The South Side affiliates went 3-2 on the day, with the losses coming from Charlotte and Kannapolis
Memphis Red Birds 8, Charlotte Knights 1 (Statcast Box)
The Knights (45-44) put up seven hits to Memphis’ 10, but Owen White had a tough day on the mound and earned his seventh loss of the season as Charlotte fell 8-1 to the Red Birds (46-42).
Three Knights players were responsible for all of the offensive production (if you want to call it that). Tristan Gray posted three hits, Dominic Fletcher had two along with Jacob Amaya, but Amaya blasted a solo bomb as the only Charlotte run.
White lasted for four innings but got beat up a bit with five runs off six hits, and he also walked three while striking out just one. There wasn’t any offense happening, but he wasn’t helping himself either.
Tyler Schweitzer came out of the bullpen for a couple of innings in relief of White, but he also gave up three runs to extend the Memphis lead. Penn Murfee and Chase Plymell were solid for their respective innings of work, but the comeback was out of reach for the Knights.
Birmingham Barons 5, Biloxi Shuckers 2
The Barons’ (46-38) offense was able to post three runs to break a tie in the top of the eighth inning to defeat the Shuckers (40-35), 5-2. Birmingham scored first and put up two runs in the third on a Biloxi fielding error that plated Shawn Goosenberg and Rikuu Nishida.
Hagen Smith made his third start since returning from the IL and was fairly solid over his four innings, giving up two runs on just two hits with one walk and two strikeouts. It just so happens that one of those hits was a two-run home run in the fourth, which tied the game at two. Smith hasn’t had a great start to the month, so hopefully he can limit walks and homers moving forward.
The bullpen gave up just two more hits the rest of the day, and Tommy Vail ended up with the win after 3 2⁄3 innings with five strikeouts and just one hit, but he also struggled with his control as he walked four batters.
Ryan Galanie finally broke the tie in the top of the eighth when he doubled to drive in two runs, but ended up scoring himself after a throwing error from the Shuckers. Zach Franklin was able to work with the three-run lead and closed the game out to earn the save.
Zach Franklin with a 7P B9 to give the #Barons a 5-2 win. It is Franklin’s 7th Save on the year. pic.twitter.com/NNwDX2Xgxc
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Winston-Salem Dash 9, Greenville Drive 5
Jake Bockenstedt had a bit of a rocky start for the Dash (31-52), but the offense was able to supplement the struggles with nine runs on nine hits, including a grand slam from Alec Makarewicz, to beat the Drive (41-42), 9-5.
Bockenstedt wasn’t too shabby for the first couple of innings, but he put two batters on base with free passes before an RBI double and a two-run base hit that put Greenville up, 4-3. Bockenstedt surrendered four runs (three earned) on three hits, but four walks will be a killer almost every time. Good thing the offense had his back today, but not without a little help from the Drive.
Winston-Salem scored three runs in the first two innings … on two wild pitches and a passed ball. It wasn’t until the fourth that the Dash really came alive, as they loaded the bases for Makarewicz to blast a grand slam over the Green Monster and put the Dash up, 8-4.
Alec Makarewicz with a missile to the top of the Green Monster for a Grand Slam. It’s his 4th HR on the year. It’s his 3rd hit of the game, and he is a double shy of the cycle. #Dash up 8-4. pic.twitter.com/1Ni5yoSmlJ
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The bullpen was otherwise solid, allowing five hits, three walks, and eight strikeouts, and only Jack Young gave up one run in the sixth. Caron Jacobs tossed two efficient innings, yielding one hit with three strikeouts to earn the win.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 7, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 3
The Pelicans (38-43) scored five runs (four earned) in five innings off of Justin Sinibaldi, and out-hit the Cannon Ballers (38-46) by four runs (8-4) in their 7-3 win over Kannapolis. The only inning that Sinibaldi didn’t give up a run was the second, though the Ballers were able to take a (very brief) 2-1 lead in the second inning.
The offense was nearly dormant, going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and leaving eight on base, scoring all of their runs on non-hits. To make things worse, Cubs prospect and right fielder Alexey Lumpuy hit for the cycle.
FIRST MYRTLE BEACH CYCLE IN 26 YEARS @Cubs prospect Alexey Lumpuy makes @Pelicanbaseball history! pic.twitter.com/WBEbFKXaOB
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) July 11, 2025
In the second, George Wolkow drove in one on a ground out, and Jordan Sprinkle flew out to right but wasn’t even credited for a sac fly because Myrtle Beach made a throwing error that scored the second run. For the third and final tally scored by Kannapolis, Mikey Kane grounded out with the bases loaded but drove in a run on the play. Pretty pathetic, to be honest.
The bullpen tried to make up for it, allowing just two more hits and one run, but with no help from the offense, the comeback was not possible.
ACL White Sox 5, ACL Guardians 2 (7 innings)
Noah Syndergaard made his third start with the ACL White Sox (28-23), and was solid with just two runs given up in five innings of work, and had the run support behind him to defeat the ACL Guardians (26-25), 5-2. Thor walked just one compared to four strikeouts, and possesses a 1.50 ERA in his small sample of three outings (12 innings).
Adrian Gil (1-for-3) and Christian Gonzalez each blasted two-run homers, and Gonzalez accounted for half of the team’s hits as he went 4-for-4 on the day.
Once Syndergaard exited the game, it was up to the bullpen to preserve the win, and Marcelo Valladares and Madison Jeffrey each threw a scoreless inning, with Jeffrey earning the save and Thor officially sealing his first win of the season.