For those who were naturally worried when Drew Thorpe was removed from his previous start after just two-thirds of an inning, his outing against Chattanooga on Saturday night should relieve some concerns, because it might've shown what Thorpe was capable of were he just able to get that third out.
Thorpe once again struggled in the first on Saturday, loading the bases on a single and a pair of walks, with an Edgar Quero throwing error complicating matters in the middle. But on his 31st pitch of the inning, he got Jack Rogers to ground out to second, which allowed him to get back to the dugout without a manager escort.
When he came back out, he threw another 4 ⅔ scoreless innings to lead the Barons to a 2-0 shutout of the Lookouts. He ran his record to 6-1 while lowering his ERA to 1.50, so that's a strong start in making his dud against Pensacola look every bit the aberration.
Here's what his game log looks like now:
| Date | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| April 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| April 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| April 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| April 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| May 7 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| May 12 | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| May 18 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Charlotte 5, Durham 3
- Oscar Colás went 1-for-3 with a homer and two walks.
- Zach DeLoach, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Adam Hackenberg was 0-for-4.
Birmingham 2, Chattanooga 0
- Terrell Tatum went 1-for-4 with a strikeout and two stolen bases.
- Brooks Baldwin was 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk.
- Edgar Quero and Wilfred Veras both were 1-for-4 with a K.
- Jacob Burke, 0-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Drew Thorpe: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 57 of 94 pitches for strikes.
Winston-Salem 6, Greenville 3
- Loidel Chapelli went 0-for-3 with two walks.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 2-for-5.
- Wes Kath, 0-for-4.
- Samuel Zavala singled, walked twice, struck out once and was caught stealing.
- Calvin Harris went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Noah Schultz: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 40 of 58 pitches for strikes.
ACL White Sox 6, ACL Rangers 5
- Javier Mogollon went 1-for-2 with a double.
- George Wolkow homered, singled and struck out twice.
- Adrian Gil went 1-for-4.
- Abraham Nunez singled thrice, walked and stole four bases.
- Erick Hernandez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
- Jordany Chirinos: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
