Major League Baseball will not alter the pitching clock for the postseason, but Minor League Baseball will, at least at the Triple-A level.
Starting Sept. 5, the Triple-A pitch clock will be set at 17 seconds between every pitch, rather than 14 seconds with the bases empty and 19 pitches with men on. The shift is a response to feedback from hitters who said the five-second difference disrupted their pre-pitch routines. This doesn't seem like a rule that will go into effect between now and the end of the MLB season, but it could be something the league adopts next season.
Charlotte 4, Jacksonville 1 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Adam Haseley went 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Seby Zavala, 1-for-3 with a homer and a strikeout.
Jacksonville 3, Charlotte 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Carlos Pérez went 0-for-3.
- Adam Hackenberg, 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
Notes:
*Devin Smeltzer threw a seven-inning no-hitter.
Rome 5, Winston-Salem 4
- Jacob Burke went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Brooks Baldwin, 1-for-3 with a homer and a sac fly.
- Wes Kath was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Josimar Cousin: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP
Kannapolis 5, Fayetteville 3
- Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-3 with a sac bunt.
- Eddie Park, 2-for-4.
- Calvin Harris went 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Jordan Sprinkle was 1-for-4 with a homer and two strikeouts.
- Tanner McDougal: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 34 of 61 pitches for strikes.
