White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 12, 2023

Peyton Pallette did not get to take advantage of the Jeff Cohen Bump the way Calvin Harris did, as he allowed five runs on seven hits over three innings (although only two runs were earned).

Jeff talked to Pallette earlier in the week, and I thought his reaction to the question about whether he feels different after Tommy John surgery was interesting. And "interesting" is kind of a boring word, but more ... interesting ... words all have a leading tone, and I don't exactly have a conclusion I'm leaning toward.

For more on Pallette, read Josh's prospect report.

Norfolk 4, Charlotte 0 (7 innings)

• Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Korey Lee struck out all three times.

Montgomery 9, Birmingham 5 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• José Rodríguez went 2-for-4 with a double.
• Terrell Tatum, 2-for-3 with a triple, a double and an HBP.
• Bryan Ramos was 0-for-4.
• Wilfred Veras went 2-for-4 with a double, a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Edgar Quero was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Luis Mieses, 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Yoelqui Céspedes went 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Ky Bush: 4 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 3 HR, 1 WP

Montgomery 5, Birmingham 3 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• José Rodríguez went 1-for-3 with his 16th homer and a strikeout.
• Terrell Tatum singled, walked and struck out.
• Bryan Ramos doubled and struck out twice.
• Wilfred Veras singled twice and struck out once.
• Luis Mieses was 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Matthew Thompson: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 43 of 86 pitches for strikes.

Rome 4, Winston-Salem 1

• Jacob Burke might've had his worst game as a pro: 0-for-5 with four strikeouts.
• Brooks Baldwin went 1-for-3 with a walk, HBP and strikeout.
• Loidel Chapelli went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Wes Kath, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Juan Carela: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 WP
• Kohl Simas in relief: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Down East 11, Kannapolis 2

• Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-4.
• Calvin Harris, 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Eddie Park was 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Jordan Sprinkle, 1-for-4 with a K.
• Peyton Pallette: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 49 of 65 pitches for strikes.

ACL Rockies 13, ACL White Sox 3

• Ronny Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a double.
• Erick Hernandez was plunked in his only PA.
• Lucas Gordon: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP

DSL White Sox 9, DSL Orioles Black 8 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Abraham Nunez went 2-for-3 with a walk, and was caught stealing.
• Stiven Flores hit his first homer, along with a single, walk, strikeout and stolen base.
• D'Angelo Tejada went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Rafael Alvarez homered, walked, hit a sac fly and struck out.

DSL White Sox 13, DSL Orioles Black 4

• Javier Mogollon went 2-for-4 with his sixth homer, a walk and a strikeout.