One current White Sox prospect and one former White Sox prospect both received monthly honors on Friday.
*Lenyn Sosa was named the Southern League's Player of the Month. He also made the FutureSox Team of the Month for May, and you can read about his body of work there. I'm just happy my story about his hot start didn't jinx him.
PERTINENT: Lenyn Sosa is breaking out in Birmingham while reining it in
*Luis Gonzalez was named the National League Rookie of the Month for May, and he's now hitting .324/.361/.454 over 119 plate appearances on the season. There appears to be quite a bit of luck on his side, although the Giants get such good results from unheralded players that one can't quite write it off as completely random.
Either way, I'll point to this 2018 FutureSox roundtable where I expressed more enthusiasm about Gonzalez than Jake Burger and Gavin Sheets, the two guys picked before him.
Memphis 8, Charlotte 2
- Yolbert Sánchez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
- Romy González, 2-for-4 with a strikeout, and was caught stealing.
- Carlos Pérez was 0-for-4.
- Adam Haseley went 1-for-4 with a double.
- Lance Lynn: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
- Kade McClure: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Notes:
*Eloy Jiménez had a scheduled day off, and he's supposed to return to the lineup as a DH tonight.
Tennessee 10, Birmingham 5
- José Rodríguez went 1-for-5, and was caught stealing.
- Lenyn Sosa, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Yoelqui Céspedes was 1-for-4 with his ninth homer and two strikeouts.
Winston-Salem 10, Greenville 5 (Completion of Thursday's game)
- Terrell Tatum was 1-for-5 with a strikeout, and was caught stealing.
- Oscar Colás went 3-for-5.
- Bryan Ramos homered, singled, walked and struck out.
- Luis Mieses hit a grand slam, maximizing his 1-for-3 night. He also walked.
- Harvin Mendoza went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
Highlights:
*Ramos' homer:
*Mieses' slam:
Winston-Salem 3, Greenville 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Oscar Colás went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Bryan Ramos also was 1-for-3.
- Adam Hackenberg, 0-for-3.
- Harvin Mendoza was 0-for-2 with a strikeout.
- Andrew Dalquist's best start ever: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
Augusta 5, Kannapolis 2
- Wes Kath went 2-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras, 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- James Beard was 0-for-4.
- Kohl Simas: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Highlights:
*Here's Kath's blast:
