Danny Mendick has wasted no time getting comfortable at BB&T Ballpark.
He homered for the second time in as many Triple-A games on Friday night, this one going the other way:
He pulled his homer on Thursday, and that one also didn't clear the fence by much. It's possible his slugging percentage may not reflect his actual power, but after hitting just three of his 14 homers at the more cavernous Regions Field in Birmingham last year, he's due to benefit from a few cheapies.
Charlotte 10, Durham 6
- Nicky Delmonico went 1-for-2 with a walk.
- Danny Mendick, 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and HBP.
- Zack Collins was 0-for-4.
- Seby Zavala was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Carson Fulmer: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Biloxi 5, Birmingham 3 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Luis Gonzalez went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Micker Adolfo and Gavin Sheets both were 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Blake Rutherford, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Laz Rivera went 0-for-2 with two walks(!) and a strikeout.
- Ti'Quan Forbes went 0-for-2 with a walk.
Biloxi 5, Birmingham 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Micker Adolfo went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Luis Gonzalez and Gavin Sheets both were 0-for-3.
- Ti'Quan Forbes, 0-for-2 with a walk.
- Jimmy Lambert: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Kannapolis 2, Rome 1
- Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
- Steele Walker was 1-for-3 with a walk and both RBIs.
- Bryce Bush wore the collar and silver sombrero, and committed an error.
- Amado Nunez, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Taylor Varnell (29th round) got the start as we figure out who's actually in Kanny's rotation: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Winston-Salem at Frederick PPD
I enjoyed this bit of sass from the Dash:
