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Knights Fall to Bulls 5-3 on Thursday

Zach Remillard & Mikie Mahtook Launched Solo Homers
Mikie Mahtook hit his team-high 14th home run of the year. (Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights)
By Tommy Viola
July 22, 2021

(DURHAM, NC) – First baseman Zach Remillard and designated hitter Mikie Mahtook launched solo home runs, but the Charlotte Knights dropped game three of the six-game series against the Durham Bulls from Durham Bulls Athletic Park by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The Knights got off to a quick

(DURHAM, NC) – First baseman Zach Remillard and designated hitter Mikie Mahtook launched solo home runs, but the Charlotte Knights dropped game three of the six-game series against the Durham Bulls from Durham Bulls Athletic Park by a score of 5-3 on Thursday.

The Knights got off to a quick start on Thursday thanks to Remillard’s home run to lead off the game. The home run, which gave the Knights an early 1-0 lead, was Remillard’s seventh of the season.

The Bulls tied the game in the third inning thanks to a solo home run from Tristan Gray. Two innings later, the Bulls scored two more runs to take a 3-1 lead. Manuel Margot, on major league rehab from the Tampa Bay Rays, had an RBI single in the fifth.

Charlotte pulled to within one run of Durham in the seventh inning thanks to a sacrifice-fly RBI from second baseman Marco Hernández. The Bulls charged back in the bottom of the eighth to score two runs on solo home runs from Josh Lowe and Ryan Boldt.

With the Bulls ahead by a score of 5-2, Mahtook launched his team-high 14th home run of the season in the ninth inning. Mahtook, a former Durham slugger, has now recorded three home runs over his last four games.

RHP Alex McRae (2-5, 5.40) started for the Knights and allowed three runs on four hits over four innings of work. McRae, who struck-out three batters, was the losing pitcher on Thursday. The loss was Charlotte's 11th straight overall.

Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez continued his major league rehab stint and went 1-for-4 with a double. Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer got the start for the Bulls on a major league rehab assignment and allowed just one run over three solid innings.

The Knights will continue the six-game series against the Durham Bulls on Friday night with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. The “Voice of the Charlotte Knights” Matt Swierad will have the call on 730 The Game ESPN Charlotte and www.CharlotteKnights.com.