As July came to a close, the standings showed that the Charlotte Knights faced a lengthy climb into the playoff picture.
As August passed the halfway mark, so did the Knights. Their victory over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday was their ninth in their last 10 games, and as a result, they've been able to close within three games of first-place Gwinnett.
Charlotte 7, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 5
- Nick Madrigal stopped his strikeout streak by going 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Luis Robert went 2-for-4 with a homer, double and strikeout. He was caught stealing.
- Zack Collins went 2-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Yermin Mercedes went 0-for-2 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Seby Zavala homered, walked and struck out twice.
- Danny Mendick was 0-for-3 with a walk and a K.
- Jose Ruiz returned to Triple-A: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Birmingham 2, Mississippi 1
- Luis Basabe went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout. He was also caught trying to steal home.
- Blake Rutherford was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Gavin Sheets went 3-for-4 with a double.
- Ti'Quan Forbes doubled, singled and struck out twice.
- John Parke: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Winston-Salem 6, Carolina 4
- Steele Walker went 2-for-5.
- Andrew Vaughn was 1-for-4 with a walk.
- Carlos Perez went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
- Konnor Pilkington: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Lexington 4, Kannapolis 2
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Romy Gonzalez was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Corey Zangari went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Amado Nunez went 0-for-4 with a K.
- Jason Bilous: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP
Great Falls 1, Rocky Mountain 0
- Cabera Weaver went 1-for-3 with a double and a sac bunt.
- Kelvin Maldonado went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Harvin Mendoza was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
- Luis Mieses went 0-for-3.
AZL Padres1 3, AZL White Sox 2
- Samil Polanco went 1-for-4.
- Sidney Pimentel was 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Jose Rodriguez was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Bryan Ramos, 2-for-4.
- Josue Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a K.
- Logan Glass was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Chase Krogman went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Harold Diaz was 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Yoelvin Silven's longest outing: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K
DSL Reds 7, DSL White Sox 6
- Wilber Sanchez went 0-for-4 with a K.
- Benyamin Bailey went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Pineda went 1-for-3.
- Albert Bernal homered and struck out thrice.
- Elijah Tatis went 0-for-3.
- Yolbert Sanchez replaced him and went 0-for-1.
- Anthony Espinoza was also 0-for-3.
