White Sox Minor League Update: August 21, 2026
The Charlotte Knights ran into a tough night in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and this one tilted more on the pitching side than the scoreboard alone might suggest. Jonathan Cannon gave Charlotte a solid stretch to work with, working six innings and allowing three runs while striking out six. He did give up two home runs, though, and that came back to sting after Junior Perez and Mario Camilletti had pulled the Knights even at 2-2 in the sixth with back-to-back RBI doubles.
That tie didn’t last long. Anthony Volpe went deep for the second straight night, this time on a two-run blast that swung the game back to the RailRiders.
From there, Charlotte never quite found another answer. Rikuu Nishida tried to spark something in the ninth, but Edgar Quero grounded into a double play to end the threat and close out a low-scoring night.
Elsewhere, the power was flying in Birmingham. Colby Shelton left the yard twice, and Caleb Bonemer added a homer of his own in a game that saw the offense keep piling on.
Shelton, Alec Briley, and Bonemer combined for four hits, six runs, and seven RBIs, while the top half of the lineup did a strong job turning eight hits into damage. The group went 3-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left just four men on base.
Dylan Cumming and Garrett Wright took some lumps early, but both held on long enough for the bats to matter. Jackson Kelley then finished it off with two clean innings, allowing no hits or runs while walking one and striking out three to seal the series against the Lookouts.
MVP
Colby Shelton: 2-for-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 K, 2 HR
Runners-Up
Alec Briley: 1-for-5, R, 3 RBI, K
Caleb Bonemer: 1-for-3, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, K
Grant Magill: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
Jackson Kelley: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K
Samuel Zavala: 1-for-3, R, BB, K
The Dash’s game with Bowling Green didn’t reach the finish line. Rain forced a suspension in the bottom of the third with Winston-Salem trailing 2-0, and the clubs will pick it back up in a doubleheader on August 22. The Dash are still battling for their playoff lives, so the hope is they can come out rested and take a couple from the Hot Rods on Saturday.
Fredericksburg, meanwhile, outlasted the Ballers in a game that kept turning into a bullpen test. Kanny grabbed an early 2-0 lead behind Matthew Boughton’s RBI double in the first and Stiven Flores’ sacrifice fly in the second. Alexander Albertus added another run with an RBI single in the third to make it 3-0.
But the advantage vanished in a hurry. Fabian Ysalla had been cruising through three scoreless innings before the fourth got away from him.
Fredericksburg chipped back with a walk, a few clean swings, and then Albertus’ errant throw to second opened the door further by wiping out a potential inning-ending double play. Suddenly the game was tied.
Neither side cashed in through the fifth and sixth, but the Nationals broke it open in the seventh. Ryan Schiefer issued two walks, allowed a wild pitch, and gave up a single as Fredericksburg loaded the bases with no outs. Daniel Wright then entered in a tough spot and couldn’t stop the rally, though he did avoid being charged with an earned run.
MVP
Matthew Boughton: 1-for-4, R, RBI, BB, K
Cold Cat
Ryan Schiefer: 1/3 IP, H, 3 R, 2 BB
Runners-Up
Fabian Ysalla: 4 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Jake Berkland: 0-for-3, BB, K
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