Joe McCarthy is having an interesting season for Durham. On Friday, he played his 27th game of the season and hit his third home run. It took him 43 games to reach three home runs in 2016 and 75 in 2017. His ISO is now a career-high .196, but has it come at a cost? His average is a career-low .250, and his strikeout rate is 26.4 percent, nearly 10 percent higher than his previous career high.
Triple-A Durham Bulls (20-13)
Durham forced top White Sox prospect Michael Kopech to take an early exit in a 12-2 win over Charlotte.