White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 28, 2019

The Arizona Fall League rosters came out today, and considering the myriad setbacks plaguing the White Sox farm system, it’s actually sending a pretty decent group to the Glendale Desert Dogs.

On the position-player side, Gavin Sheets will try to bolster his prospect status, Blake Rutherford will try to increase the impact of his contact, and a player to be named later — presumably Micker Adolfo — will try to be available.

Pitchingwise, Bernardo Flores (strained oblique) and Tyler Johnson (strained lat) both lost a big chunk of the season, so they’ll get a chance to catch up. Bennett Sousa, last year’s 10th-round pick, has had a nice year across two A-ball levels, with 71 strikeouts to 12 walks over 62 innings. He was recently promoted to Birmingham. He joins Vince Arobio, a 24th-round pick who also dominated both A-ball levels, but is now finding Double-A hitters much tougher to retire.

Durham 3, Charlotte 2

• Nick Madrigal went 0-for-4.
• Luis Robert was 1-for-4 with a homer and two strikeouts.
• Zack Collins, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Yermin Mercedes singled thrice and struck out once.
• Seby Zavala went 1-for-3 with a strikeout and HBP, and was caught stealing.
• Danny Mendick went 1-for-3 with a homer and a strikeout.
• Carson Fulmer: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

More:

*Charlotte’s lead in the wild card is down to one game, and Durham now holds the tiebreaker after the sweep.

*Robert’s shot:

Winston-Salem 12, Salem 3

• Steele Walker went 1-for-5 with his 10th homer.
• Andrew Vaughn was 2-for-5 with a homer and two strikeouts.
• Konnor Pilkington: 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR

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*The highlights:

Kannapolis 3, Hagerstown 1

• Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-3 with a double and a strikeout.
• Corey Zangari was 0-for-2 with a walk.
• Amado Nunez, 0-for-3.

Idaho Falls 6, Great Falls 2

• Cabera Weaver went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Harvin Mendoza was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Lency Delgado doubled, singled twice and got plunked.
• Luis Mieses was 1-for-3 with a double and a sac fly.
• Sam Abbott wore the collar and the silver sombrero.
• Anderson Comas and Kelvin Maldonado both were 0-for-4.
• Yoelvin Silven’s Great Falls debut: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

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