Even with Kannapolis idle, it was an eventful day on the farm, with Dylan Cease and Nick Madrigal coming through with important performances.
It was also the Rickwood Classic, so I'd rather spend the next several paragraphs looking at photos of it:
The backdrop even makes a Luis Robert two-run triple prettier than usual:
Indianapolis 2, Charlotte 0
- Danny Mendick went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Daniel Palka, 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Zack Collins was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Dylan Cease in his most efficient form yet: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 65 of 100 pitches for strikes.
- Carson Fulmer: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Montgomery 9, Birmingham 4
- Luis Robert went 2-for-5 with a triple.
- Luis Basabe, 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Gavin Sheets' OPS dipped below .600 after going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Ti'Quan Forbes was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Laz Rivera went 1-for-3 with an HBP and a strikeout.
- Jimmy Lambert: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 8 K, 1 HR
- Zack Burdi: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
*More:
*Lambert had a weird day, including a stretch where he struck out seven of eight batters:
Winston-Salem 9, Carolina 1
- Nick Madrigal went 1-for-4 with his second homer, his 15th steal and a walk.
- Steele Walker was 0-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
More:
*Madrigal's blast:
