The affiliates split their four games with Winston-Salem and Kannapolis coming out on top. Charlotte lost behind one of the White Sox opening day starters and Kannapolis scored in six different innings to rout Lakewood.
Chicago White Sox Affiliates
Lehigh Valley 8, Charlotte 6
Gorkys Hernandez 2-5. 2R. 2 2B
Carlos Sanchez 1-3, R, 2BB
Andy Wilkins 3-5, R, HR, 4 RBIs, K
Josh Phegley 0-2, 2BB, K
Felipe Paulino 3IP, 7H, 7ER, 3BB, K, 2HR
Eric Surkamp 6IP, 5H, ER, 7K
Birmingham 4, Tennessee 5
Micah Johnson 1-4, R, BB, K
Jeff Keppinger 1-4
Trayce Thompson 0-3, 3K
Rangel Ravelo 1-3, 2R, HR, 2RBI, BB, K, SB
Kevan Smith 2-3, R, 3B, RBI, BB, K
Scott Snodgress 5IP, 8H, 3ER, 3BB, K
Winston Salem 7, Frederick 2
Adam Heisler 2-5, HR, 3 RBI
Jacob May 1-4, 2B, BB, K
Courtney Hawkins 1-5, HR, K
Keon Barnum 0-5, 4K
Jason Coats 2-2, 2R, 2BB
Joey DeMichele 0-3, R, BB, K
Nick Basto 2-4, R, 3B, 3RBI
Mike Recchia 7IP, 3H, 2R, 1 ER, 9K
Kannapolis 9, Lakewood 2
Adam Engel 1-6, RBI, K, SB, (16)
Cleluis Rondon 1-6, R, K
Danny Hayes 2-4, 2R, 2 2B, BB
Jacob Morris 1-3, R, 2BB, 2K
Trey Michalczewski 2-4, 2R, 2RBI, SB (4)
Carl Thomore 3-4, 2R, 2B, 2RBI, K, SB (5)
Omar Narvaez 3-5, 3 RBI
Tyler Barnette 5IP, 4H, 2ER, BB, K
Andrew Mitchell 2IP, H, 3BB, 3K
Hot Bats
Danny Hayes has been an anchor in the three hole for Kannapolis ever since settling in mid-April. The former Oregon Duck is 7 for his last 14 and 11 for his last 29 as he put up an obscene 1.142 OPS during those 10 contests. Kevan Smith is 5-12 in his last 3 games picking up 2 homers, a triple, a double and a walk during the streak. While Rangel Ravelo has seen his batting average fall to .323, the 22-year-old first baseman has drawn at least one walk in seven of his last ten games. He has hit .294 during that stretch, but managed an OBP of .442.
The Struggle Bus
Felipe Paulino got shelled again (3IP, 7H, 7ER, 3BB, K, 2HR) brining his AAA ERA up to 14.40. The righthander has only been able to go 5 innings in his two starts and he has allowed 16 base runners during those 5 innings. Trayce Thompson has struck out at least once in each of his last 8 games. He has gone 4-32 (.125) and struck out in 47.2% of his plate appearances in that stretch.