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The Knights return home.to take on the 1st place Cardinals (48-33). Here are tu e pitching matchups:
Matthew Libatore (4-3, 4.82) vs. Sean Manaea (4-8, 4.28)
Jordan Hicks (2-5, 4.82) vs. Michael Grove (0-0, 11.25)
John Flaherty (3-3, 6.75) vs. Braxton Garrett (7-3, 3.39)
June 24 – ppd. Rain
Game #82 – June 25 (Game #1) – Knights Field
St. Louis took a quick 2-0 when Dylan Carlson homered in the top of the 1st inning. The Cardinals added a run in the 2nd on Paul DeJong's sacrifice fly.
The Knights loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the 2nd on a walk, an infield hit, and an error. After Andy Ibanez and Colteb Wong were retired, Jose Iglesias doubled into the RF gap to.make it a 3-2 game. Tommy Edman's error on a Brandon Drury grounder allowed the tying run to score before Jhonkensey Noel struck out to end the inning.
Yasmani Randal untied it quickly with a 3-run home run in the 3rd to give the Redbirds a 6-3 lead. Nolan Arenado also went deep in the inning, and Joe Barlow was summoned to relieve a battered Sean Manaea. Barlow walked the 1st man faced, and he later scored on a DeJong single. St. Louis scored 6 more times in the 4th.
Alex Vesia and Kervin Castro combined to pitch 5 shutout innings. Elihuris Montero and Anthony Santander singled home runs in the bottom of the 9th, and Ibanez drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 14-6. Owen Miller hit a pinch hit single to drive home another run before Iglesias grounded to 3B to end the game.
Final Score: St. Louis 14, Charlotte 7
WP: M. Liberatore (5-3)
LP: S. Manaea (4-9)
Record: 42-40
Player of the Game: Yasmani Grandal
TRANSACTION: Optioned Joe Barlow to AAA. Recalled Kutter Crawford.
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