The White Sox system delivered a busy Tuesday, with the affiliates splitting five games and getting a little of everything along the way: home runs, sharp bullpen work, and a couple of strong starts that helped steady the night.
The power was spread across the chain. Tim Elko, Javier Mogollon, Kaleb Freeman, and Samuel Luis all left the yard in their respective games, while Caleb Bonemer reached base twice with a double and a walk.
On the pitching side, Jonathan Cannon had a rougher outing after a run of strong starts, but Charlotte’s bullpen protected the lead from there. Conor McCullough and Grant Umberger also each turned in five solid innings in their starts.
At Triple-A, the Charlotte Knights moved to 63-52 behind a 3-2 win over the Columbus Clingstones. Elko did the heavy lifting with the bat, finishing 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, a run, and a walk.
Ryan Galanie went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run, while Michael Turner chipped in a 2-for-4 night with two RBI and a walk. Rikuu Nishida, Mario Camilletti, Junior Perez, Joey Wiemer, Andy Weber, and Dru Baker all added bits and pieces around them, with the lineup piling up traffic on the bases.
Cannon’s line was the one blemish: 5.0 innings, seven hits, six runs, five earned, two walks, and seven strikeouts on 86 pitches, 58 for strikes. But Jaden Woods handled the ninth and earned the save with a clean inning, Peyton Pallette picked up the win, and Tyler Davis covered two scoreless frames to help Charlotte finish it off.
Birmingham also came through in a tight one, edging the Columbus Clingstones 3-2 to improve to 44-65. Bonemer’s double and walk gave him another productive night, and Colby Shelton reached base four times with a hit, an RBI, and three walks. Ryan Burrowes and Shelton each drove in a run, while Dylan Campbell, Alec Briley, Anthony DePino, Grant Magill, Samuel Zavala, Jordan Sprinkle, and Jose Colmenares rounded out the box score contributions.
Connor McCullough set the tone on the mound with 5.0 innings of two-hit, one-run ball, striking out five. Jonathan Clark earned the win with a scoreless inning, Pierce George fired two shutout frames, and Aidan Anderson kept Columbus off the board in his inning. Mathias LaCombe did allow an earned run, but Birmingham still held on.
Winston-Salem had the biggest offensive night of the bunch, knocking off the Greensboro Grasshoppers 8-6 to move to 59-49. Freeman was the centerpiece, going 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, four RBI, and a run.
Mogollon also went deep, finishing 1-for-4 with a homer, two runs, and an RBI. Jeral Perez scored twice and walked three times, while Nick McLain and Kyle Lodise each drove in a run.
Ely Brown, Roch Cholowsky, and George Wolkow also showed up in the lineup card with traffic and at-bats that helped keep the pressure on.
Grant Umberger worked 5.0 innings for Winston-Salem, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out eight. Landen Payne got the win, Aric McAtee recorded the save, and Drew Conover added a scoreless inning. Frankeli Arias was tagged for three earned runs in the final frame, but the Dash had already done enough.
Kannapolis came out on the short end, falling as the Cannon Ballers went 0-for-1 in the win-loss column on Tuesday’s slate. Jaden Fauske reached twice with a hit and two walks, Braden Holcomb drove in a run, Stiven Flores and Alexander Albertus each had a double, and Clay Burdette picked up two hits. The pitching staff took the hit early, with Gabriel Rodriguez allowing three earned runs in 2.0 innings, though Ryan Schiefer, Nick Weyrich, Blaine Wynk, and Andrew Berg all gave Kannapolis some cleaner work behind him.
In the Dominican Summer League, the White Sox also took a loss, but Samuel Luis gave them one of the day’s loudest individual performances. He went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, a run, and two RBI. Diego Natera added a double and an RBI, Felix Lebron scored, and Sebastian Romero and Nestor Perez each chipped in with stolen bases.
Jose Taveras started and went 3.1 innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs with one walk and three strikeouts. Jefferson Timaure, Erlyn Lauriano, and Juan Felix followed, with Lauriano taking the heaviest damage in relief.
Overall, it was a productive night for several of the system’s bats, and a mixed bag on the mound - but Charlotte, Birmingham, and Winston-Salem all finished on the right side of the ledger.
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