Jonathan Cannon parlayed his Futures Game appearance into a midseason promotion to Birmingham. He came back from the All-Star break as a member of the Barons and made his Double-A debut on Saturday night.
It was an unremarkable debut. He allowed three runs (two earned) over four innings, and every frame featured obstacles after a 1-2-3 first. Still, if he stays healthy, he'll get nearly two months at Double-A, which is the kind of thing that advances a major-league timetable to 2024 if enough goes well.
Meanwhile, Noah Schultz still hasn't been scored upon in 14⅓ professional innings, but he only added 2⅓ innings to his tab tonight despite setting a career high in pitches. He needed a couple of strikeouts to strand the bases loaded in the second, then opened the third with a couple of full counts. He gave up a single on his 51st pitch of the night to bring in the bullpen, but Ethan Hammerberg stranded the run to keep Schultz's tab clear for the season.
Lehigh Valley 4, Charlotte 0
- Lenyn Sosa wore the collar and silver sombrero.
- Yoán Moncada went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Birmingham 10, Pensacola 9 (11 innings)
- Terrell Tatum went 1-for-5 with a walk and a strikeout.
- José Rodríguez came a triple shy of the cycle during a 3-for-6 night.
- Bryan Ramos was 2-for-4 with a sac fly and an HBP.
- Alsander Womack was 2-for-4 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Luis Mieses walked it off with a single to cap off a 2-for-6 night, striking out once.
- Yoelqui Céspedes was 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
- Jonathan Cannon: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Highlights:
*Céspedes is mainly still a part of the Minor Keys because of his arm, which kept Pensacola off the board in the 11th.
Yoelqui Céspedes gets it to Xavier Fernandez on a rope to hold the tie! pic.twitter.com/kHggFOH9N6
— Birmingham Barons (@BhamBarons) July 16, 2023
Kannapolis 4, Columbia 1
- Brooks Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Noah Schultz: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 29 of 53 pitches for strikes.
ACL Giants Orange 13, ACL White Sox 6
- Ryan Burrowes went 2-for-5 with two strikeouts and a stolen base.
- Ronny Hernandez was 3-for-3 with a double.
- Erick Hernandez, 0-for-3 with a walk.
DSL Padres Gold 7, DSL White Sox 4
- Abraham Nunez struck out thrice during an 0-for-4 day.
- Stiven Flores went 1-for-4.
- Rafael Alvarez, 0-for-2 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Luis Reyes fell to 06-, but lowered his ERA to 15.16: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 2 WP
