Danny Mendick entered Tuesday mired in an 0-for-15 slump that sent his average crashing down to .200.
The Knights were off on Monday, and Mendick came back recharged against Toledo with an action-packed evening. He went 2-for-5, the first of which was a double, and the second of which was a walk-off homer in the 10th inning:
And he also stole home on a double steal with Daniel Palka for good measure.
Charlotte 11, Toledo 9 (10 innings)
- Danny Mendick went 2-for-5 with a homer, double, walk and two strikeouts. He also stole home on a double steal with...
- ...Daniel Palka, who singled, walked and struck out thrice.
- Zack Collins walked twice and struck out thrice.
- Seby Zavala singled and struck out four times.
- Charlie Tilson went 3-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Spencer Adams piggybacking on Dylan Covey: 2.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
More:
*Tilson made a leaping catch at the wall, which shows some coordination, but also maybe not the smoothest route, unless the ball was knuckling.
Jackson 3, Birmingham 0
- Joel Booker went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Luis Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Gavin Sheets was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts, and was picked off.
- Micker Adolfo went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Blake Rutherford notched his first multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Ti'Quan Forbes was 0-for-3.
- Felix Paulino: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
Winston-Salem 6, Wilmington 2
- Nick Madrigal went 1-for-5 with a stolen base.
- Carlos Perez was 0-for-5.
- Codi Heuer: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Kannapolis 5, Charleston 2
- Luis Basabe went 2-for-5 with a triple and two strikeouts.
- Steele Walker went 1-for-3 with a triple, two walks and two stolen bases.
- Lenyn Sosa was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Bryce Bush is making progess: 2-for-5 with no strikeouts.
- Luis Curbelo went 2-for-4.
