The Birmingham Barons won a pair of contests Thursday against the Tennessee Smokies. Game one was a suspended affair from Wednesday evening due to rain. Game two was played across seven innings. GAME ONE Thanks to a solo home run in the sixth inning from White Sox No. 14 prospect Micker Adolfo, along with center […]
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The Knights have three outfielders with a fair amount of major-league experience, but Gavin Sheets’ hot bat helped him jump the line and get the call-up today. “It might have been different if they needed an outfielder for the rest of the season,” manager Wes Helms noted, “but with his production, the White Sox wanted
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It has been a recipe for disaster when a Knights starter gets knocked out early. Invariably, one or more of the four or five relievers parading in from the bullpen will implode and the game gets out of hand, as it did again Wednesday in a 7-4 loss to Nashville. Reynaldo Lopez was the starter
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Among the many questions about Jake Burger’s pro potential is his glove. That aspect of his game was on full display tonight, as he booted a routine grounder early but later grabbed two hard line drives and also made a nice pick on a ball in the hole. The Knights could have used Burger’s hot
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Strong pitching from White Sox No. 23 prospect Kade McClure and reliever Zach Muckenhirn helped the Birmingham Barons erase a 3-0 deficit against the Tennessee Smokies on Tuesday night. Despite McClure and Muckenhirn’s steady pitching, Tennessee would ultimately outscore Birmingham 3-1 over the final three innings to secure a 6-4 victory in the first game
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After batting a combined 1-for-8 in his previous two outings, a strong offensive performance from shortstop Romy Gonzalez helped lead the Birmingham Barons to a 5-4 victory over the Montgomery Biscuits on Sunday. The Barons have now won consecutive games after losing three in a row. Birmingham fell behind 2-0 after the top half of
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Despite out-hitting the Columbia Fireflies for the third straight game, the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers fell 4-2 as the pitching couldn’t keep runners off the base paths. Solesky’s Standout Start A fourth outing for Chase Solesky was a solid one. Despite starting the game off with two walks, the 23 year old settled in and worked
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Dominant pitching from Kyle Kubat and Blake Battenfield helped the Birmingham Barons secure a 3-2 victory over the Montgomery Biscuits on Saturday night. The win ends a three-game losing streak for the Barons. Making his third start of the season, right-hander Blake Battenfield recorded three strikeouts in five innings, only allowing one run on four
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Jake Burger is smokin’ hot! He clubbed his second home run in as many games, and third in the past five games, as the Knights fell 8-7 to the Durham Bulls. Burger also had a double and a walk in Saturday’s contest, raising his average to .226. Burger’s power barrage is a welcomed surprise this
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The Knights seem to be snakebit in Durham, having lost two very winnable games Wednesday and tonight on frustrating turns of events that led to two comeback wins by the resilient Bulls. In Friday’s 3-2 loss, a routine fly to left fielder Blake Rutherford in the bottom of the 8th was lost in the haze
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