White Sox Minor Keys: July 20, 2024

It had been more than a month since Jairo Iriarte posted an outing to be excited about, but the All-Star break might've done him some good.

Or maybe he was just facing the Chattanooga Lookouts.

The Barons threw a combined seven-inning no-hitter led by Iriarte, who handled the first five innings, allowing just a walk while striking out six. Garrett Schoenle, who started Charlotte's combined nine-inning no-hitter, threw the final two innings before the Barons walked it off on a walk.

But then Game 2 came around, the Noah Schultz threw four no-hit innings himself, extending the streak to 11 innings before the Lookouts finally notched their first hit of the day off Dalton Roach in the fifth. The Barons ended up winning 3-1 to sweep the doubleheader, and they're now 14-3 against the Lookouts this season.

They're not the only team giving Chattanooga a hard time. Look at the Southern League overall standings:

1. Tennessee, 51-36
2. Pensacola, 49-39
3. Birmingham, 49-40
4. Montgomery, 48-41
5. Biloxi, 44-43
6. Rocket City, 44-43
7. Mississippi, 42-46
8. Chattanooga, 25-64

The .281 winning percentage is the worst among any full-season affiliate, and it's not even close.

Charlotte 5, Gwinnett 4 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Dominic Fletcher went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Lenyn Sosa, 3-for-4 with two doubles and two stolen bases.
• Oscar Colás was 1-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Edgar Quero went 0-for-3 with a strikeout
• Colson Montgomery homered, singled and struck out.
• Bryan Ramos went 1-for-3 with a steal.
• Zach DeLoach went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout. He, too, stole a base.
• Nick Nastrini: 3 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 H, 46 of 70 pitches for strikes.

Highlights:

*Montgomery took a 92 mph Ian Anderson fastball deep:

Charlotte 2, Gwinnett 0 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Dominic Fletcher went 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Lenyn Sosa, 0-for-4 with a K.
• Oscar Colás, 0-for-3 with a K.
• Colson Montgomery went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.
• Davis Martin: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 39 of 64 pitches for strikes.

Birmingham 1, Chattanooga 0 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Jacob Gonzalez and Tim Elko both were 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Terrell Tatum was 1-for-1 with two walks and two stolen bases.
• Wilfred Veras, 1-for-3 with a CS.
• Adam Hackenberg's first game back in Birmingham: 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Jacob Burke resurfaced from the IL as a pinch runner.
• Jairo Iriarte: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 38 of 61 pitches for strikes.

Birmingham 3, Chattanooga 1 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Jacob Gonzalez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Tim Elko singled, walked and struck out.
• Wilfred Veras was 2-for-3.
• Jacob Burke singled twice, struck out once and stole two bases.
• Noah Schultz: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 34 of 61 pitches for strikes.

ACL Diamondbacks 3, ACL White Sox 2 (7 innings)

• Abraham Nunez went 0-for-3.
• Adrian Gil was 1-for-3 with a triple.
• Stiven Flores singled twice and hit a sac fly.
• Angelo Hernandez singled and struck out twice.
• Javier Mogollon went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Erick Hernandez went 0-for-2 with a strikeout.
• Jordany Chirinos: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Kannapolis vs. Augusta, suspended
Winston-Salem vs. Asheville, PPD