Andy Weber powers Charlotte past Buffalo with first Knights homer
Charlotte erased an opener loss with a four-run second and Andy Weber’s first Knights homer, a 3-for-4 night that put the series back on even ground.
Charlotte turned the series around in one inning. A four-run second at Sahlen Field gave the Knights all the separation they needed in a 5-1 win over Buffalo on June 17, a quick response to the series-opening loss that kept the matchup from tilting in the Bisons’ direction.
Andy Weber drove the swing. He went 3-for-4, launched his first homer as a Knight and finished a triple shy of the cycle, capping the decisive second-inning burst with a three-run shot down the left-field line. Dustin Harris started the scoring with an RBI single, and once Weber cleared the fence, Charlotte had a cushion it never seriously lost. Ryan Galanie added insurance with a solo homer in the sixth.
The win fit the way Charlotte had been playing on the road. The Knights entered the series having won eight of their previous nine away from home, and the performance in Buffalo extended that momentum with an afternoon that was never especially close after the second inning. Weber’s surge was part of that broader run as well. He was batting .381 in June with four home runs and six doubles, production that has given Charlotte a middle-of-the-order bat capable of changing a game with one swing.
Charlotte’s pitching held up the lead from there. Tyler Schweitzer, Duncan Davitt, Zach Franklin and Garrett Schoenle all contributed before Javy Guerra closed the final 1.1 innings. Davitt did the heaviest clean-up work, firing three scoreless innings to steady the middle of the game, and the staff as a whole limited Buffalo to one run on six hits. Shane Bieber took the loss for the Bisons after allowing five runs and two homers in five innings.
Buffalo’s only run came on Sean Keys’ solo homer in the sixth, his third straight game with a home run and the longest such streak by a Bisons player this season. By then, Charlotte had already answered the first crack Buffalo took at the series and forced the rubber match with the score tied 1-1. For the Knights, the value of the win was simple: they did not let Buffalo build momentum, and Weber’s breakout night gave the series its clearest turning point.
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