Despite a stretch of two wins in six, the Norfolk Tides actually played worse, and fell to the bottom of the International League East Division … the Knights are no longer a last-place team! And really, with the talent in Charlotte now (and with as much likely still to come as to be lost to the parent club), there’s no reason the club should fall back into the basement. The charge to .500, at least for the second half, continues!

It was another rough seven-game stretch for the Ballers losing five of seven contests. Despite the defeats, there are bright spots including the continued development of George Wolkow.

Chicago broke its four-game losing streak by plating four runs in the ninth inning. Garrett Crochet pitched four solid innings and reliever Fraser Ellard earned his first win.

After starting off with a dominant pitching performance to beat Jersey Shore on last Wednesday, the Dash suffered a setback, finishing the week 1-5. Overall, the offense did not pull its weight, only scoring 10 runs during these six games. It appeared that the Dash might pull themselves to the .500 mark on the season with a strong week, but that did not happen.

Now, at the rate Grady’s Boys are still losing, Sizemore may not be not-Grifol for much longer. But for the moment, let’s enjoy what we have, while we have it.

The Birmingham Barons go 4-2 against the Tennessee Smokies last week, Jairo Iriarte and Noah Schultz shine in their starts.

Interim manager Grady Sizemore might have the clubhouse, but it’s not translating into wins. The South Siders lose yet another contest, inching closer to No. 100.

The DSL White Sox had the best week, winning all four of their games. But the Barons got back on track as well, largely led by the pitching staff and outfielder Wilfred Veras. However, the best individual performance belonged to Rafael Ortega, who made hitting Triple-A pitching appear easy to hit.