Payton's Heroics Leads Knights to 3-1 Win Wednesday over IronPigs
July 14, 2022 - International League (IL)
Charlotte Knights News Release
(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- On a night when Iron Man was honored, Mark Payton showed off his superhero-like skills at the plate and in the field.
Payton singled home the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning and made a diving catch in the ninth inning to seal the victory as the Charlotte Knights beat the Lehigh Valley IronPigs by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday night in game two of the six-game series from Truist Field in Uptown Charlotte. The win was Charlotte's second in as many days and third straight.
Whatta way to win it!!!! @MarkPayton2 with the catch to end the game!!!!ðŸâÂ#SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/6gsmviSPRM
- Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) July 14, 2022
In the bottom of the first inning, Payton started things off for the Knights with a leadoff triple and quickly scored on an RBI by left fielder Adam Haseley. The Knights took an early 1-0 lead after just one inning on Wednesday night thanks to both Payton and Haseley. The two combined to drive home all three of Charlotte's runs on the night.
The IronPigs evened up the score in the top of the fourth inning when Donny Sands scored on a fielder's choice. The two teams were tied at 1-1 at that point and remained tied until the bottom of the eighth inning when Payton came through with the RBI single and Haseley drove home his second run of the game.
The lead is OURS!!! @MarkPayton2 with an RBI SINGLE! pic.twitter.com/Nib21uHa5O
- Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) July 14, 2022
For Payton, he had two hits, two runs scored, one RBI and a diving catch in the ninth inning to lead the Knights to another victory over the IronPigs. Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal continued his rehab assignment on Wednesday and went 1-for-4 on the night. He went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the first game of his rehab assignment on Tuesday night.
RHP J.B. Olson started for the Knights and did not allow a run over his two innings of work. RHP Parker Markel (1-1, 6.35) struck out two batters over a scoreless eighth inning to earn his first win of the season. In the ninth, LHP Hunter Schryver closed things out to notch his second save of the season.
The Knights will continue the six-game series against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies) on Thursday night at 7:04 p.m. from Truist Field. The "Voice of the Charlotte Knights" Matt Swierad and long-time Knights broadcaster Mike Pacheco will have the call for all of the action on 730 The Game ESPN Charlotte and www.CharlotteKnights.com. Before the game, Billy McMillon will be inducted into the Charlotte Baseball Round Table of Honor.
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