White Sox Minor Keys: April 24, 2024

After posting their first 4-0 day of the regular season, the White Sox farm system decided to do it again, as Charlotte, Birmingham, Winston-Salem and Kannapolis all have winning streaks at the same time. The Birmingham Barons are leading the way at 12-5 -- a relief to somebody who thought they could win some games this year -- and Drew Thorpe now has more wins than the White Sox by improving to 4-0 after six strong innings.

Before we look at those victorious box scores, Francys Romero provided an update on an old friend ...

... and indeed, those Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have trumpeted Céspedes' arrival.

Those who feel a need to follow Céspedes daily lines like they might scratch a phantom limb will have to wait until May 10 for further updates, because that's when the American Association season starts.

Charlotte 5, Lehigh Valley 3

• Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-5 with a double.
• Colson Montgomery, 1-for-4 with a homer, walk and two strikeouts.
• Tommy Pham went 1-forf-5 with two strikeouts.
• Oscar Colás, 0-for-5 with a K.
• Zach DeLoach was 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Adam Hackenberg doubled and walked thrice.

Highlights:

*Montgomery's homer was 429 feet, and 108.2 mph off the bat.

Birmingham 6, Chattanooga 1

• Terrell Tatum went 1-for-5 with a double and three strikeouts.
• Brooks Baldwin is now hitting .431 after going 3-for-5 with two doubles and a strikeout.
• Edgar Quero wore the collar and silver sombrero.
• Wilfred Veras singled and struck out thrice.
• Tim Elko was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Bryan Ramos, 0-for-4 with a K.
• Jacob Burke went 1-for-4.
• Drew Thorpe now has more wins than the White Sox: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 59 of 87 pitches for strikes.

Winston-Salem 5, Rome 4

• Loidel Chapelli went 1-for-5 with his first homer and three strikeouts.
• Samuel Zavala, 2-for-5 with a triple and a double.
• Jacob Gonzalez went 2-for-5.
• DJ Gladney was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Calvin Harris, 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Tyler Schweitzer: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 45 of 76 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*While scouts disagreed on the way Zavala conducted himself at the time of the trade -- some questioned his focus, others called it swagger and attitude that you'll love or hate -- he's been playing hard in the early going.

Kannapolis 2, Charleston 1

• Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-5.
• Eddie Park, 1-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Ronny Hernandez was 0-for-2 with two walks.
• Nice rebound for Jake Peppers: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K