Jimenez continues to rake for Charlotte
Eloy Jiménez is definitely making up for lost time.The top-ranked White Sox prospect collected his fifth multi-hit game in the seven since he returned from a stint on the disabled list, leading Triple-A Charlotte to a 5-4 win over Indianapolis at BB&T Ballpark.
The top-ranked White Sox prospect collected his fifth multi-hit game in the seven since he returned from a stint on the disabled list, leading Triple-A Charlotte to a 5-4 win over Indianapolis at BB&T Ballpark.
Since coming back from a strained left adductor muscle, the native of the Dominican Republic is 13-for-32 (.406) with seven extra-base hits.
"He hasn't lost anything at all. He's hit the ground running," Charlotte hitting coach Andy Tomberlin told MiLB.com on Friday. "He had a little tweak, but he's right back on track. It's fun to watch. He has a mature thought process when he's hitting."
After homering twice during a three-hit performance the previous night, the 21-year-old continued his extra-base tear by ripping a double on a line drive to left field in the first inning.
The right-handed hitter lined a single to left in the third, popped out to first in the fifth and beat out a grounder to short that was deflected by third baseman
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It marked the fifth game of at least three hits this season for the No. 2 prospect in baseball.
"It's like [Yoan Moncada], who was here last year," Tomberlin said. "He has some flashes of things that are like, 'Wow, that's awesome.' [Jimenez] has that kind of game-changing ability. It's fun and we're just trying to keep him focused. ... It just seems he has a controlled aggression to it. I've seen it several times where his approach has room for error. I just think that's a polish-type of approach."
Charlotte grabbed the early lead on the first of two homers by shortstop
The Knights went ahead for good in the fourth on
The Indians rallied in the ninth against No. 26 prospect
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