Fabulous relief from Wikelman González and Grant Taylor, plus a buff hitting night from Jacob Gonzalez!
Charlotte Knights 8, Gwinnett Stripers 5 (sorry, cannot access the Statcast box)
The Knights earned a win in most impressive fashion, against a stacked opponent from a strong system, doing almost everything right in getting back to .500 (22-22): Getting down a little early and rallying, holding off a late push by the home team, and solid pitching early middle and late. Of course, there were exceptions, but we’ll save those for the Cold Cats. Tyler Schweitzer’s third Triple-A start was OK, and his best yet at the level; he handed the ball to Wikelman González, who again vultured the win with five outs and three Ks in a completely clean outing. The bats were led by Kyle Teel, Bryan Ramos and Zach DeLoach, South Side aspirants all, each getting on base three times in the game.
Kyle Teel Doubles to Deep CF!
Knights are rallying in the 6th inning! pic.twitter.com/1KiLetujsv
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) May 17, 2025
Chattanooga Lookouts 7, Birmingham Barons 4
It was an underwhelming effort, but somehow in the competitive Southern League the Barons remain in first place, at 19-17. The biggest bats came toward the bottom of the order, and Jordan Mikel got jumped in his four-inning start. Of note, now-bullpen arm Grant Taylor give up a hit but struck out three in his sole inning of work, whittling his ERA to 1.40. If the White Sox had anything to play for this year (or for the rest of the 2020s, for that matter) Taylor would be very likely to see a leap to the South Side pen this season.
Brooklyn Cyclones 8, Winston-Salem Dash 5
The 12-26 Dash fell deeper into the abyss of the SALLY South with another loss, this one significantly on the shoulders of Tommy Vail and Aric McAtee, tagged with seven earned of Brooklyn’s eight runs. The Cyclones also wooshed Dash catcher Jackson Appel to the tune of six steals in seven attempts, including two of third base. Jeral Pérez and Appel both contributed two hits, including a double apiece, in the loss.
Hickory Crawdads 11, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 6
Luis Reyes has had a very hot-and-cold season, and he was cold-side Luis today, coughing up six earned while just getting two outs. First man out Hale Sims didn’t help much, either, giving up two more to Hickory to land the score at 8-0 before all the Cannon Ballers had even batted. Offensively, George Wolkow got his average back above .200 with a triple and Caleb Bonemer and Ryan Burrowes homered as first- and ninth-inning bookends. Kannapolis drops to 20-18.
ACL White Sox 5, ACL Rockies 3
MLB reality transfers down to the ACL, as even at the lowest level the White Sox can kick around the Rockies. The Complex Sox (4-6) started their claw back to .500 with a win. Big hits in the top of the first by Stiven Flores (triple) and Adrian Gil (two-run homer), sandwiched around a walk and stolen base from rehabbing Matt Hogan, put the Good Guys up, 3-0, which was frankly all they’d need. Jordany Chirinos, just 19, carved his ERA back down to nearly 4.00 with a masterpiece outing to earn the win. The Complex Sox also ran wild on the Rockies, with five runners combining to go 6-for-6 stealing bases.