Tides (42-51) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Charlotte Hands Norfolk 5-4 Defeat
Charlotte shortstop Angel Baltazar made his presence felt in the 5-4 Knights triumph over the Norfolk Tides. Baltazar was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Charlotte pitcher Mark Ayers got the win, upping his record to 10-5. Noah Politano got the loss. Charlotte goes to 50-43. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.

With Charlotte trailing 1-0 in the top of the second, Baltazar hit a fastball from Noah Politano for a 3-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Knights ahead, 3-1.

Charlotte manager Nick Zlomke said his team played a "no nonsense" game.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE NORFOLK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Frye LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .239 7 23
M. Richard CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .274 4 42
B. Owry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .288 0 6
J. Sanders DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 7 32
   a-B. Self DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 1 5
M. Bauer 3B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .277 8 39
B. Houston RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .254 2 18
A. Baltazar SS 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .277 8 41
J. Reihl 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 5 19
B. Hughes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5 4 8 11      
a - B. Self inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Houston (12, 4th Inning off N. Politano, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Baltazar (22, 4th Inning off N. Politano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Baltazar (8, 2nd Inning off N. Politano, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Bauer (8, 4th Inning off N. Politano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Frye , M. Bauer 4 , B. Houston 2 , A. Baltazar 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Owry
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Frye (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Reihl (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Rivas 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 0 29
Z. Lackey 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .219 8 35
J. McNally 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274 4 9
R. Nolasco LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 9 21
   a-O. Cabao PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 1 6
M. Bond RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .257 7 25
A. Pulido CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .269 8 45
F. Ferrer DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .173 1 8
L. Acuna SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 4 40
B. Salas C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .207 3 15
Totals 35 4 7 4 2 8 15      
a - O. Cabao pinch hit for R. Nolasco in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Acuna (18, 3rd Inning off M. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bond (17, 4th Inning off M. Ayers, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Salas (5, 4th Inning off M. Ayers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Lackey (8, 1st Inning off M. Ayers, 0 on, 1 out) , J. McNally (4, 4th Inning off M. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Lackey 4 , J. McNally 4 , M. Bond 2 , A. Pulido , F. Ferrer , L. Acuna 2 , B. Salas 2
2-out RBI: B. Salas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Z. Lackey 2 , F. Ferrer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Lackey (6)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE NORFOLK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ayers W (10-5) 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 2 95 3.86   
R. Mays H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.73   
T. Ponce De Leon SV (20) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 34 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ayers 47
Batters Faced: M. Ayers 26, R. Mays 3, T. Ponce De Leon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ayers 5-7, R. Mays 2-1, T. Ponce De Leon 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ayers 95-64, R. Mays 8-7, T. Ponce De Leon 34-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Politano L (8-8) 3.0 4 5 5 2 3 2 57 3.68   
N. Keane 4.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 50 0.90   
L. Clark 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
J. Averitt 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Politano 30
Batters Faced: N. Politano 16, N. Keane 14, L. Clark 1, J. Averitt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Politano 2-4, N. Keane 5-4, L. Clark 0-0, J. Averitt 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Politano 57-32, N. Keane 50-25, L. Clark 5-3, J. Averitt 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Keane 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Angel Baltazar
Ballpark: Harbor Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 10584
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