INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT DURHAM BULLS
07/18/2025
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT DURHAM BULLS
GAME ID: 4547 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Charlotte Knights (48-44) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 11 3
Durham Bulls (37-55) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 13 1
Knights Win Nail-Biter
The Charlotte Knights and the Durham Bulls played into extra innings before the winner was determined. The Knights won it, 6-5, in 10 innings. In the game, Charlotte first baseman Jake Peter went 5-5 with 5 singles. With the win, Charlotte pushed its record to 48-44.

Danny Holmes came through with a big-time hit for Charlotte. The left fielder smacked a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to give his team the lead, 6-5. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"It was a test of wills," said Jose Gualdron, the Charlotte skipper. "I'm glad we came out of it with a win."
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE DURHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peter 1B 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 .242 1 18
T. Smith RF 5 1 1 2 0 3 5 .213 12 41
R. Ruíz C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254 4 14
B. Cross LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 4 15
   b-K. Perry PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 1 7
   c-O. Silva LF, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 2 27
D. Holmes CF, LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .253 2 23
R. Bowman DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 1 11
   d-G. Battle DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Mejia 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .261 0 8
F. Mercedes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 1 13
   a-B. Charles PR, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .332 1 24
R. Fabián SS, CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .225 8 30
Totals 40 6 11 6 1 14 19      
a - B. Charles pinch ran for F. Mercedes in the 2nd
b - K. Perry pinch hit for B. Cross in the 8th
c - O. Silva substituted for K. Perry in the 8th
d - G. Battle inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Bowman (4, 2nd Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Perry (5, 8th Inning off J. Carver, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Smith (12, 1st Inning off E. Cartwright, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Holmes (2, 10th Inning off J. Carver, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Peter 5 , T. Smith 4 , R. Ruíz , K. Perry 2 , D. Holmes 4 , R. Bowman 2 , L. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , R. Ruíz , L. Mejia , R. Fabián
Sac Fly: R. Fabián
Hit by Pitch: F. Mercedes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Peter (6) , R. Bowman (6) , L. Mejia (3)
CS: J. Peter (8)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Mejia (6) , B. Charles (3) , R. Fabián (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Mejia-Fabián-Peter, Charles-Mejia-Peter)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Burke 3B 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .294 6 36
S. Bove LF, CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .284 2 30
D. Lacy 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .235 1 3
J. Ortíz DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .209 8 27
   c-A. McGee DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 4 12
A. Franco 2B, SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .256 5 27
C. von Mayer C 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .259 0 18
   d-J. Pérez PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 1 2
P. Daniels RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .227 4 23
L. Cardenas CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 7 29
   a-J. Lee PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 23
R. Allen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 2 18
   b-B. Hoffman PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346 1 23
   e-J. Díaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 4 8
Totals 43 5 13 5 2 3 27      
a - J. Lee pinch hit for L. Cardenas in the 8th
b - B. Hoffman pinch hit for R. Allen in the 8th
c - A. McGee inserted as DH in the 9th
d - J. Pérez pinch hit for C. von Mayer in the 9th
e - J. Díaz pinch hit for B. Hoffman in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortíz (13, 5th Inning off J. Mejia, 3 on, 1 out) , C. von Mayer (22, 5th Inning off J. Mejia, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Hoffman (16, 8th Inning off D. Smiley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Burke 2 , S. Bove 2 , D. Lacy , J. Ortíz 3 , A. Franco , C. von Mayer 3 , P. Daniels , L. Cardenas , B. Hoffman 2
2-out RBI: C. von Mayer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bove , D. Lacy , A. Franco , P. Daniels , L. Cardenas
GIDP: D. Lacy , R. Allen
Sac Fly: A. Franco
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lacy (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lacy (2)
Double Plays: 1 (von Mayer-Franco)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE DURHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mejia 7.0 12 4 4 1 2 0 103 4.46   
D. Smiley H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.20   
E. McDermott W (2-4), BS (2) 2.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 29 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mejia 38
Batters Faced: J. Mejia 34, D. Smiley 4, E. McDermott 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mejia 8-9, D. Smiley 0-3, E. McDermott 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mejia 103-68, D. Smiley 7-5, E. McDermott 29-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cartwright 7.0 6 3 3 1 7 1 113 2.76   
J. Carver L (6-2), BS (3) 2.1 5 3 3 0 6 1 48 3.06   
T. Larkin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 59
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 29, J. Carver 12, T. Larkin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 9-5, J. Carver 0-0, T. Larkin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 113-71, J. Carver 48-32, T. Larkin 9-6
Hit Batsmen: E. Cartwright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Peter
Ballpark: Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 6336
Special Notes: 3B Felix Mercedes was injured while running the bases. Jake Peter ties the CHR regular season game record for hits with 5.
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