Rookie Great Falls Voyagers (31-37)
- Luis Curbelo (DH): 4-5, 4 runs
- Lency Delgado (3B): 2-4, 3 RBI, run
- Ivan Gonzalez (C): 1-3, 2 RBI
- Anderson Comas (LF): 2-4, RBI
- Dan Metzdorf (SP): 2.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- 48 pitches – 31 strikes, 17 balls
- Sammy Peralta (RP) (W, 2-1): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- 13 pitches – 7 strikes, 6 balls
Final Score: Billings Mustangs 7, Great Falls Voyagers 8 | Box Score
Playoff Hunt: Magic number before they are eliminated from playoff contention is two.
Voyagers Walk-Off Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive https://t.co/Hetd9l1gWU via @milb
Final score recap presented by Westgate Repair & Towing pic.twitter.com/UMFnBWCd81
— Great Falls Voyagers (@gfvoyagers) September 1, 2019
Low-A Kannapolis Intimidators (63-73)
- Ian Dawkins (CF): 2-5, run
- Lenyn Sosa (SS): 2-4, HR (6), RBI, 2 runs
- Alex Destino (RF): 1-4, RBI
- Tyler Osik (DH): 1-3, 2B (10), BB, RBI
- Jason Bilous (SP) (L, 6-10): 2.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 4 K
- 59 pitches – 24 strikes, 35 balls
- J.B. Olson (RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
- 26 pitches – 20 strikes, 6 balls
Final Score: Kannapolis Intimidators 3, Delmarva Shorebirds 4 | Box Score
High-A Winston-Salem Dash (70-61)
- Steele Walker (CF): 0-4, run
- Andrew Vaughn (1B): 0-3, BB
- Craig Dedelow (RF): 1-3, 3B (10), BB, RBI
- Carlos Perez (DH): 1-4
- Zach Lewis (SP): 6.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
- 87 pitches – 64 strikes, 23 balls
Final Score: Winston-Salem Dash 1, Lynchburg Hillcats 6 | Box Score
Zach Lewis ends his outing with six solid innings.
He leaves the game with a team-leading 97 strikeouts this year.
We head to the seventh trailing 5-1 at Lynchburg. pic.twitter.com/OqVoq92YCH
— Winston-Salem Dash (@WSDashBaseball) August 31, 2019
Double-A Birmingham Barons
- Luis Basabe (LF): 2-5, BB, RBI, run
- Blake Rutherford (DH): 2-4, 2 BB, run
- Joel Booker (RF-CF): 1-5, run
- Laz Rivera (2B): 3-5, 2B (22), 2 RBI
- Zach Remillard (3B-RF): 1-5, 2B (2), run
- Alfredo Gonzalez (C): 1-5, 2B (10)
- Blake Battenfield (SP): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
- 90 pitches – 65 strikes, 25 balls
- Alec Hansen (RP): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
- 39 pitches – 19 strikes, 20 balls
- Luis Martinez (RP) (W, 5-2): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- 9 pitches – 6 strikes, 3 balls
Final Score: Biloxi Shuckers 5, Birmingham Barons 6 | Box Score
Straight ??? from Mauricio Cabrera!
The right-hander strikes out the side in the ninth to keep us within a run.
Remillard — A. Gonzalez — Valenzuela due up.
? — Michael Wade#BuiltInBham | #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/yeMnIcRMEY
— Birmingham Barons (@BhamBarons) September 1, 2019
Triple-A Charlotte Knights (75-62)
- Luis Robert (CF): 2-5, run
- Nick Madrigal (2B): 2-3, BB, 2 runs
- Yermin Mercedes (DH): 2-4, HR (16), 2B (10), BB, 3 RBI, run
- Danny Mendick (SS-3B): 2-4, 2B (25), RBI
- Charlie Tilson (RF-LF): 1-4
- Odrisamer Despaigne (SP) (W, 8-6): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 HR
- 113 pitches – 69 strikes, 44 balls
- Jose Ruiz (RP) (S, 7): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
- 46 pitches – 29 strikes, 17 balls
Final Score: Charlotte Knights 5, Norfolk Tides 2 | Box Score
Playoff Hunt: Charlotte leads Durham by one game in the International League Wild Card standings with two games left to go in the regular season.
With tonight’s win, Knights manager Mark Grudzielanek joins an exclusive club in franchise history.
The win is his 200th as Knights manager, and he is just the third manager in franchise history to reach the 200 wins.
Congrats on 2⃣0⃣0⃣, Mark! ? pic.twitter.com/w1RH50zjtA
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) September 1, 2019
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