Charlotte pounds Rochester 10-2 behind 17-hit attack, Dru Baker stars
Charlotte's 17-hit barrage, capped by Dru Baker's five-RBI night, buried Rochester 10-2 and kept the Knights rolling toward the top of the East.
Dru Baker's three-hit, five-RBI night powered Charlotte past Rochester 10-2 on Wednesday at Truist Field. Charlotte collected 17 hits. The win evened the series.
Dustin Harris started the surge immediately with a solo home run in the first inning, then kept the pressure on by finishing with three hits for the second straight game. Baker broke the game open in the second with a three-run homer that pushed Charlotte ahead 4-0, and he was far from done. He later added a two-run double and finished 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and five RBI.
Charlotte spread the damage around from there. Edgar Quero, Harris and Andy Weber all turned in three-hit games, giving the Knights four different players with three hits apiece. Nolan Jones added insurance in the eighth.
The Red Wings briefly trimmed the margin to 5-2 in the sixth, but Charlotte answered right away. Quero delivered an RBI single, Harris followed with a sacrifice fly and another run scored later in the frame to restore control. Rochester entered the game at 46-28 while Charlotte stood at 42-34.
Mason Adams made sure the offense did not have to carry the whole night alone. The 26-year-old right-hander from Davenport, Iowa, and 2022 White Sox 13th-round pick out of Jacksonville threw five shutout innings, struck out five and earned his second win of the season. Tyler Schweitzer, Tyler Davis and Javy Guerra covered the final four innings as Charlotte protected the result. The Knights entered with a plus-92 run differential, the best mark in Triple-A, and had already closed within 3.5 games of first place in the International League East. The series continued Thursday at 7:04 p.m. ET.
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