As we discussed earlier this week, the White Sox don't have much in the way of immediate, bankable pitching depth, but two under-the-radar arms continued their emergence on Thursday.
In Charlotte, Davis Martin looked unfazed by the task of pitching at Truist Field throwing six shutout innings to improve to 2-0 in his two starts at Triple-A. He told Jeff Cohen that while Birmingham may be more forgiving, he's not that far removed from working in unfriendly confines on a regular basis.
And down in Kannapolis, 19-year-old righty Cristian Mena continued his overpowering start by racking up eight strikeouts over four shutout innings. He's now fanned 39 against seven walks over 26 innings, and he won't turn 20 until December.
Charlotte 8, Indianapolis 4
- Romy González returned to the lineup went went 0-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Andrew Vaughn homered twice and walked twice in five plate appearances.
- Jake Burger was 1-for-5.
- Carlos Pérez went 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Yolbert Sánchez was removed from the game after a second-inning groundout.
- Davis Martin's debut in Charlotte: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
- Kade McClure picked up the save: 3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
Birmingham 5, Biloxi 3
- Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-5.
- Yoelqui Céspedes did the same, with a strikeout.
- And José Rodríguez made three.
Rome 3, Winston-Salem 2
- Bryan Ramos went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- So did Luis Mieses, who doubled.
Notes:
*Make sure to read Julie Brady's Week in Winston, if you haven't already.
Kannapolis 6, Fredericksburg 5 (11 innings)
- James Beard was 0-for-5 with a walk and three strikeouts.
- Wes Kath went 1-for-6 with a double and three strikeouts.
- DJ Gladney went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Chase Krogman, 1-for-5 with one K.
- Wilfred Veras was 1-for-3 with two walks.
- Cristian Mena: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K, 40 of 64 pitches for strikes.
