INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
09/04/2025
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT GWINNETT FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 4870 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (65-73) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5 8 1
Gwinnett Firebirds (86-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1
Charlotte Slaps 5-1 Loss on Firebirds
Charlotte Knights right-hander Héctor Menjivar pitched a good game against the Gwinnett Firebirds at Coolray Field, leading his team to victory, 5-1. The winner was Menjivar. He threw 8.0 innings of 5-hit ball. The loser was Doug Carey. With the win over Gwinnett, the Knights improved to 65-73.

It could have been a different outcome for Charlotte, had it not been for Greg Battle, the 24-year old right fielder . Battle contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put Charlotte up, 2-0.

Battle said his team "played with determination."
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE GWINNETT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peter 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .248 2 28
T. Smith 1B, RF 2 1 0 0 3 1 4 .217 15 54
W. McFergus SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .287 3 10
G. Battle RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .183 3 11
   a-R. Bowman 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 1 24
B. Charles 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .326 3 35
D. Holmes LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .248 5 35
K. Perry C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .205 1 11
O. Silva CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .228 4 36
F. Mercedes DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .212 1 21
Totals 34 5 8 4 7 8 23      
a - R. Bowman substituted for G. Battle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Charles 2 (34, 2nd Inning off D. Carey, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Holmes 2 (24, 7th Inning off D. Carey, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off L. Wells, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Bowman (9, 9th Inning off L. Wells, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Battle (3, 6th Inning off D. Carey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peter , G. Battle 4 , R. Bowman 2 , B. Charles 4 , D. Holmes 4 , F. Mercedes
2-out RBI: G. Battle , D. Holmes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Smith , D. Holmes , O. Silva 2 , F. Mercedes
GIDP: W. McFergus
Hit by Pitch: K. Perry
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Mercedes (10)

FIELDING
Errors: W. McFergus (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Peter-McFergus-Smith)
OF assists: 1 (Silva(Ferrer at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gamboa 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279 1 23
J. Quintana 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 0 14
J. Ibarra 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 21 84
A. Bailey LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .273 26 86
J. Ferrer CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .266 3 50
E. French DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 9 49
   a-A. Johnson DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .352 4 35
D. Rush RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .196 2 14
D. Dorey C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .175 11 36
E. James SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 0 15
   b-J. Bermúdez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .307 6 19
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 5 7      
a - A. Johnson inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Bermúdez pinch hit for E. James in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Gamboa , A. Bailey , J. Ferrer , A. Johnson , D. Rush
2-out RBI: A. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bermúdez
GIDP: D. Rush
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rush (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Quintana-Gamboa-Ibarra)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE GWINNETT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Menjivar W (11-8) 8.0 5 1 1 2 4 0 98 2.81   
K. Arnold 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Menjivar 70
Batters Faced: H. Menjivar 30, K. Arnold 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Menjivar 9-9, K. Arnold 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Menjivar 98-63, K. Arnold 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Carey L (6-7) 7.0 4 2 2 5 5 1 105 3.97   
L. Wells 1.1 4 3 2 2 2 0 42 5.01   
M. Tobías 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Carey 61
Batters Faced: D. Carey 29, L. Wells 11, M. Tobías 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Carey 9-5, L. Wells 2-0, M. Tobías 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Carey 105-62, L. Wells 42-24, M. Tobías 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Tobías 2-0
WP: L. Wells
Hit Batsmen: D. Carey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Héctor Menjivar
Ballpark: Coolray Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 10280
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