Saturday was was not a fun one from the White Sox' right-handed pitching depth.
Injured: Jimmy Lambert
Lambert, who hadn't started since a third consecutive subpar outing on June 3, has been on the shelf with a strained right forearm. The White Sox said he'll be reevaluated in the coming weeks.
Gone: Jordan Stephens
The White Sox tried to sneak him through waivers, but Cleveland ended up claiming him. Stephens plateaued as a starter in Charlotte during the second half of his 2018 season, then missed time early before coming back as a reliever. The performance hadn't rebounded, but FanGraphs says his velocity is back, so we might not have seen the last of him.
What the hell: Alec Hansen
Hansen made his first start of the 2019 season Saturday night, and he probably shouldn't have. See below.
Jacksonville 5, Birmingham 3
- Luis Robert and Nick Madrigal both were 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Gonzalez and Gavin Sheets both were 1-for-4 with a K.
- Luis Basabe went 2-for-4 with his first homer and a double.
- Blake Rutherford was 1-for-4 with a triple.
- Laz Rivera went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Alec Hansen's first start was disastrous: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, 15 of 37 pitches for strikes.
- Kodi Medeiros: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 6 K
- Zack Burdi: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP
Carolina 4, Winston-Salem 2
- Steele Walker followed up his cycle with a 2-for-4 night, striking out once.
- Carlos Perez was 0-for-4.
- Konnor Pilkington: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 WP
Greensboro 4, Kannapolis 0
- Romy Gonzalez and Bryce Bush were both 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Amado Nunez went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Luis Curbelo singled and struck out twice.
- Jhandro Alfaro was 0-for-2 with a K.
- Jonathan Stiever: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Great Falls 5, Missoula 3
- Cabera Weaver, Kelvin Maldonado and Lency Delgado all were 1-for-4 with a K.
- So was Anderson Comas, who was caught stealing.
- Harvin Mendoza went 1-for-3 with a homer and an HBP.
- Sam Abbott went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.
- Camilo Quinteiro single and struck out twice.
- Ramon Pineda: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
DSL Reds 7, DSL White Sox 5
- Anthony Espinoza went 0-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Benyamin Bailey was 1-for-5 with a K.
- Alberto Bernal, 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Jefferson Mendoza pinch-hit and struck out.
