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June 15 – Off Day
The Knights travel to New York to take on the 40-32 Mets. The pitching matchups are:
Danny Duffy (4-5, 6.68) vs. Tylor Megill (2-3, 1.79)
Braxton Garrett (6-2, 3.31) vs. Joey Lucchesi (5-3, 5.47)
John Means (5-3, 4.95) vs. Jacob deGrom (6-7, 5.33)
Game #72 – June 16 – Citi Field
Jeff McNeil's bomb to right leading off the 2nd inning gave New York an early 1-0 lead. Pete Alonso hit a 2-run shot in the 3rd.
Aramis Garcia connected for his 1st home run of the year, a 2-run shot to left, in the 5th, to make it a 3-2 game.
James McCann singled home a run in the 6th off of Ricky DiVito to give the Mets a 4-2 lead. DiVito then walked 3 batters in a row to force in another run. Alex Vesia was called on to make his Charlotte debut. He retired Alonso on a popup to left and struck out Miguel Sano to end the inning.
Charlotte made things interesting in the 9th. Pinch hitter Jason Kipnis led off with a single and Vidal Brujan drew a walk. After pinch hitter Brandon Drury hit into a fielder's choice, Owen Miller singled to make it a 5-3 game. With the tying runs on base, Seth Lugo struck out Jhonkensey Noel and Jesus Sanchez to end the game.
Final Score: New York 5, Charlotte 3
WP: T. Megill (3-3)
LP: D. Duffy (4-6)
SV: S. Lugo (16)
Record: 37-36
Player of the Game: Tylor Megill
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