After dodging passing storms all week, the Charlotte Knights finally succumbed to a rainout in Nashville to close out the series.
Tim Elko likely wasn't in town, but he should be in a Charlotte uniform when their schedule resumes on Tuesday in Norfolk, as the White Sox promoted him to Triple-A.
Elko continues to be a pleasant surprise for a 10th-round, $10,000 senior signing. He's hitting .289/.338/.420 for Birmingham, with a significant reduction in his still sizable strikeout-to-walk disparity compared to his month-plus in Double-A the previous season. The home run total -- nine over 371 plate appearances -- is the only area where he's taken a step back, and that's a pretty crucial one for a first baseman, but we'll see whether Charlotte afford some cheap homers that Regions Field hasn't.
If he bends the smaller dimensions to his liking, perhaps he can tell his new teammates how it's done, as the Knights are 16th in the 20-team International League in homers.
Birmingham 5, Tennessee 2
- Terrell Tatum went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a stolen base.
- Wilfred Veras went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Jacob Burke, 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Mason Adams: 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 54 of 75 pitches for strikes.
Bowling Green 8, Winston-Salem 2
- Loidel Chapelli went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
- Eddie Park was 1-for-4.
- DJ Gladney, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Wes Kath was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Calvin Harris came a triple shy of the cycle during a 3-for-4 day.
- Samuel Zavala was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Lucas Gordon: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 50 of 86 pitches for strikes.
Charleston 11, Kannapolis 10
- Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-3 with two walks, and was caught stealing.
- George Wolkow singled twice and struck out thrice.
- Ryan Burrowes also went 2-for-5, with his 10th stolen base.
