There's still one game left in the week, but Blake Rutherford's performance in Norfolk this week says something about how hard it is to evaluate Charlotte Knights in terms of their home and road performances.
It was only Monday that we discussed how Rutherford had put himself in a position to finish his season with a flourish following a big two weeks at Truist Field, which included four homers and two three-hit games. In five games over four days in Norfolk, he's 1-for-18 with two walks and three strikeouts.
His slugging percentage before the last two weeks in Charlotte was .393. His slugging percentage after those two series was .416. And now it's back down to .399.
Charlotte 3, Norfolk 1
- Yermín Mercedes went 3-for-4 with an HBP.
- Blake Rutherford was 0-for-4.
- Micker Adolfo, 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
- Kade McClure likes Triple-A away from Charlotte: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
Birmingham 6, Chattanooga 4 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Yolbert Sanchez went 1-for-4.
- Carlos Pérez had his first big game in a while: 4-for-4 with a homer.
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 1-for-4, and was caught stealing.
- Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-3 with his first Double-A homer.
Birmingham 6, Chattanooga 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Second verse, same as the first for Yolbert Sanchez.
- Carlos Pérez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Lenyn Sosa was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Davis Martin: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Rome 7, Winston-Salem 3
- Jose Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a double.
- Luis Curbelo was 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Harvin Mendoza was 1-for-4.
- Caberea Weaver entered as a pinch hitter and struck out in both trips.
Down East 5, Kannapolis 1
- James Beard went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Bryan Ramos was 0-for-3 with an HBP and two strikeouts.
- Misael Gonzalez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
- Wilber Sanchez singled, got plunked and struck out.
ACL Dodgers 13, ACL White Sox 0
- Cam Butler went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Wes Kath singled and struck out thrice.
- Benyamin Bailey wore the golden sombrero.
- Jefferson Mendoza went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Erick Bello: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
DSL White Sox 6, DSL Nationals 0
- Carlos Jimenez went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Norge Vera is toying with DSL hitters: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K
(Photo by Laura Wolff / Charlotte Knights)
