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Knights Beat the 'Pigs 5-3 Saturday

Rymer Liriano with his 16th home run of the season. (Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights)
August 19, 2017

(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- A four-run fifth inning propelled the Charlotte Knights to a 5-3 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Saturday in game two of their three-game series from BB&T Ballpark in Uptown Charlotte. The win was Charlotte's second straight and fifth in six games against the 'Pigs

(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- A four-run fifth inning propelled the Charlotte Knights to a 5-3 win over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Saturday in game two of their three-game series from BB&T Ballpark in Uptown Charlotte. The win was Charlotte's second straight and fifth in six games against the 'Pigs this season.

The IronPigs jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning with help from two home runs. Scott Kingery hit an inside-the-park home run, while Carlos Tocci added a solo shot. Both home runs came off Charlotte starter David Holmberg, who gave up two runs on three hits over four innings.

Down by a score of 2-0, the Charlotte bats ignited in the fifth inning. Catcher Roberto Peña started the hit parade with an RBI single. Two batters later, Eddy Alvarez singled home two runs to give the Knights a 3-2 lead. Alvarez later scored on a wild pitch, which gave the Knights a 4-2 lead.

In the top of the seventh inning the IronPigs tacked on one more run with help from a solo home run off the bat of Andrew Pullin. The home run came off Charlotte reliever Jean Machi (3-0, 4.76), who allowed just one run over three innings in relief of Holmberg to earn the win.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Charlotte outfielder Rymer Liriano launched a solo home run to push the team's lead to 5-3. It was his 16th home run of the season and second in as many days. Liriano, the reigning International League Batter of the Week, went 2-for-4 on the night.

Charlotte RHP Brandon Brennan walked one batter and struck out one batter in the ninth inning to earn his third save of the season. Lehigh Valley starter Brandon Liebrandt (4-3, 4.47) gave up four runs on four hits over 4.2 innings pitched and was saddled with the loss.

The Knights will conclude their three-game series against the IronPigs on Sunday at BB&T Ballpark. Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. and pre-game radio coverage of Sunday's 5:05 p.m. game will begin at 4:50 p.m. on ESPN Charlotte (730 AM) and CharlotteKnights.com. The "Voice of the Charlotte Knights" Matt Swierad and long-time Knights radio broadcaster Mike Pacheco will have the call for all of the action. The game can also be heard in Spanish on 102.3 FM Latina starting at 5:00 p.m. Broadcasters Rafael Bastidas and Ernesto Hurtado will have the call. Fans can also watch the game on Comcast SportsNet Chicago with Loren Hibbs joining the TV broadcast.