Noah Schultz's second half won't start on time.
Schultz was scratched from his start for Charlotte on Saturday during warmups. Kannapolis broadcaster Dan Helotie, who just happened to be taking in the game on an off day, said "something didn't look quite right after a warmup pitch," and Yoendrys Gomez stepped in to start a bullpen game instead.
That "something" was right knee discomfort. The team said it's not the first time his knee has barked, so Schultz will undergo imaging to investigate. He's allowed 15 runs over 11 ⅓ innings over his first three starts in Charlotte, and he also struggled in the Futures Game during the All-Star break.
Durham 7, Charlotte 4
- Bryan Ramos went 2-for-4 with a double.
- Dru Baker was 1-for-4 with a strikeout, and was caught stealing.
- Jairo Iriarte: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 5 of 11 pitches for strikes.
- Cam Booser: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 15 of 31 pitches for strikes.
Notes:
*Durham scored all its runs in the top of the ninth.
Birmingham 4, Knoxville 2
- Rikuu Nishida went 0-for-1 with three walks,and 2-for-3 on the basepaths.
- Ryan Galanie went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 0-for-4 with a K.
- Sam Antonacci singled twice, got hit by a pitch, struck out and stole a base.
- Wilfred Veras was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Hagen Smith: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 38 of 66 pitches for strikes.
Kannapolis 8, Columbia 3
- Ryan Burrowes went 2-for-5 with a double, HBP, strikeout and his 30th stolen base.
- Caleb Bonemer was 1-for-4 with an HBP and a stolen base.
- George Wolkow, 2-for-5 with two strikeouts and a stolen base.
- Ronny Hernandez was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.
- Abraham Nuñez was 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Reyes in a planned shortened outing: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 25 of 33 pitches for strikes.
- Pierce George: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 19 of 33 pitches for strikes.
ACL White Sox 6, ACL Reds 4
- Adrian Gíl went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Christian Gonzalez was 1-for-2, and was caught stealing.
- Jurdrick Profar, 1-for-4 with a CS.
