White Sox Minor Keys: June 24, 2018

After an unassuming first few games at Triple-A, Eloy Jimenez turned it up a notch against Toledo on Sunday. He opened the scoring by hitting his first Triple-A homer …

Who wants to see Eloy Jimenez hit his first Triple-A home run? pic.twitter.com/XgF59X123a

— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) June 24, 2018

… then closed out the scoring by delivering the game-winning single the eighth inning.

Eloy Jimenez drives Jose Rondon home from 3B to give the #CLTKnights a 5-4 lead B8.. pic.twitter.com/Z582CJEIr4

— Jonathan Lee (@followmefor3) June 24, 2018

Jimenez credited the wind for his homer, for what it’s worth.

#WhiteSox top prospect Eloy Jimenez reacts after his breakthrough effort at the AAA level. Jimenez was 2-4 w a HR and game winning RBI single giving the #CLTKnights the 5-4 win. @SoxMachine @FutureSox pic.twitter.com/VbPKCBIS4M

— Jonathan Lee (@followmefor3) June 24, 2018

Charlotte 5, Toledo 4

• Jose Rondon went 1-for-4 with a triple and a strikeout.
• Eloy Jimenez was 2-for-4 with a homer.
• Seby Zavala picked up his first Triple-A hit, going 1-for-4.
• Miguel Gonzalez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Montgomery 5, Birmingham 0

• Joel Booker went 0-for-4.
• Luis Alexander Basabe went 2-for-4 with a K.
• Danny Mendick, 0-for-3.
• Alex Call was 0-for-2 with a walk.
• Bernardo Flores’s Double-A debut: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP, 2 HBP

Down East 11, Winston-Salem 1

• Laz Rivera went 0-for-5.
• Luis Gonzalez, 2-for-4 with a double.
• Luis Robert went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Micker Adolfo was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
• Gavin Sheets, 1-for-4.
• Yeyson Yrizarri played third, going 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Lincoln Henzman appeared in relief: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Kannapolis 4, Greensboro 2

• Luis Curbelo fell a triple short of the cycle during a 4-for-5 day, striking out once.
• Michael Hickman went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
• Justin Yurchak finally went deep, part of a 2-for-4 day. He also doubled.
• Evan Skoug went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Will Kincanon: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 WP

Missoula 2, Great Falls 1 (Game 1, 9 innings)

• Romy Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a double and a strikeout.
• Amado Nunez, 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Gunnar Troutwine went 1-for-3.
• Andrew Perez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Missoula 9, Great Falls 3 (Game 2, 7 innings)

• Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a double.
• Jhoandro Alfaro was 0-for-4.
• Maiker Feliez went 1-for-3 with a homer.
• Jason Bilous: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

AZL White Sox 9, AZL Reds 2

• Camilo Quinteiro went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, a strikeout and a stolen base.
• Kleyder Sanchez was 1-for-5.
• Luis Mieses had his fifth consecutive multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 with a stolen base.
• Lency Delgado went 1-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts.
• Harvin Mendoza, 2-for-5 with a triple.
• Cabera Weaver went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Brayant Nova, 1-for-4 with a triple.
• Anderson Comas was 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Bryan Herrera: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K

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