Durham Bulls pounce on Charlotte Knights early, win 7-4

The Charlotte Knights’ six-game winning streak has come to an end.

Despite pounding out 14 hits Saturday, the Knights fell victim to a poor first inning en route to a 7-4 loss to the Durham Bulls at BB&T BallPark. Four consecutive two-out singles off Knights starter Chris Volstad helped stake the Bulls to a 4-0 lead in the first inning.

Volstad (2-3) settled down and allowed only one run over the next four innings, but the damage was done. Justin Marks (1-3) got the win despite allowing nine hits over five innings. He struck out seven. The free-swinging Knights struck out 13 times.

Third baseman Matt Davidson had three doubles and drove in two runs to help Charlotte mount a comeback. But a lack of clutch hitting did in the Knights, who were only 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.

The teams end their three-game series with a 2:05 p.m. game Sunday afternoon.

This story was originally published May 14, 2016 at 9:32 PM with the headline "Durham Bulls pounce on Charlotte Knights early, win 7-4."