White Sox MiLB Report: Michael Kopech Posts Quality Start
White Sox third ranked prospect posts third consecutive quality start for Double-A Birmingham Barons. The young flamethrower lowered his season ERA with win.
Chicago White Sox third ranked prospect Michael Kopech posted his third consecutive quality start for the Double-A Birmingham Barons on Tuesday. Kopech helped lead the Barons to a 4-1 road victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
The 21-year-old right hander pitched six innings for the Barons and recorded six strikeouts. Kopech allowed one earned run and one walk against Pensacola. With this being Kopech’s third consecutive quality start, the right-hander has continued to improve as a starting pitcher.
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The Sox have had some decent starts from its top prospects recently. After Carson Fulmer posted a quality start for Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday, Kopech was able to notch a solid outing for Birmingham. Kopech also pitched his second consecutive game without allowing more than two walks. Kopech had allowed more than two walks in three of his previous four starts for the Barons.
While Kopech enjoyed a quality start in a win for Birmingham, Tyler Danish posted a quality start in a loss for Charlotte on Tuesday. The Knights loss its second consecutive game on the road to the Indianapolis Indians 3-2. Danish pitched six innings and gave up three earned runs to Indianapolis. The 22-year-old pitcher allowed eight hits and two walks. Danish recorded four strikeouts on the day.
In his previous start, Danish allowed five earned runs and lasted just 5.2 innings. On the season, Danish is 1-3 with a 3.38 ERA. With the Sox currently struggling with its starting rotation, Danish could be a possibility to replace Mike Pelfrey or Dylan Covey. However, Danish struggled last season with the Sox but he had skipped Triple-A when he was promoted from the Barons.
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