Brandon Knight will start tomorrow night’s game, replacing Pedro Martinez. Pedro has been placed on bereavement leave, he is currently home due to the loss of his father.

Knight has served as both a starter and reliever for the Zephyrs, with 5 starts in 11 appearances. He’s currently 5-1 with a 1.60 ERA. His ERA as a starter this season is 2.08. Knight is also slated to pitch for Team USA this summer on the Olympics.

Over/under on Dark Knight references in tomorrows pre and post game posts is set at 3.

MLB.com is reporting that New Orleans Zephyr pitcher Brandon Knight is the most likely candidate to take Pedro Martinez’s start in the rotation this time around with Martinez mourning the death of his father in the Dominican Republic. Knight’s stats in AAA are impressive: 5-1 with a 1.60 ERA. Ruddy Lugo, Brian Stokes, and our old friend Nelson Figuoera could also get consideration for the start.

The fact that Knight was actually considering retirement makes this a really nice story. Hopefully he can make a good impression this time around and can fill in if any of the other starters go down later in the year…