Zack Collins had been in the middle of a sleepy second half, but he did what he could to make up for it against Mongomery with six RBIs.
In the ninth inning alone.
Collins played the biggest part in a Birmingham explosion, two of the Barons' seven homers. He opened the scoring in the final frame with a two-run homer, then closed it out with a grand slam to cap off an 18-2 victory in Montgomery.
The 3-for-6, two-homer game lifted Collins' line to .218/.354/.391 after the All-Star break.
Charlotte 8, Rochester 2
- Charlie Tilson went 2-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Ryan Cordell and Eloy Jimenez were both 1-for-5 with a double.
- Jose Rondon went 2-for-4 with a homer, walk and strikeout.
- Seby Zavala, 3-for-5 with a double.
- Ryan Burr: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Birmingham 18, Montgomery 2
- Luis Alexander Basabe went 1-for-4 with a homer, two walks and a strikeout. He was caught stealing.
- Joel Booker was 3-for-5 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
- Zack Collins as mentioned before, 3-for-5 with two homers and a strikeout.
- Alex Call went 1-for-2 with three walks and four runs scored.
- Danny Mendick also was 1-for-2 with three walks, but his hit was a homer, and he also stole a base.
- Dylan Cease's scoreless streak ended: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, just 53 of 102 pitches for strikes.
More:
*Josh put together highlights of Cease.
Winston-Salem 5, Potomac 4
- Luis Robert went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Gonzalez, 1-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Nick Madrigal, 1-for-2 with a double, walk and HBP.
- Blake Rutherford went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Gavin Sheets, 1-for-3 with a sac fly and a K.
- Ti'Quan Forbes went 2-for-4 with a triple and a strikeout.
- Laz Rivera was 0-for-3 with an HBP.
- Blake Battenfield: 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
- Tyler Johnson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
More:
*Robert made a terrific catch at the wall in center field, and this time came away unscathed.
Lexington 4, Kannapolis 2
- Luis Curbelo went 1-for-4 with a K.
- Steele Walker was 1-for-4.
- Justin Yurchak, 0-for-3.
Great Falls 12, Idaho Falls 7
- Romy Gonzalez was 1-for-4 with a double, walk and two strikeouts.
- Lenyn Sosa was 4-for-5 with a double.
- Bryce Bush, 1-for-5 with a double.
- Amado Nunez went 3-for-5 with a double.
- Jhoandro Alfaro, 1-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
- Codi Heuer: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP
More:
*FutureSox' James Fox has everything you need to know about Bryce Bush.
AZL White Sox 6, AZL Indians1 5 (10 innings)
- Anderson Comas went 2-for-4 with a walk. He was caught stealing.
- Camilo Quinteiro, 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Tito Polo was also 1-for-5 with two strikeouts, and stole a base.
- Harvin Mendoza went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Lency Delgado singled twice and struck out twice.
- Luis Mieses went 1-for-4 with a K.
- Cabera Weater went 1-for-4 with a double.
- Kelvin Maldonado, 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
- Zack Burdi: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Hunter Kiel: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
DSL White Sox 13, DSL Reds 4
- Sidney Pimentel went 3-for-6 with a homer, two doubles and two strikeouts.
- Harold Diaz, 1-for-3 with a triple and a strikeout.
- Jose Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Jefferson Mendoza struck out in both at-bats.
- Jerrick Francees struck out in his only PA.
