White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 23, 2025

Noah Schultz will be pitching in the Arizona Fall League, but if he's able to stay healthy, he'll be able to amass five or so regular season starts before then, because Schultz will be starting against Norfolk today, per James Fox's report.

Schultz last pitched in the Futures Game on July 12. He tried to resume his regular season on July 20, but he was scratched with knee discomfort, which the Sox said had been a problem for a while. Sergio Santos told me on July 29 that they expected Schultz back in 3-4 weeks, and Aug. 24 meets that timeline.

Now we'll have to look at Sunday's Statcast data to see if pitching coach Scott Aldred was correct about the plan for Schultz's pitch mix upon returning: "When he comes back, it's going to be sinker, a sprinkle of four-seam, focus on the slider and the changeup, and keep the cutter on the back burner."

Norfolk 4, Charlotte 2

• Will Robertson was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Tim Elko, 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
• Bryan Ramos singled, walked and struck out twice.
• Jacob Gonzalez was 0-for-2 with a walk.
• Jonathan Cannon: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 61 of 91 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Charlotte was walked off for the 11th time this year, with Zach Franklin the victim on a three-run Livan Soto homer:

Birmingham 2, Rocket City 1 (11 innings)

• William Bergolla was 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
• Sam Antonacci went 1-for-3 with a walk and an HBP.
• Braden Montgomery was 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
• Wilfred Veras, 0-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
• DJ Gladney was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Rikuu Nishida entered as a zombie runner who was doubled off in the 10th inning, then walked it off with a fly ball over a drawn-in outfield in the 11th.
• Tanner McDougal: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 30 of 41 pitches for strikes.
• Tyler Schweitzer still has a 0.00 Birmingham ERA: 4 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 44 of 64 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Nishida's walked off the last two games, and the Barons now lead the division by 10 games.

Winston-Salem 9, Wilmington 5

• Samuel Zavala was 1-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
• Jeral Perez went 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Kyle Lodise went 2-for-4 with a homer.
• Ryan Burrowes was 0-for-2 with two walks, a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Lucas Gordon: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 44 of 75 pitches for strikes.
• Aldrin Batista: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 19 of 32 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Lodise's homer was a true wall-scraper.

Kannapolis 5, Delmarva 1

• Ely Brown went 1-for-4 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
• Ronny Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Anthony DePino was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Kaleb Freeman wore the collar and silver sombrero.
• Colby Shelton, 0-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
• Rylan Galvan doubled, walked twice, struck out once and was caught stealing.
• Luis Reyes: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 27 of 42 pitches for strikes.
• Blake Shepardson with the rare fourth-inning blown save: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 10 of 23 pitches for strikes.