Taking the 5th

Game 2
Durham Bulls: 11; Charlotte Knights: 1
Wrap, Box, Play-by-Play, Video (Banda strike 'im out, Moore throw 'im out)

Charlotte's Chris Volstad gave up a couple of runs in the 5th, so reliever Robbie Ross came in and threw a couple of wild pitches moving runners around, then a walk, then two singles, and then another walk. Rose left the game with 4 earned runs and an essentially infinite ERA on the year. By the time Ross' replacement, Tyler Danish, finished the inning the Bulls had scored 8 of their 11 runs. A big inning on a big night.

Bulls starting pitcher Anthony Banda, out of the Arizona system, was impressive.

Who are these guys? (continued)

• Brandon Snyder started at 3B and batted 5th in the order last night. If he looks familiar, that might be because he's played with almost every team in the International League including Norfolk, Pawtucket, Gwinnett, and Syracuse. He brings a wealth of experience to this young team. Last night he was 1 for 4.
• Micah Johnson started in center field and batted 6th. He is out of the Atlanta system with time with both the Charlotte Knights in 2015 and Gwinnett last year. He was 2 for 4 last night with 2 RBI.
• Adam Moore started at catcher and batted 9th. Moore is the "old man" on the team at 34. He spent the last two years with Columbus and can be seen at work in the video above with a nice strike 'im out, throw 'im out sequence. He was 2 for 5 last night with 3 RBI.

I'll get around to the pitchers eventually.

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