If the Birmingham Barons outfield was a stock market, a lot of people would have gone bust. They seem to run hotter and colder than the rest of the system, perhaps because the team leads the Southern League in strikeouts.
Whatever the case, Luis Basabe is on the buy side right now. He hit his sixth homer for Birmingham on Monday, giving him an encouraging line for August that reflects steady improvement:
- June: .243/.317/.351 over nine games
- July: .250/.345/.380 over 27 games
- August: .264/.344/.491 over 14 games
Basabe is only 21, so if he can close the season with a strong month in Birmingham, he might be the team's consensus sixth-best prospect when new lists are created.
Birmingham 3, Jacksonville 1
- Joel Booker went 3-for-4 with a double, but was caught stealing.
- Luis Alexander Basabe was 1-for-4 with a homer.
- Zack Collins was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Alex Call, 0-for-4 with a K.
- Danny Mendick went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
Kannapolis 1, Greensboro 0 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Luis Curbelo singled and struck out twice.
- Steele Walker was 0-for-2 with a sac fly.
- Jusin Yurchak had Kanny's other hit, going 1-for-3.
- Will Kincanon: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP
Greensboro 2, Kannapolis 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Luis Curbelo went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Steele Walker and Carlos Perez both were 0-for-3 with a K.
- Justin Yurchak went 0-for-2.
- Andrew Perez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Ogden 9, Great Falls 8
- Romy Gonzalez went 0-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Lenyn Sosa, 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Bryce Bush went 2-for-4 with a homer, walk and strikeout.
- Amado Nunez was 2-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Jhoandro Alfaro, 1-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
AZL Giants Black 3, AZL White Sox 2
- Anderson Comas went 1-for-5.
- Harvin Mendoza went 1-for-4 with a K.
- Cabera Weaver singled, walked and struck out twice.
- Luis Mieses was 0-for-3 with a sac fly and a strikeout.
- Lency Delgado went 0-for-4 with a K.
- Sam Abbott went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Brayant Nova, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
DSL D-backs1 6, DSL White Sox 2
- Sidney Pimentel went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Jerrick Francees walked and struck out.
