The White Sox weren't and aren't in any sort of shape to take advantage of Duke Ellis' limited skill set on a major-league bench, and the New York Mets will try to make those 57 losses and counting their gain.
The Mets claimed Ellis off waivers and optioned him to Double-A Binghamton on Friday. The White Sox had designated Ellis for assignment after adding Chuckie Robinson to the 40-man roster.
Thus concludes the White Sox chapter of Ellis' career, and it was an action-packed one. While his effectiveness was always dependent on his ability to scrape up singles, he stole 117 bases while being caught just 16 times over 239 minor-league games as a member of the White Sox organization, including a 34-for-36 performance in 41 games this year.
Charlotte 4, Gwinnett 0
- Zach DeLoach went 0-for-3 with a walk
- Colson Montgomery doubled, walked, hit a sac fly and was hit by a pitch.
- Adam Hackenberg singled and struck out twice.
- Nick Nastrini Nick Nastrinied so hard: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 10 K, 3 WP, 60 of 100 pitches for strikes.
Notes:
*The Statcast data for Nastrini says the Stripers whiffed on 24 of 45 swings, including 12 of 18 sliders.
Montgomery 6, Birmingham 1
- Jacob Gonzalez went 1-for-4.
- Terrell Tatum was 1-for-4 with a strikeout, with a stolen base.
- Brooks Baldwin was 1-for-4 with a strikeout, but with a CS.
- Edgar Quero went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Tim Elko singled twice and struck out twice.
- Wilfred Veas was 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Jacob Burke, 2-for-4 with a strikeout, but was picked off.
- Mason Adams: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 52 of 81 pitches for strikes.
Notes:
*The Barons still lead by a half-game over Tennessee, so the magic number for Magic City is 2.
Asheville 11, Winston-Salem 3
- DJ Gladney went 1-for-4 with a homer, walk and strikeout.
- Ryan Galanie was 0-for-5 with a K.
- Wes Kath wore the golden sombrero.
- Eddie Park went 2-for-3 with a walk.
- Peyton Pallette: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 55 of 75 pitches for strikes.
Kannapolis 4, Myrtle Beach 3
- Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-4 with a walk.
- George Wolkow was 1-for-4 with a triple.
- Ryan Burrowes, 0-for-3 with a sac fly and a strikeout.
ACL Guardians 19, ACL White Sox 3
- Abraham Nunez went 1-for-4.
- Eloy Jiménez went 0-for-3.
- Stiven Flores, 0-for-4 with a K.
- Angelo Hernandez went 0-for-2.
- ERick Hernandez was 0-for-1 with a walk after coming off the bench.
- Corey Knebel: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
- Matt Foster: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
DSL Mariners 3, DSL White Sox 2 (7 innings)
- Jurdrick Profar singled, walked and struck out.
- Christian Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a K, but he was caught stealing.
- Eduardo Herrera was 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Jesus Premoli, 2-for-3.
- Orlando Suarez: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 WP
- Alexandre Valdiviezo: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
