As James mentioned in Saturday's pregame notes, the White Sox added utility infielder Tristan Gray to the 40-man roster.
Gray, who joined the organization as a non-roster invitee this past spring, has played in 61 games for Charlotte with a relatively even distribution of playing time around the infield: 24 starts at second, 16 starts at third, and 14 starts at short. That effectively covers Vinny Capra's skill set without requiring a spot on the 26-man roster, and Gray's left-handedness could also be a factor in any plans if the White Sox move (on from) Josh Rojas.
It's also not great news for Bryan Ramos, in the sense that Ramos is no longer the default next man up if the White Sox needed an infielder but didn't want to carve out a spot for somebody new. Ramos' average dropped to .195 after an 0-for-5 night at the plate on Saturday, and that's been the story for a few weeks now, as he's 7-for-55 with one double over his last 17 games.
Charlotte 7, Jacksonville 2
- Tim Elko went 1-for-3 with his 16th homer and two walks.
- Bryan Ramos was 0-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Dru Baker went 1-for-3 with a walk, and was caught stealing.
- Wikelman González: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 7 of 13 pitches for strikes.
Birmingham 7, Chattanooga 0
- Rikuu Nishida went 2-for-4 with a walk.
- William Bergolla was 0-for-2 with a strikeout.
- Ryan Galanie, 2-for-4 with a sac fly.
- Jacob Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a double.
- Tanner McDougal can't stop winning: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 56 of 76 pitches for strikes.
Notes:
*Bergolla was replaced defensively after striking out looking in the top of the fourth inning. He'd fouled off a couple of pitches during the plate appearance, but didn't look especially pained in doing so.
- Sam Antonacci went 0-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Jeral Perez was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Braden Montgomery, 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Samuel Zavala was 0-for-3 with a walk, strikeout and stolen base.
Hickory 10, Kannapolis 5
- Ryan Burrowes went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Caleb Bonemer went 3-for-5 with two doubles.
- Lyle Miller-Green singled, walked and struck out thrice.
- Ronny Hernandez was 2-for-5.
- George Wolkow walked twice, struck out twice and stole a base.
- Luis Reyes was scoreless until the fifth: 5 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 57 of 92 pitches for strikes.
- Blake Shepardson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2 HBP, 1 WP, 15 of 24 pitches for strikes.
ACL White Sox 11, ACL Dodgers 7
- Jurdrick Profar went 1-for-3 with a homer, walk and stolen base.
DSL Twins 6, DSL White Sox 5 (8 innings)
- Alejandro Cruz walked twice, struck out twice and stole a base.
- Christian Gonzalez went 0-for-3.
- Frank Mieses was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Eduardo Herrera went 1-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
- Yordani Soto was 0-for-1 with three walks, two stolen bases and a CS.
