Good news: Bryce Bush returned to the lineup after missing nearly three weeks on the injured list due to a pair of foul balls off the same spot on his foot. He homered in his first game back.
Bad news: Nicky Delmonico, who was optioned to Charlotte on May 19 but hadn't appeared in a game for the Knights, is done for the year after undergoing season-ending surgery on the labrum in his left shoulder.
Also bad news: Ian Hamilton was hit with a line drive that went into the Charlotte dugout. Our Man in Charlotte Jonathan Lee said that Hamilton was able to leave under his own power, but it was quiet in the park for five minutes or so.
Charlotte 7, Gwinnett 6
- Daniel Palka went 0-for-4.
- Zack Collins struck out in both plate appearances, and was ejected arguing the second one.
- Seby Zavala doubled and struck out thrice.
- Danny Mendick went 2-for-4.
- Dylan Cease: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 69 of 104 pitches for strikes.
- Jordan Stephens pitched out of the bullpen in his return to Charlotte: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
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*Postgame Cease:
Jackson 9, Birmingham 1
- Jon Jay went 0-for-3 while playing center.
- Luis Robert raised his average to .352 with a 3-for-4 night, and also stole his 10th base.
- Luis Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Gavin Sheets, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Ti'Quan Forbes went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Blake Rutherford, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Laz Rivera went 2-for-4 with a double.
- Kyle Kubat probably won't repeat as pitcher of the month: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP
Winston-Salem 7, Fayetteville 5
- Steele Walker went 1-for-3 with a walk, HBP and a strikeout.
- Carlos Perez, 0-for-4.
Kannapolis 9, Delmarva 0
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-4 with an HBP two strikeouts.
- Romy Gonzalez and Corey Zangari both were 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Bryce Bush returned to the lineup, going 1-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Luis Curbelo went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Jonathan Stiever: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
DSL Reds 7, DSL White Sox 3
- Wilber Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a double.
- Anthony Espinoza, 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Alberto Bernal, 1-for-4.
- Luis Pineda was 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
