McAllister, Clippers stay perfect against Knights

The Clippers jumped on the Charlotte Knights early and held on for a 5-2 victory Monday night.

In the first inning, a Travis Buck single scored Ezequiel Carrera and then Cord Phelps followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in Jason Donald.

Buck got his second RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly in the third. Two innings later, a Donald solo shot to right field added the fourth run. The Clippers got one more in the eighth inning with a Jerad Head sac fly.

Donald went 2-3 on the game, scoring three times.

Zach McAllister improved to 6-0 on the year after going seven innings, striking out eight and allowing only two earned runs. Zach Putnam came on in the ninth and recorded his fourth save of the year.

The two teams continue their four game set Tuesday night at 6:35 P.M.