Robert leads Knights' fireworks with four hits
Luis Robert put on a show at the plate and in the field Tuesday night. And Nick Madrigal matched him almost step for step.MLB.com's fifth-ranked prospect matched his career high with his first Triple-A four-hit game, scoring three runs and driving in two, as Charlotte routed Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 15-1, at BB&T
MLB.com's fifth-ranked prospect matched his career high with his first Triple-A four-hit game, scoring three runs and driving in two, as Charlotte routed Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 15-1, at BB&T Ballpark. Madrigal -- White Sox No. 5 prospect -- also collected four hits, three runs and two RBIs.
Robert started off with a line-drive single to left field off
Robert followed that up with a two-RBI double to left off the first pitch he saw from
The native of Havana, Cuba, worked a six-pitch walk from the right-hander in the seventh and struck out swinging in the eighth.
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The perfect night at the plate raised Robert's average to .317 with eight homers, four triples, seven doubles, 27 runs scored and 22 RBIs in 28 games since arriving on the circuit on July 9. In 56 games at Double-A Birmingham, he raked at a .314/.362/.518 rate with eight dingers, three triples, 16 doubles, 43 runs scored, 29 RBIs and 21 stolen bases.
"Luis Robert is doing great," Knights hitting coach Frank Menechino said following Robert's three-hit night on Aug. 3. "He is out-talenting the talent that's here. ... This kid, he can run, throw, catch, do everything."
But Robert also made his mark on defense. With two out in the second,
Eight of the Knights had multi-hit nights, including Madrigal, who also matched a career-high four hits with three runs and two RBIs.
Playing alongside a player like Robert makes the game exciting for the second baseman.
"You see how much talent he has," Madrigal said. "He does things pretty special on the defensive side and the offensive side. I know there's a lot of exciting things happening in this organization from the top to the bottom of the Minor Leagues."
Madrigal opened with a infield single in the first, advancing to second on a throwing error by third baseman
A single to center in the seventh and an RBI double to center in the eighth gave Madrigal his first four-hit game since April 13 with Class A Advanced Winston-Salem.
"Our team really hit tonight," the Oregon State product said. "It seemed like from start to finish, everyone was hitting the ball pretty hard. Once you get it going, it is pretty dangerous."
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