Veteran infielder hits walk-off home run for Triple-A Charlotte on Memorial Day. White Sox top prospect records multi-hit game for Single-A Winston-Salem.
After being optioned to Triple-A Charlotte by the Chicago White Sox, Cody Asche has had a stellar start with the Knights. Asche on Monday helped the Knights win on Memorial Day with a pinch-hit walk-off three-run home run against the Buffalo Bisons.
The home run helped the Knights defeat Buffalo 9-7 at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte. With the home run, Asche is now batting .393 with three home runs and nine RBIs through nine games with the Knights. Although Asche is having a nice start with Charlotte, Sox fans shouldn’t expect him to get called-up very soon. Asche struggled in his brief time with the Sox this season as he hit just .105 with one home run.
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Asche wasn’t the only Knights player that went deep for Charlotte on Monday as Nicky Delmonico also hit a home run. Delmonico went 1-for-5 for the Knights with a solo home run. Yoan Moncada who was playing in his fourth consecutive game after returning from a thumb injury went 1-for-4 with a RBI single and a walk.
While Charlotte won its contest on Memorial Day, Double-A Birmingham and Class A Kannapolis were idle. Kannapolis had its contest on Monday postponed while Birmingham had Memorial Day off. The Barons will start a five-game series at home on Tuesday against the Chattanooga Lookouts.
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Single-A Advanced Winston-Salem won their contest against Down East on Monday 8-6 to improve their record to 17-35. The Dash were led by Sox seventh ranked prospect Zack Collins who went 2-for-4 with two RBI doubles. Collins has been struggling at the plate despite an impressive .395 on-base percentage and .445 slugging percentage. After Monday’s game, Collins batting average sits at .226.
Click links below for box scores:
Charlotte Knights 9-Buffalo Bisons 7
Winston-Salem Dash 8-Down East Wood Ducks 6
Kannapolis Intimidators-Hickory Crawfords PPD