White Sox Minor League Update: July 9, 2021

Laura Wolff (@laurawolffphoto)/Charlotte Knights Mikie Mahtook launched one out of the park as one of his five successful plate appearances on Friday The Knights romped their way to their fourth straight victory on Friday, dominant at the plate (11 runs, 17 hits, 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position) and a little less dominant on the mound but still pretty good (six hits, seven runs, two walks, 14 strikeouts). Zach Remillard hit his fourth home run in six games, Mikie Mahtook hit his 11th of the year, and Yermín Mercedes kicked it all off with a two-run shot in the first inning, his first back with the team. The Yerminator went 2-for-5 and also had three passed balls behind the plate (two of which directly led to runs scoring, with a wild pitch coming three batters later that also scored a run).

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