Wednesday’s games could best be described as “Quintana-esque” as many starters on the farm had great starts, but were left with little help from their offense. Durham 3, Charlotte 2 Jacob Turner turned in a gem for the Knights after going eight innings of two run ball, walking one and striking out three more. Sadly, […]
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The Dash were rained out while the Knights and the Intimidators played doubleheaders to make up their respective rainouts the day prior. Charlotte 5, Durham 4 (Game 1) Things seemed dire for the Knights entering the bottom of the 5th inning in game one of the doubleheader Tuesday. They were down four runs with just
Two affiliates were victims of rainouts on Monday and three others probably wish they had been postponed. Overall it was an uninspiring night for the system. Not to be lost though is a strong night from Courtney Hawkins and a solid relief appearance by Zack Burdi. Charlotte Knights vs. Durham Bulls – Rained out Mobile
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Gwinnett 6, Charlotte 0 The Knights pounded out ten hits, but went 0-for-10 with RISP and couldn’t push across a run while Tyler Danish was knocked out of the game after just two innings. Danish has spent the majority of the season with the Barons, but was promoted in a roundabout way to Charlotte after
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The White Sox affiliated teams went 5 and 3 on the night in their eight contests. Tanner Banks and Johnathan Frebis were lights out in their respective starts, while Chicago native Steve Pollakov hit a three run blast in a Voyager’s victory. The bats came in life in Charlotte, while Birmingham won an exciting game
Zack Burdi made his High-A debut and hit 102 with his fastball – see this article for an in-depth report on that. It was also a night to remember on the mound for Jacob Turner, as he fired a six hit shutout for the Charlotte Knights. Spencer Adams turned in a very nice start, but
Five of six teams in action won on the farm for the White Sox last night, while the Intimidator’s game was suspended in the bottom of the fourth due to rain. Courtney Hawkins and Telvin Nash, were among those to hit home runs in their respective games, and Jordan Stephens was the best he has been all season,
Durham 6, Charlotte 4 Anthony Ranaudo turned in another stellar start by only allowing one run in five innings, while striking out three versus two walks. One has to imagine that with James Shields‘ struggles, Ranaudo could be knocking on the door for a spot starter for Shields to figure out what’s going on. Blake
White Sox Minor League Recap 6/22/2016: Great Falls keeps raking Read More »
The Barons, Dash, and Intimidators are off until Thursday but their representatives were in action the Southern, Carolina, and South-Atlantic League held their All-Star games Tuesday. The Arizona League kicked off on Monday night and I’ll cover the opening game and their Tuesday contest here. Durham 3, Charlotte 1 Tyler Danish‘s Charlotte debut got off
With most of the affiliates off yesterday, the system was good for a split as the Knights lost but Great Falls dominated Helena. The Voyagers went on a hit parade that saw recent draftees Alex Call, Jameson Fisher, and Aaron Schnurbusch all make good early impressions. Durham 3, Charlotte 2 Chris Volstad pitched a solid
