This is what a night of satisfying baseball feels like:
Flying home later this morning. More tomorrow.
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Minor league roundup:
- Norfolk 2, Charlotte 0
- Jordan Danks had the Knights' lone hit; he also drew a walk and struck out.
- Hitless: Tyler Flowers (two K's), Alejandro De Aza (one K) and Brent Morel.
- Daniel Hudson was good, but not efficient: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 100 pitches.
- Birmingham 10, Montgomery 7
- Christian Marrero went 1-for-4 with a triple, walk, strikeout and two RBI.
- Jim Gallagher isn't a prospect, but he's on a helluva tear: 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
- Justin Greene was 0-for-4 with an RBI and a strikeout.
- C.J. Retherford had two singles over five at-bats, including an RBI.
- Winston-Salem 5, Lynchburg 3
- Chris Sale struck out a batter in a 1-2-3 inning.
- Brandon Short went 2-for-5 with a strikeout; Eduardo Escobar 2-for-4.
- Jon Gilmore (one walk, one strikeout) and Jose Martinez (two K's) were both 0-for-4.
- Charles Leesman somehow threw five scoreless innings despite allowing six hits and four walks. He struck out only two.
- Santos Rodriguez had big problems, allowing two hits and three walks while retiring just two batters (both by strikeout).
- Kannapolis 5, Greeneville 2
- Brady Shoemaker homered, singled, drove in two and struck out twice.
- Kyle Colligan went 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Justin Collop pitched seven strong, allowign two runs on six hits while striking out three.
- Pulaski 9, Bristol 7
- Tyler Saladino homered, singled, drove in three and struck out thrice.
- Great Falls vs. Billings PPD
