Last year, the White Sox had one of the top farm systems in baseball, but it didn't show up in the standings. The organization finished with the lowest inning percentage in the minors, although the Braves had the second-worst record to provide some solace.
This year, the records more closely align with the talent.
Charlotte: 11-14, 2½ games behind Durham in the International League South.
Birmingham: 13-13, 4½ games behind Jackson in the Southern League North.
Winston-Salem: 14-12, 2 games behind Buies Creek in the Carolina League Southern.
Kannapolis: 16-10, 2 games behind Delmarva in the South Atlantic League Northern.
All four affiliates won today, and here are the box scores to prove it.
Charlotte 6, Gwinnett 5
- Jose Rondon went 1-for-2 with two walks.
- Charlie Tilson, 0-for-3 with a stolen base.
Birmingham 8, Tennessee 3
- Tito Polo went 1-for-4, and was caught stealing.
- Zack Collins went 1-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
- Eloy Jimenez, 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Seby Zavala was 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Matt Rose is tearing it up: a homer, a double, a walk and two strikeouts.
- Trey Michalczewski also went deep, part of a 3-for-4 night. He walked once and struck out once.
- Jameson Fisher was 2-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
- Dane Dunning: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
- Ryan Burr: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Winston-Salem 9, Lynchburg 2
- Joel Booker tripled, doubled twice and struck out twice. He was also picked off/caught stealing.
- Alex Call went 1-for-2 with three walks and a strikeout.
- Luis Alexander Basabe was 1-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Blake Rutherford drove in four during a 1-for-5 day. The hit was a triple.
- Yermin Mercedes went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Gavin Sheets, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Yeyson Yrirzarri was 0-for-4.
- Ti'Quan Forbes, 2-for-3 with a double and an HBP.
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*Here's video of Rutherford's triple.
Kannapolis 9, Hickory 6
- Luis Gonzalez singled thrice, walked once and struck out once. He's hitting .344.
- Michael Hickman went 2-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Jusin Yurchak, 2-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Evan Skoug went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.
- Kade McClure: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP
- Tyler Johnson: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
