Chris Beck recorded his first career Class AAA win and Jordan Danks moved to within one hit of Joe Borchard’s all-time Knights’ hit mark in a 4-2 Charlotte victory over Durham on Tuesday in front of 9,683 at BB&T BallPark.
The Knights, who moved to
9.5 games back of the Bulls in the International League South Standings, were
powered on offense by home runs from Josh Phegley and Marcus Semien.
Beck, who is rated by
Baseball America as the White Sox second-highest pitching prospect, made his second
career start with Charlotte and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits
over five innings. He struck-out five batters and threw 95 pitches on the
night.
Beck was promoted to
Charlotte from Class AA Birmingham on Monday after posting a 5-8 record with
a 3.39 ERA in 20 starts. He had allowed 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings in a spot start
with the Knights earlier this season.
Charlotte jumped out to
an early lead in the first inning when Danks (2-for-4) singled home Marcus Semien
(2-for-3), who had tripled earlier in the frame.
Durham tied the game in the third when Beck was called for a balk
with a runner on third, but Charlotte reclaimed the lead for good in the bottom
half of the inning thanks to a two-run home run from Phegley, his 16th.
Semien added an insurance run in the fifth with his 10th
home run of the season.
The combination of Matt
Zaleski and Jarrett Casey held the Bulls scoreless over the final four innings
to preserve the win for Beck.
*For Ben Weinrib's full game story, click HERE.
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