IL1 Charlotte Knights

Knights Drop Tuesday's Game to Stripers 8-6

Published on May 1, 2018 under International League (IL1)
Charlotte Knights News Release


(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) - RHP Michael Kopech allowed just three earned runs over six innings of work, but the Gwinnett Stripers battled back to score four runs in the ninth inning on Tuesday to get past the Charlotte Knights by a score of 8-6 in the middle game of their three-game series from BB&T Ballpark in Uptown Charlotte.

RHP Gregory Infante (0-1, 9.00), who came on in the ninth inning to close the game out with the Knights ahead by a score of 6-4, allowed all four runs to take the loss. Infante allowed a two-run home run to Jose Bautista and a solo home run to Dustin Peterson. The home run was Bautista's first of the season with the Stripers.

Kopech, 22, left after six innings with a chance to earn his first win of the season. The hard-throwing right-hander gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits over six innings of work. He struck-out six batters and threw 100 pitches on the night (60 for strikes), but did not factor in the decision.

Catcher Kevan Smith finished the game with three hits, including his second home run of the season. Smith went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs. Shortstop Jose RondÏŒn, right fielder Juan Perez, and third baseman Matt Skole all chipped in with two hits apiece. Perez tripled and also added his sixth stolen base of the season.

The Knights will conclude their three-game series against the Gwinnett Stripers on Wednesday at BB&T Ballpark in Uptown Charlotte with an 11:05 a.m. morning game. Pre-game radio coverage of Wednesday's game will begin at 10:50 a.m. on 730 The Game ESPN Charlotte and CharlotteKnights.com. The "Voice of the Charlotte Knights" Matt Swierad will have the call for all of the action.

KNIGHTS KNOTES: Earlier in the day, Kopech was named as the Chicago White Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April... RHP Rob Scahill pitched a scoreless seventh inning on Tuesday, while LHP Jace Fry struck-out the side in the eighth inning to lower his ERA to 1.35 on the season with the Knights... Before the game, the Knights announced two roster moves. RHP Dylan Covey was added to the active roster, while LHP Kyle Kubat was assigned back to Winston-Salem (High-A).

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