Whether Edgar Quero sticks at the major league level for good after his impending promotion -- and we have an article lined up from James about the state of Quero's game a couple hours from now -- he won't be the only one to benefit from it.
With Quero in Chicago, Kyle Teel will resume the normal development track by catching (almost) every day. Up until this point, he hadn't caught two days in a row, alternating between DH and defense over the first 16 games of the season. The regulated irregular schedule probably isn't the reason why he's off to a slow start, hitting .196/.328/.393 over his first 67 plate appearances, but as long Quero is in Chicago, it can't be used an an excuse.
Nashville 11, Charlotte 7 (10 innings)
- Colson Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Brandon Drury was 0-for-4 with a walk.
- Tim Elko went off: 3-for-5 with two homers and a strikeout.
- Kyle Teel, 1-for-4 with a double, walk and two strikeouts.
- Bryan Ramos once again played third, going 1-for-4 with an HBP and a strikeout.
- Nick Nastrini: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR
Notes:
*Ostensible closer Eric Adler was placed on the injured list after retiring just one of the six batters he faced on Sunday. Caleb Freeman took his place on the roster.
Biloxi 4, Birmingham 0
- Rikuu Nishida walked twice, struck out twice and stole two bases.
- Wilfred Veras was 0-for-3 with a walk.
- DJ Gladney went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Grant Taylor: 2.1 IP, 2 H,. 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 32 of 59 pitches for strikes.
- Tyler Schweitzer: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K
Winston-Salem 5, Greenville 2
- Sam Antonacci went 0-for-3 with a sac fly, HBP, strikeout and stolen base.
- Jackson Appel went 1-for-4 with a triple and two strikeouts.
- Jeral Perez, 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and stolen base.
- Tanner McDougal: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 50 of 84 pitches for strikes.
Notes:
*McDougal had a chance to improve to 2-17 for his career, but he walked the final batter he faced.
Columbia 12, Kannapolis 6
- Javier Mogollon went 0-for-5.
- Caleb Bonemer had a perfect afternoon at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two doubles and a walk. He was 1-for-2 on the basepaths.
- Ronny Hernandez went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- George Wolkow, 1-for-5 with one strikeout and a stolen base.
- Nick McLain singled, struck out thrice and stole a base.
- Ryan Burrowes was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Christian Oppor: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Blake Shepardson: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 14 of 32 pitches for strikes.
