White Sox Minor Keys: July 31, 2024

While the White Sox suffered in July, so did their first-round pick from last year.

Jacob Gonzalez closed out his month by going 0-for-4, giving him 11 hitless games over the 22 he played over the course of July. Compounding problems, he only reached base in one of those games. He hit just .151/.184/.194 during the month, which is even more gruesome when considering that he opened it with a four-game hitting streak. Over the 19 games that followed, he's down to .105/.121/.145. He's drawn just one walk.

If it feels like the White Sox are bereft of bankable position player prospects besides Edgar Quero, Gonzalez's sudden, swift downturn is one reason why. Colson Montgomery's malaise is another, and that post is coming later today.

Charlotte 6, Norfolk 2

• Bryan Ramos went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Oscar Colás was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Edgar Quero went 2-for-4 with his second homer.
• Tim Elko, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Zach DeLoach was 2-for-4 with a K and a stolen base.
• Sean Burke bounced back: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 48 of 84 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Quero's homer had a launch angle of 17 degrees, 106.7 mph off the bat.

Montgomery 9, Birmingham 0

• Terrell Tatum had half of Birmingham's hits by going 1-for-4.
• Jacob Gonzalez and Wilfred Veras both were 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Jacob Burke went 0-for-1 with two walks.
• Riley Gowens: 4 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 53 of 82 pitches for strikes.

Winston-Salem 4, Greensboro 0

• Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• DJ Gladney doubled, singled twice and struck out.
• Wes Kath went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
• Ryan Galanie, 0-for-2 with two walks and a strikeout.
• Samuel Zavala went 1-for-3.
• Tommy Vail lowered his ERA to 0.45: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
• Peyton Pallette is still efficient in relief: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 17 of 23 pitches for strikes.

Salem 3, Kannapolis 2

• Ryan Burrowes went 1-for-3 with a walk, and was caught stealing.
• George Wolkow went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
• Ronny Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a double.
• Tanner McDougal: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K, 4 WP, 48 of 79 pitches for strikes.