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Knights Fall to WooSox 5-0 on Tuesday Night 

Outfielder Blake Rutherford Recorded Three Hits
Blake Rutherford was a home run short of the cycle. (Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights)
By Tommy Viola
June 21, 2022

(WORCESTER, MA) – The Charlotte Knights dropped the opening game of a six-game series against the Worcester Red Sox by a score of 5-0 from Polar Park in Worcester, MA on Tuesday night. The WooSox used two key home runs to power past the Knights in the opener. LHP John

(WORCESTER, MA) – The Charlotte Knights dropped the opening game of a six-game series against the Worcester Red Sox by a score of 5-0 from Polar Park in Worcester, MA on Tuesday night. The WooSox used two key home runs to power past the Knights in the opener.

LHP John Parke (2-6, 6.62) started for the Knights and was solid into the sixth inning. Parke, who was saddled with the loss, allowed three runs on six hits over 5.1 innings pitched. Parke gave up a solo home run to Jaylin Davis in the second inning, which gave the WooSox an early 1-0 lead. In the sixth, the WooSox knocked Parke out of the game with another home run. Left fielder Christin Stewart hit a two-run home run off of Parke to give the WooSox a 3-0 lead at that point.

Worcester added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning against Charlotte RHP Declan Cronin. A product of nearby Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, Cronin made his Triple-A debut on Tuesday and gave up two runs on three hits over one inning of work.

Offensively for the Knights, left fielder Blake Rutherford led the way with three hits. Rutherford finished just a home run short of the cycle on Tuesday. In all, the Knights totaled six hits on the evening.

Worcester RHP Brayan Bello (4-2, 3.12) earned the win after he tossed seven shutout innings. He also struck-out seven batters on the night. Boston Red Sox LHP Josh Taylor started the game on a major league rehab assignment and pitched a scoreless first inning. Bello followed with seven impressive innings.

Tuesday’s game lasted just two hours and 11 minutes.

The Knights will continue the six-game series in Worchester, MA against the Worcester Red Sox at Polar Park on Wednesday night with a 6:45 p.m. game. The “Voice of the Charlotte Knights” Matt Swierad will have the call for all of the action on 730 The Game ESPN Charlotte and www.CharlotteKnights.com.