Brooks has been such a great catch for the White Sox. This will not be his last Player of the Week honor.

The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers kicked off the week with a six-game set at home against the Salem Red Sox. They went 2-4 as they continued their second-half struggles.

The week started with a bang, as the Dash opened the series against Greensboro (59-42) with an 11-run outburst to beat the Grasshoppers in an 11-10 thriller. Winston-Salem remained strong throughout the week, taking four of six games against the team with the best overall record and run differential (+154) in the South Atlantic League.

The Knights and Dash had strong weeks, both finishing better than .500, but it was not so easy for the other affiliates. Drake Logan earned the weekly award for the system as a whole, but Edgar Quero, Noah Schultz, and DJ Gladney earned the awards for their respective teams, as each of those players excelled.

Record 0-6 (last week) 52-50 (overall) 11-22 (second half) The Barons rode the struggle bus last week, and have been on that road most of the second half. In the past six games against the Montgomery Biscuits, Birmingham was outhit, 49-23 — and outscored, 28-4! The most Birmingham scored in a game was two runs… read more

One reliever with a powerful fastball profile, another with unique closer moxie.

With the continued matriculation of talent up to Charlotte — the latest addition being Birmingham Barons ace Mason Adams — the Knights continue to crawl closer to .500 on the season, and by September could get there and then some.

The South Siders losing streak has reached the 20 game mark, as they go down 13-7 in Minneapolis and get swept by the Twins.