Two of the White Sox's top prospects notched a couple of firsts in the long-ball department Thursday night.
Down in Kannapolis, Colson Montgomery launched his first professional home run, finally breaking into that column in his 167th career plate appearance.
Montgomery is now hitting .271/.383/.438 in his first full professional season.
And in Birmingham, José Rodríguez continued his upswing with his first Double-A homer.
Rodríguez started the season slow by going hitless in his first 12 plate appearances, and that's hampering his season numbers so far (.222/.286/.378). Everything is on the upswing, as the homer extended his hitting streak to eight games, over which he's hitting .303/.343/.515.
Charlotte 5, Nashville 1
- Romy Gonzalez returned to the lineup, singling, walking twice, striking out twice and stealing two bases.
- Carlos Pérez was 1-for-5.
- Non-roster invitee Wes Benjamin is Charlotte's best starter: 7 IP, 5, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, lowering his ERA to 1.59.
Birmingham 4, Biloxi 3
- Yolbert Sánchez went 2-for-4.
- Yoelqui Céspedes was 1-for-4 with a K and a stolen base.
- José Rodriguez hit his first Double-A homer during a 1-for-4 night.
- Jason Bilous was effectively wild: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1 HBP
Winston-Salem 4, Greenville 1
- Bryan Ramos went 2-for-3 with a walk.
- Luis Mieses was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Matthew Thompson indeed adjusted to the faster pace of play: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HBP
Notes:
*Make sure to read Julie Brady's summary of the Dash's season to date.
Fredericksburg 5, Kannapolis 4 (10 innings)
- James Beard went 1-for-4 with a walk, two strikeouts and his 11th stolen base.
- Colson Montgomery hit his first professional homer while going 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
- DJ Gladney and Wes Kath both were 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Cristian Mena: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR
