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Charlotte started the year 5-1 and have gone 7-16 since. Not quite the epochal badness of 2021, but it’s only early May, there’s time.
John Parke had a bad start (six earned getting 11 outs), and while it seems there was a time where he might have been the 8th or 9th starter for 27th player spot-start circumstances, well that ship has probably sailed. The good news coming out of that is that the Knights bullpen was nails the rest of the way out, with a scoreless 4 1⁄3 innings. This prevented the game from getting completely out of hand.
Now, back to bad: the Charlotte offense. Eight hits, but with 1-for-8 RISP and seven LOB, it didn’t add up to much. Yolbert Sánchez, whether continuing his push toward a starting second base job in the second half on the South Side or merely aiming to contribute to a pennant push late in 2022 a la Romy González ’21, was one of only two Knights with two hits. The only other was Seby Zavala, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.
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Who was the Knights MVP?
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53%
Seby Zavala: 2-for-3, 2 2B, BB
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36%
Yolbert Sánchez: 2-for-4
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10%
Lincoln Henzman: 1 2⁄3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K
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Who was the Knights Cold Cat?
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72%
John Parke: 3 2⁄3 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K
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28%
Yoán Moncada: 0-for-4, 2 K
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This battle between teams with initial-logos landed in Bham’s favor, as the Barons clubbed on offense and carved from the mound. Actually, wait, carved is bad usage here, eight walks do not make for a carving. But Steven Moyers put up six Ks against three walks — and more importantly, three hits and one earned over 5 2⁄3 innings, to get his second win in the White Sox org. And just look at the top four in tonight’s Birmingham batting order; all are treating Double-A as child’s play. Regions Field in Birmingham is known for being a pitchers’ park, so it is nice to see White Sox prospects performing this well on offense. Thanks to a home run in the first inning by Raudy Read and a double in the third inning by José Rodriguez, the Barons won this one without much drama.
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Who was the Barons MVP?
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75%
Raudy Read: 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI
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20%
Steven Moyers: 5 2⁄3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K
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5%
José Rodriguez: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
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Who was the Barons Cold Cat?
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78%
Craig Dedelow: 0-for-3, K
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21%
JJ Muno: 0-for-3, K
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0%
Ian Dawkins: 0-for-3
Dash games are stacking up, as rains in the Southeast are causing some havoc. Winston-Salem will in fact lose a home game, as one of today’s PPD contests will have to be made up in a doubleheader on the road.
Details on Sunday’s Dash action:
The continued game from 5/6 will resume Sunday, at 11am. The originally scheduled Saturday game will be made up in a future series against the Crawdads at Hickory. Game 2 on Sunday will be a 7-inning game which will begin at 1:30pm or 30 min following completion of first game. pic.twitter.com/4397rahuox
— Winston-Salem Dash (@WSDashBaseball) May 7, 2022
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Kanny’s first (full nine-inning) game was a tale of clouting, fumbling, thieving and disappointment. But it did win! So, there’s that.
Disappointing: Another poor Jared Kelley start, giving up big blasts and also wild, ultimately not getting through three innings. He is at a one-good, one-bad starting pace and that won’t cut it for long.
Clouting: WOOF DJ Gladney with four hits, all for extra bases, and six RBIs.
Fumbling: Kannapolis won despite five errors! Given the sloppy game and possible home scoring, there were probably even more. And three of the five came from pitchers, yowsa.
Thieving: Wilber Sánchez was 0-for-1, but drew three walks, scored three times, and had three steals, including two of third base.
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Who was the Cannon Ballers MVP in Game 1?
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100%
DJ Gladney: 4-for-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI
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0%
Frander Veras: 1 2⁄3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K
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Who was the Cannon Ballers Cold Cat in Game 1?
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9%
James Beard: 0-for-4, BB, 3 K
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61%
Jared Kelley: 2 2⁄3 IP, 4 R, (3 ER), 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K
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28%
Everhett Hazelwood: 2⁄3 IP, 3 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K
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The clubbing that was so obvious in the regular (first) game disappeared in the shortened (second) game, as Indiana Hoosier Tommy Sommer pitched a gem (six innings of four-hit, two-run ball with six Ks and no free passes) but got no help from the bats. Just one extra-base hit (a Misael González triple) and poor situational hitting (1-for-8 RISP, eight left on base) led to a heartbreaker seven-inning setback.
DJ Gladney followed up his major game opener (four hits, six ribbies) with a stinker (0-for-4, three Ks) but at least Wilber Sánchez stole a fourth base on the day, and earned a fourth walk!
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Who was the Cannon Ballers MVP in Game 2?
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5%
Misael González: 2-for-4, 3B
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94%
Tommy Sommer: 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K
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Who was the Cannon Ballers Cold Cat in Game 2?
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100%
DJ Gladney: 0-for-4, 3 K
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0%
Colby Smelley: 0-for-3, 2 K
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