Extenuating circumstances may have prompted Ryan Galanie's promotion to Charlotte -- namely, a complete dearth of right-handed hitters who weren't catchers -- but as long as he's in Triple-A, he may as well use the environment to his advantage.
Galanie homered for the third time in four games on Thursday night. He also hasn't drawn a walk in any of his 12 games, so the result is a line that's nearly impossible to replicate: .237/.237/.605.
Speaking of impossible to replicate: his latest homer.
Ryan Galanie with another Home Run! 👏 pic.twitter.com/OKzPLyZiNO
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) May 1, 2026
At 94.5 mph, Statcast had it as the 29th-hardest-hit ball of the game. At 330 feet, it's the shortest home run by a Charlotte Knight this season. It might've been cheap, but after being limited to seven homers over 98 games in Birmingham last year, he'll take whatever he can get.
Gwinnett 9, Charlotte 5
- Rikuu Nishida was 1-for-3 with two strikeouts.
- Jacob Gonzalez, 2-for-5 with a K and a stolen base.
- Ryan Galanie hit his third homer over the last four games, along with a single and two strikeouts.
- Shane Smith: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 HBP, 24 of 48 pitches for strikes.
Chattanooga 8, Birmingham 3
- Samuel Zavala was 0-for-4 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base.
- Braden Montgomery, 0-for-3 with two walks.
- Jeral Perez went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
Greensboro 4, Winston-Salem 3
- Caleb Bonemer singled and struck out four times.
- Colby Shelton went 0-for-2 with two walks, a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Anthony DePino was 1-for-3 with a sac fly.
- Kyle Lodise, 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
- Seth Keener: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches, 6 strikes.
Kannapolis 11, Augusta 6
- Jaden Fauske went 2-for-5 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Billy Carlson was 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Matthew Boughton, 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Rylan Galvan homered, walked thrice, struck out once and stole a base.
