Rochester Red Wings 13, Charlotte Knights 8 (Statcast box)
The Knights (49-54) had another poor pitching performance against the Red Wings (40-61), who swung the bat early and often.
Knights starter Noah Syndergaard, 32, did not have his finest stuff against Rochester, allowing four earned runs in four innings. Red Wings outfielder Nick Schnell had Syndergaard’s number, taking him deep twice.
Starting from top of the first, when Rochester scored three runs, the Red Wings led the Knights. Charlotte’s
offense did put up a good fight, as there was quite a bit of pop in the bats. Tim Elko and Bryan Ramos homered, and the Knights picked up three doubles, as Corey Julks, Jacob Gonzalez, and Ryan Noda got in on the extra-base action.
This blast from Tim Elko is not coming back! pic.twitter.com/Ad97oRitMV
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) July 31, 2025
Save that baseball! Jacob Gonzalez rips a double for his first Triple-A knock! pic.twitter.com/SGva5aMksk
— Charlotte Knights (@KnightsBaseball) July 30, 2025
In addition, Charlotte finished 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
However, the Knights pitching staff faced obstacle after obstacle, even after Syndergaard left the game. The bullpen was even less effective, combining to allow nine runs (six earned runs) in five innings.
Birmingham Barons 10, Rocket City Trash Pandas 0
This Barons (59-39) dominated the Trash Pandas (34-63), and Birmingham’s run of excellence in the second half is not letting up. Birmingham is now 21-8 in the second half, 6.5 games ahead of the No. 2 team in the North division of the Southern League.
You may have heard this before, but the Barons did not allow any runs. In fact, this was Birmingham’s third consecutive shutout. Wow.
This time, the starting pitcher was Tanner McDougal because of course it was. McDougal, 22, delivered three shutout innings and only allowed one hit, striking out three without issuing any walks. McDougal posted a 1.75 ERA in 25 2⁄3 innings in June, and he will wrap up July with a 1.77 ERA in 20 1⁄3 innings. After eight starts in Birmingham, McDougal has a 1.77 ERA, as he has turned up the hear since being promoted on June 18.
The bullpen shut down the Trash Pandas for the remaining six innings, with Tyler Schewitzer leading the way with four terrific frames.
Meanwhile, the offense was not too shabby, either. With two outs in the first, Sam Antonacci singled, and Ryan Galanie drove in the first run of the game with a double. The Barons did not look back, and it was only uphill from there.
In the second, Braden Montgomery picked up his first Double-A single, and he scored on a Mario Camilletti single. Then, with two outs, William Bergolla added a clutch single to make the score 4-0.
The score remained 4-0 until the top of the ninth, when the Barons offense added six insurance runs. Bergolla drew a leadoff walk, Antonacci singled, and Galanie walked to load the bases with no outs. Two singles, a sacrifice fly, a third single, a walk, and a fourth single later, the score was 10-0.
The Barons roll over the Trash Pandas 10-0 on Wednesday night. The Barons have won 16 out of the last 17 games played and are currently on a four-game winning streak. pic.twitter.com/dhIuWuieIu
— Birmingham Barons (@BhamBarons) July 31, 2025
Greenville Drive 7, Winston-Salem Dash 4
The Dash (37-59) came up short against the Drive (49-48) on Wednesday in Winston-Salem.
The Dash jumped out to an early lead in the second, putting a crooked number on the board to break the scoreless tie. With one out, Jackson Appel and T.J. McCants hit back-to-back singles to set the stage for Drake Logan, who did this:
That one is outta here @AtriumHealthWFB pic.twitter.com/ksIPI1TuWz
— Winston-Salem Dash (@WSDashBaseball) July 30, 2025
Logan’s blast gave Winston-Salem a 3-0 lead, which lasted for a few innings but not as long as the Dash would have liked.
Dash starter Lucas Gordon, 23, pitched three innings, and he could have hardly performed any better. However, the bullpen was not nearly as effective. Reliever Seth Keener had a rough outing, allowing four runs (three earned) in one inning. Overall, the bullpen allowed seven runs (six earned) in six innings, and the offense could not overcome that. After Logan’s three-run homer, the Dash only scored one additional run. That run scored on a ground out by Jacob Burke, who drove in Logan, who had walked. Dash reliever Jonathan Clark deserves a shoutout, as he struck out six out of seven batters he faced (he walked the only other one).
Delmarva Shorebirds 4, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 2 (10 innings)
The Cannon Ballers (46-52) offense did not find enough production to pull through with a victory despite a strong overall pitching performance from Kannapolis.
Kannapolis starter Justin Sinibaldi, 23, was on top of his game, delivering five shutout innings. However, Sinibaldi was never in line for the victory because the Cannon Ballers did not score while he was in the game.
The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixth, when Caleb Bonemer led off with a double. Bonemer finished with two hits, while all other Cannon Ballers combined for only two hits in this game. After the double, Bonemer advanced to third on a wild pitch, and he scored when Arxy Hernández reached on an error.
Kannapolis reliever Carlton Perkins ran into trouble in the seventh, allowing a single, a triple, and a productive ground out, resulting in two total runs.
In the eighth, Bonemer and the Cannon Ballers went back to work. Bonemer led off with a single, and he advanced to second on an error. After a sacrifice bunt by Jordan Sprinkle, Bonemer was at third, and he scored on a wild pitch to tie the game.
Nobody scored in the ninth, so the game headed into extras. In the top of the 10th, Kannapolis reliever Jake Curtis ran into some trouble after pitching a solid ninth. By the end of the inning, the Shorebirds had doubled their run total to make the score 4-2, and those were the last runs of the game. Kannapolis finished 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position, leaving 10 runners on base.
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