Luis González weathered an uneven start to the season for reasons good (multiple promotions to the White Sox bench interrupting playing time) and bad (doing little with the playing time he received at Charlotte), but he finally found a groove that eluded in him July.
He's hitting .333/.433/.588 over 16 games, including nine walks against 13 strikeouts over 60 plate appearances. He's hoisted his overall Charlotte line to .241/.352/.423, and while that's not quite scintillating, it's enough to separate him from a straggler like Blake Rutherford.
But now we'll have to see if he has another interruption to endure, because he left Sunday's game after four innings with what appeared to be a jammed shoulder on a diving catch attempt in center field.
Gonzalez passed some initial strength tests and remained in the game for the rest of the inning, but was lifted afterward.
Gwinnett 13, Charlotte 12
- Jake Lamb went 2-for-5 with a homer and a double.
- Eloy Jiménez went 1-for-5 with a homer.
- Yermín Mercedes, 2-for-4 with a homer.
- Luis González singled and struck out before leaving after the diving catch attempt.
- Blake Rutherford was 2-for-5 with a homer and a double.
- Ti'Quan Forbes went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Jace Fry took the loss: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 WP
Notes:
*Jiménez committed his first error during the Charlotte segment of his rehab.
Birmimgham 3, Rocket City 2 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Romy Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
- Carlos Pérez was 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Micker Adolfo homered, singled and struck out twice.
- Konnor Pilkington: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Highlights:
*Curt Bloom's call of Adolfo's walk-off:
Rocket City 8, Birmingham 7 (Game 2, 8 innings)
- Romy Gonzalez went 1-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
Bowling Green 8, Winston-Salem 5
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 1-for-2 with an HBP and a walk. He was also picked off by the catcher.
- Lenyn Sosa was 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
Carolina 10, Kannapolis 3
- Jose Rodriguez went 2-for-5.
- Bryan Ramos, 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Luis Mieses went 2-for-4.
- Harvin Mendoza was 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Caberea Weaver was 0-for-2 with two walks and two stolen bases.
- Chase Krogman went 0-for-3 with an HBP and two strikeouts.
(Photo by Laura Wolff / Charlotte Knights)
