The Charlotte Knights have a four-game lead on the Durham Bulls for the International League wild card with seven games to play, and, as luck would have it, they host Durham for three games starting tonight.
The task is simple: Win the series, win the wild card. Winning one of three reduces the magic number to 2 with four games remaining, which is still great shape, but it's a lot easier of if they just take two right now.
Norfolk 8, Charlotte 1
- Nick Madrigal went 1-for-5 with a double and a stolen base.
- Danny Mendick was 1-for-4 with a sac fly.
- Luis Robert, 1-for-4.
- Yermin Mercedes went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Seby Zavala went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Tennessee 4, Birmingham 2
- Luis Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Luis Basabe was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Blake Rutherford and Laz Rivera both were 1-for-4.
- Gavin Sheets, went 2-for-4.
- Ti'Quan Forbes was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- John Parke: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 WP
Potomac 4, Winston-Salem 0
- Steele Walker went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Andrew Vaughn was 0-for-4 with a K.
Kannapolis 5, Charleston 2
- Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout
- Corey Zangari was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Amado Nunez was 0-for-4.
- Davis Martin: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Great Falls 4, Missoula 2 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Cabera Weaver went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Luis Mieses was 1-for-4 with a double and a K.
- Lency Delgado went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
- Sam Abbott, 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Anderson Comas went 2-for-3.
Great Falls 10, Missoula 1
- Kelvin Maldonado went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
- Sam Abbott doubled twice and struck out twice.
- Anderson Comas homered, singled twice and struck out once.
DSL Padres2 16, DSL White Sox 11
- James Beard came up a homer short of the cycle during a 3-for-5 night. He also walked and a stole a base.
- Sidney Pimentel was 2-for-6 with a double.
- Jose Rodriguez topped them all, going 5-for-6 with two doubles, a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Micker Adolfo went 1-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Bryan Ramos was 3-for-4 with a double and a sac fly.
- Anthony Coronado went 0-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Josue Guerrero singled thrice and struck out twice.
- Harold Diaz was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
