The Charlotte Knights scored five runs in the third inning Friday night and went on to a 7-5 victory over the Gwinnett Braves in Fort Mill, S.C. The game was delayed two hours and 37 minutes by rain.
The loss kept the G-Braves 1 1/2 games behind first-place Durham in the International League South.
Stefan Gartrell hit his 24th homer for Gwinnett. Tyler Pastornicky extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Starting pitcher Erik Cordier (3-8) took the loss.
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The teams now shift to Coolray Field on Saturday (7:05 p.m.) in the home-and-home series.
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