As it turned out, the
White Sox made it through their two games without needing Beck’s services and
the 24-year-old second-round pick (No. 76 overall in 2012) was returned to Charlotte the following day.
Had things worked out
differently and Beck entered the game on Saturday and pitched liked he did in
the Knights’ 4-0 win over the Louisville Bats on Tuesday in front of 9,125 at
BB&T Ballpark, the right-hander might still be in Chicago right now.
Beck mowed down the Bats
for six innings on Tuesday, holding the Reds’ minor league affiliate to a single
hit, while striking out five, walking two, and posting a 10/1 groundout-to-flyout
ratio.
In six starts this year,
Beck has gone 2-1 with a 3.90 ERA and a 23:6 K:BB ratio in 32 1/3 innings.
After taking a 1-0 lead
in the third inning that they would never relinquish, Knights’ first baseman
Dan Black stepped to the plate in the following frame and launched a three-run
home run to give Charlotte a four-run lead.
The home run, which came
on the first pitch of the at-bat from Donovan Hand (0-1), was Black's sixth of
the season and tied him with teammate Matt Davidson and one other for the most in the
International League this season.
The win was the fourth in
a row for the Knights (18-13), who clinched at least a series split with the
Bats (13-19).
Quotes
"The command I think, just down in the zone. I got to build a good relationship with George (Kottaras) in Spring Training and we were on the same page tonight. There was a couple times where I had the grip in my glove and then he would put it down. " -- Knights’ starter Chris Beck, on what clicked tonight.
"Yeah, It’s huge actually. I guess it throws the idea into the back of your head that (the White Sox are) thinking about you possibly being a big leaguer. I think with that, if they think you are, then you should have the confidence in yourself." -- Beck, on if it was a confidence boost to have been the White Sox' 26th man on Saturday.
Quotes
"The command I think, just down in the zone. I got to build a good relationship with George (Kottaras) in Spring Training and we were on the same page tonight. There was a couple times where I had the grip in my glove and then he would put it down. " -- Knights’ starter Chris Beck, on what clicked tonight.
"Yeah, It’s huge actually. I guess it throws the idea into the back of your head that (the White Sox are) thinking about you possibly being a big leaguer. I think with that, if they think you are, then you should have the confidence in yourself." -- Beck, on if it was a confidence boost to have been the White Sox' 26th man on Saturday.
Worth mentioning
Knights’ starting pitching
has dominated the Bats over the teams' first two meetings this season. Kyle
Drabek (5IP, 1H, 0R) and Chris Beck (6IP, 1H, 0R) have combined to toss 11
scoreless innings in the series, while striking out 10 and surrendering just
two hits. … The four-game winning streak is tied for the Knights’ longest of
the season (April 15-18). … The win also improved the Knights to 11-6 at
BB&T Ballpark this season. … Prior to the game, the Chicago White Sox released
outfielder Engle Beltre and activated Matt Tuiasosopo from the Temporarily
Inactive list. Beltre, who was signed by the White Sox and assigned to
Charlotte this offseason, was hitting .234 in 21 games with one home run. He
had struck out in 27-percent of his at-bats and posted just a .268 on-base
percentage.
What's next?
The Knights will play Game
3 of their four-game series with the Bats on Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. at
BB&T Ballpark. RHP Junior Guerra (0-1, 1.80) will take the mound for the
Knights against Bats’ RHP Josh Smith (0-0 8.31).
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