For those of us who thought having Eloy Jimenez in the lineup would make Knights’ games must-watch baseball, with a dominating offense that overpowered opponents, the first two games of this week’s home stand have been a massive disappointment. Tonight was especially ugly, as the Gwinnett Stripers pounded the punchless Knights 11-1. Perhaps the most […]
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – A late-inning charge from the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers falls short as they lose 15-10 against the Carolina Mudcats. The day started with the return of right hander Matt Thompson to the bump. The White Sox No. 3 prospect has been out since June 12 with a lower body injury. A tune up
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The Knights’ rolled out their new middle-of-the-order tandem, Eloy Jimenez and Yermin Mercedes, in an otherwise lackluster 5-3 loss to the Gwinnett Stripers tonight. But Manager Wes Helms indicated that Jimenez’ stay in Charlotte could be shorter than many had anticipated. “He’ll definitely be with us this week,” Helms said, “and then I think we’ll
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The Knights looked dead in the water after Jake Burger’s call-up 10 days ago, with a Grand Canyon-sized hole in the middle of their lineup. But the team took advantage of improved pitching and a power eruption to take four of six games in Jacksonville this week that included a tough 3-2 loss on Sunday.
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With the bulk of its smash-mouth offense now on the White Sox roster, a new game plan is emerging for the Charlotte Knights: solid pitching, including more lefty/righty matchups from the bullpen, and timely hitting up and down the lineup. And the team utilized that blueprint to perfection Thursday with a sweep of a twinbill
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The Birmingham Barons, led by White Sox No. 6 prospect Micker Adolfo and left fielder Craig Dedelow, coasted to one of their most impressive wins of the season on Thursday night versus the Biloxi Shuckers. Birmingham would score 12 runs in the victory, marking the team’s fourth-highest scoring total of the season. After finishing the
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The Knights showed a lot of grit in a thrilling 5-4, 11-inning win on the road tonight against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. With just one run through seven innings, it looked like the offense would continue to sputter without Jake Burger’s bat. But the team got up off the mat in the top of the
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Glendale, Arizona – The ACL White Sox’ offense was kept quiet for the most part on Tuesday night. They were held to just one hit deep into the ballgame and it took them until the sixth inning to get on the scoreboard. Once they did, they used it as momentum as they put up a
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The ACL White Sox entered the night looking to own a winning record for the first time this season. Unfortunately, that would not be the case as the ACL White Sox fell to the ACL Indians in Goodyear. The team trailed early and it seemed like every time they fought back, the ACL Indians had
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers struggled mightily this week, dropping five of six against the Low-A leading Charleston RiverDogs (TB). Overall Statistics: W-L: 1-5 (Overall: 16-37)Hitting – (Slash Line): .263/.330/.420, 54 Hits, 20 XBH, 34 Runs, 19 BB, 60 SO Pitching – 9.00 ERA, .346 OPP BA, 2.11 WHIP, 79 Hits, 60 Runs, 28 XBH,
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