Charlotte Knights down Durham Bulls 5-2 | News & Observer

The Bulls saw their season-high eight-game winning streak come to an end Friday night as they fell to the Charlotte Knights 5-2 at the DBAP.

After two scoreless innings, Charlotte (70-64) took the game’s first lead in the third inning. Drew Garcia led off the frame with a single, and scored two batters later when Leury Garcia doubled him home. After a strikeout, Garcia advanced to third on a wild pitch, and later scored on a wild pitch with two away to make it 2-0. The visitors extended their lead in the sixth inning, when Kevan Smith was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Durham (67-67) came back in the seventh, when Taylor Motter doubled and later scored on a single by Corey Brown. After a single and a walk loaded the bases, Luke Maile drew a walk to score Brown and cut the deficit to 3-2.

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Brown finished 2-for-3 for the second straight night, while Jake Elmore tallied Durham’s only other multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 effort.

The third game of the four-game set is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Saturday at the DBAP, when the Bulls send LHP Everett Teaford (5-8, 5.34) to the hill against RHP Scott Carroll (6-4, 3.56) for the Knights.

Charlotte	ab	r	h	bi
Johnson, 2B	5	0	0	0
Garcia, CF	5	2	2	2
Coats, RF	5	0	0	0
Davidson, 3B	2	1	1	0
Viciedo, 1B	4	1	1	0
Brantly, C	3	0	1	0
Tuiasosopo, LF	4	0	1	1
Smith, DH	3	0	0	1
Garcia, SS	4	1	1	0
Totals	35	5	7	4

Durham	ab	r	h	bi
Mahtook, CF	5	0	0	0
Brett, 2B	4	0	0	0
Franklin, DH	4	0	1	0
Motter, RF	4	1	1	0
Shaffer, 3B	4	0	0	0
Brown, LF	3	1	2	1
Rickard, PH	1	0	1	0
Elmore, 1B	4	0	2	0
Lee, SS	3	0	1	0
Maile, C	3	0	0	1
Totals	35	2	8	2

Charlotte	002	001	011	—	5	7	1
Durham	000	000	200	—	2	8	1

CharlotteIP		H	R	ER	BB	SO
Penny	62/3	5	2	2	1	3
Guerra	11/3	1	0	0	1	2
Phillips	1	2	0	0	0	3

DurhamIP		H	R	ER	BB	SO
Moore	61/3	4	3	2	3	7
Yates	12/3	2	1	1	0	2
Bellatti	1	1	1	1	0	2