It took 12 years, but Brian Goodwin finally played a game for the organization that originally drafted him.
Goodwin, signed by the White Sox a couple days ago in the wake of Luis Robert's hip flexor injury, was rostered in Charlotte for what could be a tune-up if all goes well. He took the place of Luis González, who went on the injured list with a mild back injury, and he made his first start at DH.
He went 1-for-3 with a double and a strikeout. He won a lefty-lefty matchup for his hit, splitting the left-center gap on a breaking ball.
Gwinnett 19, Charlotte 1
- Felix Paulino didn't make it out of the first inning: 0.2 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR
- Tyler Johnson struggled again: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K with four wild pitches.
- Joe DeCarlo made the pitching position player a sad thing: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1 HR
- Blake Rutherford went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Gavin Sheets had a rough day, going 0-for-4 with two errors at first base.
- Brian Goodwin DH'd and went 1-for-3 with a double and a strikeout.
Notes:
*The Knights issued 12 walks, or one fewer base on balls than the Barons yielded in the sixth inning on Thursday. That's kind of nuts.
*DeCarlo retired the first two batters he faced, then walked three in a row, followed by a Matt Reynolds error. A Yolmer Sánchez two-run double opened the floodgates.
Barons 7, Biloxi 3
- Micker Adolfo went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Carlos Pérez was 1-for-4 with a K.
- Ti'Quan Forbes homered, walked and struck out twice.
Winston-Salem 8, Rome
- Duke Ellis went 1-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts.
- Bryce Bush was 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout. He also stole a base.
- Lenyn Sosa went 1-for-4 with a homer, walk and strikeout.
- Yolbert Sanchez was 0-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
- Luis Mieses, 2-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
- Luis Curbelo homered, doubled, walked and struck out twice.
- Harvin Mendoza was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Jason Bilous: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Down East 4, Kannapolis 2
- Cabera Weaver went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- José Rodriguez went 1-fro-3 with a double, walk and stolen base.
- Bryan Ramos was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- DJ Gladney wore the golden sombrero.
- Benyamin Bailey went 1-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
- James Beard was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Matthew Thompson: 4 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Highlights:
*Bailey's blast:
(Photo by Laura Wolff / Charlotte Knights)
