White Sox Minor Keys: May 16, 2021

Let's start with a site note: Since Mondays are off days across the entirety of minor league baseball, I'm going to use the regularly scheduled openings to provide overviews of prospect progress (or lack thereof) at each level.

Every other week, Farm Fortnights will run when Minor Keys posts usually run on Tuesday mornings, and they'll be available exclusively to Sox Machine supporters on Patreon.

Charlotte 13, Norfolk 6

• Luis González returned from the injured list and went 1-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
• Jake Burger was 1-for-4 with an HBP and a strikeout.
• Gavin Sheets homered twice and drove in five during a 3-for-5 day.
• Brian Goodwin was 1-for-4 with a double.
• Jonathan Stiever survived a loud game: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K

Notes:

*Here's Sheets' blasts:

Birmingham 6, Pensacola 5

• Ti'Quan Forbes went 3-for-5 with a double.
• Micker Adolfo, 1-for-4 with a walk.
• Carlos Pérez was 0-for-5 with a K.

Winston-Salem 2, Hickory 1

• Lenyn Sosa wore the collar and the silver sombrero.
• Yolbert Sanchez was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Luis Curbelo walked once and struck out thrice.
• Luis Mieses was 0-for-3 with a walk and a K.
• Duke Ellis went 1-for-4.
• Harvin Mendoza was 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base.

Fayetteville 12, Kannapolis 2

• James Beard singled twice, walked twice, struck out once and was caught stealing.
• Bryan Ramos and Sam Abbott both were 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• José Rodriguez went 1-for-4 with a triple, walk and strikeout.
• Benyamin Bailey went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Johnabielle Laureano was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Jared Kelley: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 WP

(Photo by Laura Wolff / Charlotte Knights)