Michael Kopech pitched tonight for Charlotte in Buffalo, and Carlos Rodon remains on the schedule to start for the Knights on Sunday, which means means both pitchers are out of play for the White Sox' doubleheader on Tuesday.
With an off day on Monday, the Sox can theoretically start two incumbent starters on Tuesday (it'd be Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez if the schedule holds), then introduce Rodon on Friday without putting anybody else on short rest.
Kopech could also be in the picture, although he likely removed himself from any immediate plans with an ugly outing against the Bisons tonight. He threw a measly 23 of 53 pitches for strikes, issuing four walks on top of five hits over just two innings of work. He even had an error on a pickoff throw to first.
Hopefully it's a night that he just throws away, and hopefully it doesn't set a precedent for Rodon in what is hopefully his last rehab start.
Buffalo 9, Charlotte 2
- Michael Kopech: 2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Chattanooga 7, Birmingham 5
- Danny Mendick went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
- Eloy Jimenez, 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Seby Zavala regained sole possession of the home run lead, going 2-for-4 with his 11th homer and a strikeout.
- Jameson Fisher went 0-for-3 with a two-run sac fly and a strikeout.
- Zack Collins struck out in a pinch-hitting appearance.
- Tito Polo was 1-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
- Connor Walsh: 2.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
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*Walsh's line is there because he was the one who had to wear it on a short-notice start because Ian Clarkin was a late scratch.
Winston-Salem 2, Carolina 1 (Completion of Friday's game)
- Luis Alexander Basabe was 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Ti'Quan Forbes, 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Alex Call wore the collar and silver sombrero.
- Blake Rutherford, Micker Adolfo and Yeyson Yrizarri all went 1-for-3.
- Jimmy Lambert's rain-shortened outing: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Winston-Salem 11, Carolina 3 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Joel Booker set the table, going 3-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases at the top of the order.
- Alex Call was 1-for-2 with a double, sac fly and a walk.
- Micker Adolfo was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Blake Rutherford went 1-for-4 with a double.
- Ti'Quan Forbes, 1-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
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*Booker after the game:
Hagerstown 3, Kannapolis 2
- Luis Gonzalez went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
- Evan Skoug, 2-for-3 with an HBP.
- Luis Curbelo was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Blake Battenfield: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP
