White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 28, 2025

When I mentioned on social media sites that I was spending the week watching the Charlotte Knights play in Nashville, I received a couple of requests to send up a reliever or five.

I lack the authority, but even if I were granted the power to promote prospects, it's hard to see an immediate contributor in the ranks. The Knights have been walked off 11 times this year, and they nearly suffered a 12th at First Horizon Park on Wednesday. They led as much as 7-2 through five, and held a 8-5 lead going into the bottom of the ninth, only for Zach Franklin to give up three runs in his second consecutive outing.

The Knights then scored three runs in the 10th, but Chase Plymell threw just nine of 22 pitches for strikes in the bottom of the inning, and needed an on-target throw from Corey Julks -- and what looked like a wrong coin-flip call from the home plate umpire -- to escape with an 11-10 victory.

The combined line for Peyton Pallette, Ben Peoples, Franklin and Plymell: 5 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 1 K.

Charlotte 11, Nashville 10 (10 innings)

• Tim Elko was 1-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Bryan Ramos went 2-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Jacob Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a walk.
• Duncan Davitt: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 54 of 89 pitches for strikes.
• Peyton Pallette: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 of 28 pitches for strikes.
• Ben Peoples: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 of 26 pitches for strikes.

Birmingham 6, Tennessee 2

• Rikuu Nishida was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.
• William Bergolla was 0-for-2 with a sac bunt and an HBP.
• Sam Antonacci, 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
• Wilfred Veras tripled and struck out thrice.
• Braden Montgomery was 1-for-4 with a double.
• DJ Gladney, 0-for-3.
• Riley Gowens: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 59 of 84 pitches for strikes.

Winston-Salem 3, Rome 0

• Samuel Zavala and Jeral Perez both were 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts; Zavala was caught stealing.
• Kyle Lodise went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Caleb Bonemer went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Ryan Burrowes was 1-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Gage Ziehl: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 63 of 81 pitches for strikes.
• Aldrin Batista: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 23 of 35 pitches for strikes.

Kannapolis 5, Salem 1

• Ely Brown went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
• Anthony DePino singled, walked twice, struck out once and stole a base.
• Kaleb Freeman went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Colby Shelton went 2-for-4 with a K.
• Adrian Gíl was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Grant Umberger: 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 51 of 78 pitches for strikes.