One White Sox prospect and one former White Sox prospect made noteworthy debuts on Friday:
* Grant Taylor made his first start for Kannapolis, and while it was his second start with the White Sox organization, it was the first that was viewable on MiLB.tv. He came out of the gate with a 1-2-3 inning and two strikeouts on 11 total pitches, then gave up a solo homer and a couple BABIP singles for a pair of runs in the second as a little bit of a correction.
But three of the four innings innings were overpowering, as he sat in the high-90s and threw nearly three-quarters of his 60 pitches for strikes. It's easy to see why the White Sox made him a second-round pick last year despite the Tommy John surgery.
* In less exciting news, Norge Vera official began his rehab stint. He turns 24 in a couple of weeks and his inning on Friday was just his 70th of his professional career, which is why he's plummeted out of top-30 consideration. It's pretty much now or never.
Durham 10, Charlotte 5
- Oscar Colás went 1-for-3 with a double and a strikeout.
Birmingham 7, Chattanooga 1
- Terrell Tatum doubled, singled, walked twice and struck out once.
- Jacob Burke went 1-for-5 with a strikeout and two stolen bases.
- Brooks Baldwin was 0-for-3 with a walk and an HBP.
- Edgar Quero and Wilfred Veras both were 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Tim Elko tripled, singled and struck out twice.
- Ky Bush: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 53 of 86 pitches for strikes.
Greenville 6, Winston-Salem 2
- Eddie Park went 1-for-4, and was caught stealing.
- Calvin Harris and Wes Kath both were 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Samuel Zavala walked once and struck out twice.
- Juan Carela: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Kannapolis 8, Fayetteville 2
- Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and a stolen base and a CS.
- Ryan Burrowes was 0-for-4 with a walk, three strikeouts and a stolen base.
- Grant Taylor: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 43 of 60 pitches for strikes.
ACL White Sox 8, ACL Cubs 4 (7 innings)
- Javier Mogollon went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- George Wolkow was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Adrian Gil singled and walked thrice.
- Abraham Nunez, 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Norge Vera: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- Shane Drohan: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
