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Game # 75 – June 18 – Citi Park
The Knights took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning when Jason Kipnis singled, Brandon Drury doubled, and Jesus Sanchez singled to score both. Owen Miller smashed a 3-run home run in the 2nd (his 10th) to make it a 5-0 game.
The Mets got on the board when Khalil Lee doubled home a run in the bottom of the 2nd but Mike Gerber connected for his 9th homer in the 3rd, a 407- foot solo shot to right, to male it 6-1.
The Mets loaded the bases in the 3rd, and Jeff McNeil made John Means pay with a grand slam to CF. Suddenly, it was a 6-5 game.
Charlotte added to their lead in the 5th when Elihuris Montero scored from 1st on an Andy Ibanez double. Gerber followed with a single through the middle to score Ibanez and make it 8-5. The Mets got a run back on McNeil's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning.
Kipnis hit a 418 bomb to center to plate 2 runs in the 6th. It was his 2nd round-tripper as a Knight.
Alex Vesia relieved Means to start the bottom of the 6th. He pitched a scoreless inning, Austin Adams pitched a scoreless 7th, and Kutter Crawford pitched the final 2 innings.
Final Score: Charlotte 10, New York 6
WP: J. Means (6-3)
LP: J. deGrom (6-8)
Record: 39-36
Player of the Game: Jason Kipnis
NEWS: Toronto's Bo Bichette will miss the next 4 weeks with a separated shoulder.
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