White Sox Minor Keys: Aug. 21, 2021

Romy Gonzalez wasted no time acclimating to Charlotte.

Making his Triple-A debut on Saturday, Gonzalez went 2-for-4. Both of those hits were homers. The second of those hits was a three-run homer that gave the Knights a walk-off victory over Norfolk.

He directed the other homer right of center as well, so the dimensions of Truist Field seem to suit him well enough.

Charlotte 7, Norfolk 5

• Billy Hamilton opened his rehab stint by going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Jake Burger pinch-hit for him and struck out.
• Yasmani Grandal played first, going 2-for-3.
• Yermín Mercedes went 1-for-4 with a homer and two strikeouts.
• Gavin Sheets went 1-for-4 with a double.
• So did Blake Rutherford, who also struck out.
• Romy Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs in his Triple-A debut.
• Jimmy Lambert: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 WP

Birmingham 2, Tennessee 1 (7 innings)

• Yoelqui Céspedes went 0-for-3 with a K.
• Yolbert Sanchez was 2-for-3 with a homer.
• Carlos Pérez went 1-for-2 with a walk.
• Lenyn Sosa, 1-for-3 with a K.
• Davis Martin: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

Hickory 11, Winston-Salem 4 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Jose Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a homer.
• Luis Curbelo homered, walked and struck out twice.
• Luis Mieses went 0-for-3.
• Caberea Weaver hit his first High-A homer and struck out twice.

Winston-Salem 8, Hickory 2 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Jose Rodriguez went 2-for-4, and 1-for-2 on the basepaths.
• Luis Curbelo went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Luis Mieses doubled, singled twice and struck out once.
• Caberea Weaver singled, struck out twice and stole a base.
• Yoelvin Silven: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Kannapolis 5, Down East 2

• James Beard went 2-for-4 with a walk.
• Shawn Goosenberg went 2-for-5 with a K.
• Harvin Mendoza was 3-for-4 with a triple.
• Adam Hackenberg was 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Bryan Ramos, 0-for-3 with a walk.
• Misael Gonzalez went 0-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
• Chase Krogman walked twice and struck out twice.
• Wilber Sanchez was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Andrew Dalquist: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 4 K, 2 WP

Notes:

*Kannapolis snapped a 15-game losing streak.

ACL White Sox 7, ACL Dodgers 3

• Colson Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Wilfred Veras was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a strikeout.
• Wes Kath, 2-for-5 with a K.
• Benyamin Bailey, 2-for-4 with a walk.
• Jefferson Mendoza went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
• Noah Owen: 3 Ip, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K

DSL Padres 15, DSL White Sox 7

• Manuel Guariman went 1-for-3 with a walk and an HBP.
• Carlos Jimenez went 0-for-4 with a walk.
• Randel Mondesi was 2-for-2 and stole two bases.
• Carlos Hinestroza: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

(Photo by Laura Wolff / Charlotte Knights)