After winning four of six games versus the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to close out the first half of the Barons’ twelve-game homestand, Birmingham opened its next six-game home series versus the Chattanooga Lookouts on June 29. Entering this series, the Barons held a 27-20 record, which led the Double-A South North Division. The Lookouts (26-21) […]
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The Knights’ six-game series against the Norfolk Tides (Orioles) in Charlotte was a tale of two teams — the one that had a red-hot Jake Burger in the lineup on Tuesday and Wednesday and the one that struggled for offense after his departure. That futility culminated with 2-1 loss to the Tides on Sunday. Before
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After several days of exciting performances and notable roster moves, tonight’s game was pretty much a bust, as Reynaldo Lopez got rocked — again — and Yermin Mercedes went hitless in his 2021 Knights debut. The Norfolk Tides jumped on Lopez for five earned runs in 3.1 innings and never looked back in an 8-2
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Lost somewhat in all the excitement of Jake Burger’s promotion and the return of Yermin Mercedes to Charlotte was Jimmy Lambert’s best outing of the season in the Knights’ 4-0 win over the Norfolk Tides in Charlotte tonight. The possibility also arose tonight that yet another Knight could be headed to Chicago shortly. Catcher Seby
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The big news in Charlotte was who did not take the field — Jake Burger — as social media exploded Thursday night with rumors that he was on his way to Detroit to fill in for an injured Yoan Moncada. Manager Wes Helms said post-game that the decision was made last-minute to give Burger a
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Southpaw Garvin Alston returned to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers roster on Thursday night and looked solid in Kannapolis’ 10-2 loss to the Charleston RiverDogs. Alston started off the 2021 campaign in Kannapolis and struggled. In his seven appearances before his demotion to the Arizona Complex League (ACL), Alston held a 0-2 record
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Forgive me if you’ve heard this one: Jake Burger had a great night at the plate and Mike Wright pitched a terrific game. As a result, the Knights beat the Norfolk Tides 7-4 in Charlotte tonight. Coming off a four-hit, two-walk game on Tuesday, Burger flied out in the first before hammering an RBI double
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There’s hot, there’s red hot and then there’s Jake Burger. In Tuesday’s 5-4 13-inning win against the Norfolk Tides (Orioles) in Charlotte, the Knights’ cleanup hitter homered, doubled, singled twice and walked twice, scoring two runs and knocking in two. The offense, with 12 hits and 10 walks, missed multiple chances to break this one
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers came away winners against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers 5-4 behind Harvin Mendoza’s hot bat on Friday night. White Sox No. 24 prospect Bailey Horn took to the mound and got roughed up in the opening frame. The Woodpeckers were able to barrel up Horn for three early runs. The
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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Jesus Valles’s five innings of two-hit ball was not enough as the Kannapolis Cannon Baller bullpen blew a chance at a win, losing 6-2 to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Valles, a May signee for the White Sox, had his strongest performance of the season Thursday night. In only his second start of 2021,
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