Charlotte’s game was wiped out by the weather, with the Knights and Durham Bulls set to make it up Wednesday, August 5, as part of a doubleheader.
The most lopsided result on the night came in Birmingham, where the Barons were stuck in neutral for too long and the Rocket City Trash Pandas rolled to an 8-3 win. Birmingham (41-62) managed just three hits, struck out 14 times and went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position.
Connor McCullough took the loss after getting tagged for two runs in the first and four more in the fourth, exiting after 3 2/3 innings. Anthony DePino finally broke up the no-hit bid and the shutout with a solo homer in the fourth - his 14th of the season - but Rocket City answered with four runs in the bottom half to blow the game open.
Ryan Burrowes and Samuel Zavala chipped in a run in the fifth, and the Barons added an unearned run in the eighth, only for the Trash Pandas to match it in the bottom of the inning.
Winston-Salem had a much different kind of night, but the end result was still a loss. The Dash (56-47) waited out a 45-minute rain delay before first pitch, then watched Asheville grab early leads in the first and second.
Justin Sinibaldi settled in after that, working six innings and allowing just two earned runs with seven strikeouts and two walks. The offense woke up in the third, when Ben Hartl and Ely Brown drew back-to-back walks and Roch Cholowsky, making his pro debut, helped set up Javier Mogollón’s RBI double.
The Dash tied it in the sixth on a Kyle Lodise walk, a stolen base and a Kaleb Freeman single. Neither side scored again through nine, but Asheville broke through in the 10th with a three-run homer.
Winston-Salem had a chance in the bottom half with Cholowsky starting at second and Mogollón singling, but George Wolkow struck out, Jeral Perez flied out and Nick McLain whiffed to end it.
Kannapolis authored the comeback of the night. The Cannon Ballers (53-50) were down 5-0 through six innings against Charleston, with Gabriel Rodriguez charged with four runs in 3 2/3 innings and Blaine Wynk giving up another in the sixth.
But the Ballers chipped away in the seventh, eighth and ninth. Jaden Fauske sparked the first push with a walk, a stolen base, a wild pitch and a Matthew Boughton single.
Boughton later scored on Billy Carlson’s RBI hit. In the eighth, Braden Holcomb and Fauske added RBI singles to make it a one-run game.
Then Alexander Albertus delivered the hammer in the ninth, blasting a three-run homer to left with one out and two aboard. Jordan Morales finished it off in the ninth, working around a single after two quick outs and striking out the final hitter.
The DSL White Sox also pulled off a late rally and got the win, beating the DSL Mariners 5-4. Jose Taveras allowed four runs over the first two innings, but the offense answered early and late.
Ronald Cardozo hit his sixth homer of the year in the second, and Orlando Patino eventually scored to put the Sox ahead 2-1. After the Giants briefly regained control, Patino homered in the fourth to cut the deficit to 4-3.
The biggest swing came in the seventh, when Cardozo singled and Felix Lebron crushed a two-run homer to put the White Sox ahead for good. Erick Rosso then handled the ninth with a scoreless inning and a save.
The previous day, the DSL White Sox saw a comeback chance slip away in an 8-6 loss to DSL Giants Orange in eight innings. Orlando Patino and Felix Lebron teamed up to tie the game early, and the Sox kept hanging around until the sixth, when a walk, a force out, a stolen base and a hit brought them within 4-2.
After the Giants pushed the margin to 6-2 in the seventh, the White Sox erupted. Fernando Graterol launched a two-run homer, Ronald Cardozo doubled, Patino singled, Lebron walked and Samuel Luis delivered a two-run single to make it 6-6.
But the Giants scored twice in the eighth, and the White Sox went quietly to end it.
In Other News...
White Sox Fans Finally Get Their First Real Look At Roch Cholowsky
Roch Cholowsky spent the early part of his pro journey getting ready behind the scenes, working through training and Bridge League games after the White Sox made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft. He has already drawn positive feedback from the coaching staff, and by all accounts he has handled the transition with the kind of eagerness Chicago hoped for when it backed him with a record bonus.
Now the real evaluation begins as Cholowsky takes the next step in his first affiliated stop, a stage that will tell White Sox fans a lot more than workouts and side games ever could. For a player carrying that much expectation, the first look is less about the spotlight and more about how quickly his game translates once the results start counting. [Read more 🡒]
White Sox Still Have One Rotation Battle That Could Shape The Stretch Run
The trade deadline left the White Sox with a roster that looks mostly settled for the stretch run, but one spot in the rotation remains open enough to matter. The organization still has some sorting to do at No. 5, with several names in the mix as the club tries to decide who can best help carry the load down the stretch.
Erick Fedde brings the most familiar big-league track record, while Jose Urquidy and Shane Smith offer different levels of experience and health questions. Drew Thorpe is progressing in his rehab assignment, and David Sandlin remains another option the club can consider as it weighs short-term stability against longer-term upside. For a team trying to lock in its pitching plan, this is the kind of decision that can quietly shape how the final weeks unfold. [Read more 🡒]
White Sox Deadline Haul Sparks Real Debate About Their Ceiling
The White Sox spent the deadline trying to do more than just add depth, making a series of moves that signaled a team aiming to keep pace in the postseason chase. Chicago landed pitcher Luis Castillo from the Mariners, picked up reliever Huascar Brazoban from the Mets, and added outfielder Brenton Doyle in separate deals, a mix that gives the front office a clearer push toward immediate help rather than long-term patience.
What makes the haul interesting is how different each piece could be for a club trying to sharpen its roster in a hurry. Castillo brings the kind of rotation presence the White Sox have been seeking, Brazoban adds another arm to the relief mix, and Doyle offers another option in the outfield, but the real question is whether these moves raise the floor enough to matter when the games tighten in the stretch run. The grades attached to each deal suggest there is plenty to like, but also enough uncertainty to keep the ceiling debate very much alive. [Read more 🡒]