The White Sox farm system put together a strong Thursday, going 4-2 behind big nights from Birmingham and Kannapolis, plus a walk-off finish in Winston-Salem and a shutout in the DSL.
Birmingham did most of its damage with the bats. Jacob Burke was everywhere in an 11-4 win over Montgomery, finishing 2-for-3 with a double, home run, four runs scored, two RBI, a walk and a stolen base.
Colby Shelton added a homer, while Caleb Bonemer chipped in two hits, an RBI, two walks and two steals. Jorge Corona also doubled and drove in a run, and Boston Smith reached twice with a hit, an RBI and two walks.
The Barons got enough from the pitching staff after Connor McCullough worked 3.0 innings and allowed three earned runs. Jarold Rosado picked up the win with 2.0 scoreless innings, Phil Fox earned the save with 2.0 shutout frames, and Morris Austin finished it off with one run allowed over his 2.0 innings.
Kannapolis was even louder at the plate in a 12-6 win over Wilson. Steven Lancia drove in five runs and scored twice, going 3-for-5 with a triple.
Jurdrick Profar also went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI, while Matthew Boughton had three hits and two RBI. Jaden Fauske tripled, scored and drove in a run, and Nick McLain scored twice and walked.
Adrian Gil added two hits, two runs, an RBI and a walk.
Blaine Wynk earned the win out of the bullpen after throwing 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Gabriel Rodriguez started and gave up four earned runs in 4.0 innings.
Winston-Salem needed every bit of its late offense to pull out a 5-4 walk-off over Greenville. James Taussig delivered the biggest swing of the night with a three-run homer, finishing 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Jeral Perez went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, an RBI and two walks, while Eddie Park added two hits, a double, a run and a stolen base. George Wolkow came through in the ninth with the game-winning bases-loaded single, bringing home Eddie Park for the walk-off.
The Dash bullpen held the line after Juan Carela allowed three earned runs in 3.0 innings. Jake Bockenstedt tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, Trey Cooper earned the win with 1.1 shutout frames, and Jack Young closed it out with a scoreless inning.
Charlotte’s night was more frustrating, even with some loud individual performances in an 8-6 loss to Memphis. Andy Weber homered and finished with two RBI, while Mario Camilletti went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI.
Dru Baker also doubled and drove in a run, and Caden Connor collected two hits and scored. Edgar Quero added a hit and a walk.
David Sandlin started for the Knights and worked 6.0 innings, allowing three earned runs. But the bullpen couldn’t hold it, with Wikelman González and Peyton Pallette both hit hard in relief. Jairo Iriarte was the lone bright spot out of the pen, throwing 0.2 scoreless innings.
The ACL White Sox were on the wrong end of an 11-1 loss to the ACL Rangers and managed just one hit. Osniel Castillo had that hit, while Jordan Rich scored a run, walked and stole a base. Yordani Soto drove in the team’s only run.
On the mound, Orlando Suarez allowed four earned runs in 3.0 innings, Cesar Familia gave up three more in one inning, and Jeremy Gonzalez was tagged for three earned runs over 2.0 innings.
In the DSL, the White Sox blanked their opponent 4-0 behind strong pitching and timely contact. Roderic Ramirez threw 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Alexander De Los Santos followed with 2.2 scoreless innings and earned the win. Dionys Medina drove in two runs, stole two bases and went 2-for-3, while Ronald Cardozo and Fernando Graterol also chipped in RBI and runs, respectively.
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