White Sox Minor Keys: May 12, 2023

On a night where the White Sox walked eight Houston Astros over nine innings, the farm system showed that the Sox's options might be limited.

The Charlotte Knights walked 10 batters over nine innings, including five by Sean Burke over 3⅓, while the Birmingham Barons walked nine over nine in the front half of their doubleheader (although two were by a position player). The back half was tamer by comparison, but Matthew Thompson issued all three of the team's walks over his 3⅓ to start.

Down in Kannapolis, Tanner McDougal threw half of his 56 pitches for strikes as he issued five walks over two innings.

In this environment, Jonathan Cannon's fine start to his first professional season stands out even more. He threw seven innings on just 78 pitches, and has walked just nine batters over his first 35⅓ innings at High-A.

Durham 12, Charlotte 9

• Jake Burger played third base and went 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Oscar Colás grounded out in a pinch-hitting appearance that was necessitated after the Knights scored eight runs in the bottom of the ninth.
• Sean Burke: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 45 of 75 pitches for strikes.

Notes:

*Liam Hendriks isn't going to be rushing back to Chicago, which, good for him.

Pensacola 22, Birmingham 6 (completion of Thursday's game)

• Alsander Womack went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.,
• So did José Rodríguez, who doubled.
• Luis Mieses went 1-for-4.
• Yoelqui Céspedes was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Adam Hackenberg went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
• Tommy Sommer started the resumption of the game: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 HR.

Pensacola 5, Birmingham 1 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Alsander Womack went 1-for-3 with a K.
• José Rodríguez was 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Luis Mieses, 1-for-3.
• Yoelqui Céspedes went 0-for-1 with a walk.
• Matthew Thompson: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 50 of 84 pitches for strikes.

Winston-Salem 5, Greenville 3

• Terrell Tatum went 0-for-4 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
• DJ Gladney hit his ninth homer and was plunked during a 1-for-3 night.
• Wilfred Veras singled twice, struck out twice and stole a base.
• Wes Kath, 1-for-4 with a K.
• Jonathan Cannon: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 57 of 78 pitches for strikes.

Kannapolis 4, Fayetteville 1

• Jacob Burke wore the golden sombrero, but he did draw a walk.
• Brooks Baldwin went 0-for-3 with two walks, a strikeout and two stolen bases.
• Tanner McDougal: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 28 of 56 pitches for strikes.