In the first game of the doubleheader, the Knights got off to a slow start. However, a furious rally in the latter innings allowed Charlotte to win in dramatic fashion.
It was not a performance for the memory books for Knights starter Kade McClure, who got into trouble in the first. Former No. 1 overall pick Adley Rutschman hit a solo home run to open the scoring in the first. In the third, Tyler Nevin doubled Norfolk’s lead with an RBI double.
Meanwhile, the Knights struggled early on at the plate. In the first two innings, only Yasmani Grandal reached base safely, when he doubled in the first.