The Birmingham Barons' six-game losing streak -- and their hopes of a first-half division title -- died on Sunday, but even a seven-game sweep of the Columbus Clingstones wouldn't have changed the outcome, since the Chattanooga Lookouts had already built up a big lead en route to their seven-game sweep of the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
With that, all full-season affiliates have closed the book on the first half of the season. The records:
| Team | W-L | Place | GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 36-39 | 6th | 11 |
| Birmingham | 38-31 | 2nd | 1.5 |
| Winston-Salem | 25-40 | Last | 9.5 |
| Kannapolis | 32-34 | 5th | 4 |
Gwinnett 5, Charlotte 4
- Brooks Baldwin went 2-for-5 with his 10th homer.
- Tim Elko was 2-for-4 with his 13th homer, along with a strikeout.
- Bryan Ramos was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Tyler Schweitzer out of the bullpen: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 25 of 42 pitches for strikes.
- Peyton Pallette: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 of 24 pitches for strikes.
Columbus 5, Birmingham 1
- Rikuu Nishida was 1-for-4.
- William Bergolla went 0-for-4.
- DJ and Ryan Galanie did the same, with a strikeout.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double.
Winston-Salem 2, Rome 1
- Sam Antonacci was 0-for-2 with two walks and his 20th stolen base.
- Jeral Perez went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Braden Montgomery was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Samuel Zavala, 0-for-2 with a walk and a K.
Charleston 6, Kannapolis 5
- Caleb Bonemer went 1-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Lyle Miller-Green was 2-for-3 with a sac bunt.
- Javier Mogollón, 1-for-4 with a K.
- George Wolkow righted the ship: 1-for-2 with two walks.
- Abraham Nuñez was 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Blake Shepardson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 of 27 pitches for strikes.
