I'm wondering if we'll see some of the White Sox organization's shortstops shift once Jacob Gonzalez is introduced into the fold, because right now, there are some severe overperformances at High-A and Double-A.
Down in Winston-Salem, Colson Montgomery improved two-thirds of his line to .455/.633/.697 after going 2-for-4 with his second homer and a hit-by-pitch. (His OBP actually took a hit because he only reached base three out of five times.)
And there's probably room for him at Birmingham, because José Rodríguez is hitting .304/.327/.588 since the start of June. If you're looking for a wart here, he's gone 73 plate appearances since his last walk. But he's also struck out just 11 times over that stretch, so it's partially the result of his abilities to put the ball in play.
Charlotte 3, Memphis 1
- Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
Birmingham 7, Chattanooga 2
- Alsander Womack went 2-for-3 with an HBP and a sacrifice fly.
- José Rodríguez and Luis Mieses both were 1-for-5 with a K.
- Bryan Ramos, 1-for-3 with a triple, walk and sac fly.
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 2-for-4 with a double.
- Terrell Tatum entered as a pinch-runner, then singled in both of his plate appearances.
- Cristian Mena: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Winston-Salem 13, Jersey Shore 11
- Jacob Burke surpassed Colson Montgomery by reaching base in his 52nd consecutive game, going 0-for-2 with two walks and an HBP.
- Colson Montgomery went 2-for-4 with a homer, HBP and a CS.
- Wilfred Veras went 2-for-4.
- Loidel Chapelli, 1-for-3.
- Wes Kath singled, hit a sac fly and struck out thrice.
- Andrew Dalquist as a bulk pitcher: 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
Carolina 9, Kannapolis 7
- Brooks Baldwin went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Bryce Willits drove in six of the seven runs, going 3-for-6 with a homer, double and strikeout.
- Tanner McDougal: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 3 WP
ACL Dodgers 10, ACL White Sox 8
- Ryan Burrowes went 1-for-5 with his second homer with two strikeouts.
- Erick Hernandez, 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
DSL Reds 8, DSL White Sox 1
- D'Angelo Tejada went 3-for-4.
- Stiven Flores, 0-for-3 with a strikeout and an HBP.
- Juan Uribe Jr. was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
