If you want your postseason excitement, you're going to have to settle for Charlotte, which expanded its wild card lead to three games over Durham with a third straight victory at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The Knights go for the sweep tonight behind Dylan Covey, but even if they get it done, they can't get that cocky. They host Durham for three more next week.
Charlotte 3, Durham 0
- Nick Madrigal went 1-for-5.
- Luis Robert doubled, walked and struck out twice.
- Danny Mendick was 1-for-4 with his 16th homer and a strikeout.
- Seby Zavala doubled, singled and struck out twice.
Jacksonville 7, Birmingham 6
- Luis Gonzalez went 1-for-5 with a stolen base.
- Luis Basabe, 0-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Blake Rutherford went 1-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Laz Rivera was 2-for-5 with a double.
- Blake Battenfield: 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
- Alec Hansen: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Lynchburg 4, Winston-Salem 3
- Steele Walker went 2-for-5 with a homer and two strikeouts.
- Andrew Vaughn was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Carlos Perez, 1-for-4.
Kannapolis 4, Rome 2
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Corey Zangari singled and struck out thrice.
- Camilo Quinteiro went 1-for-3 with a sac fly.
- Jason Bilous: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Great Falls 11, Billings 0
- Cabera Weaver and Harvin Mendoza both were 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Lency Delgado went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
- Luis Mieses was 2-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
- Sam Abbott went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Kelvin Maldonado went 3-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
DSL White Sox 3, DSL D-backs1 2
- Anthony Espinoza went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Yolbert Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a homer.
- Cesar Jimeneez was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Elijah Tatis was 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
