Kannapolis Cannon Ballers vs Lynchburg Howlers

atCannon Ballers at Howlers

August 27 · 6:30 PM EDT

Cannon Ballers visit struggling Howlers at City Stadium

Kannapolis brings a 64-57 record into City Stadium against Lynchburg, which sits at 51-69. The Cannon Ballers have a nine-game cushion in wins, and depth matters in Single-A baseball.

Keys to the game

Dauri Fernandez leads Lynchburg at .272, edging out Stiven Flores (.271) for the batting title in this matchup. It's a razor-thin margin at the top of the offensive pecking order.
Miguel Flores (7 wins, 88 strikeouts) has been Lynchburg's workhorse, while Blaine Wynk (6 wins) leads Kannapolis on the mound. The Howlers' rotation leader has both the edge in wins and strikeouts on this night.
Jose Pirela carries Lynchburg's pop with 11 home runs and 56 RBIs. Rylan Galvan has 8 homers for Kannapolis, but Pirela's power advantage could shape early innings.

Our predictionHigh confidence

Where they standLast 6Last 6Record

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers9 backWLWWLW7-333-29Away

Lynchburg Howlers22.5 backLLLWWL4-628-34Home

Our pick, projected final

Cannon Ballers6

Howlers4

Cannon Ballers to win

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers3 listed

Braden HolcombOutfield · is on the 7-day injured list.

Anthony Patterson IIIRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Billy CarlsonShortstop · is on the 7-day injured list.

Lynchburg Howlers2 listed

Austin TestermanRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Wes BurtonRHP · is listed full-season il.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with MLB Stats API. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers30 players

Pitchers17

Alexander Martinez

Andrew Berg

Blaine Wynk

Daniel Wright

Fabian Ysalla

Fidel Montero

Frankeli Arias

Gabe Tanner

Gabriel Rodriguez

Grant Cleavinger

Jordan Morales

Kendry Garcia

Marco Barrios

Nick Pinto

Nick Weyrich

Ryan Schiefer

Truman Pauley

Catchers4

Jaden Fauske

Landon Hodge

Steven Lancia

Stiven Flores

Infielders5

Alexander Albertus

Efren Teran

Grayson Fitzwater

Jake Berkland

Matthew Boughton

Outfielders4

Abraham Nunez

Christian Gonzalez

Clay Burdette

Crew McChesney

Lynchburg Howlers30 players

Pitchers16

Aaron Savary

Angel Perez

Carson Lane

Erigaldi Perez

Evan Chrest

Harrison Ruiz

Javi Torres

Keegan Zinn

Luke Fernandez

Manuel Osorio

Miguel Flores

Parker Coil

Parker Dillhoff

Ryan Bilka

Ryan DeSanto

Ryan Prager

Catchers3

Deiten Lachance

Pedro Dalmagro

Reiner Herrera

Infielders8

Alejandro Blasco

Alejandro Garza

Angel Abreu

Ben Cleary

Gabriel Rodriguez

Jhorvic Abreus

Johan Rodriguez

Jonathan Martinez

Outfielders3

Erick Dessens

Lucas Moore

Yeiferth Castillo

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Hickory Crawdads73-47.608W6

2Fredericksburg Nationals72-49.595W2

3Tampa Tarpons71-49.592W4

4San Jose Giants72-50.590W12

5Clearwater Threshers67-52.563L5

6Fayetteville Woodpeckers67-53.558W9

7Charleston RiverDogs68-54.557W1

8Fort Myers Mighty Mussels66-55.545W1

9Fresno Grizzlies66-56.541W1

10Ontario Tower Buzzers66-56.541W1

11North Augusta GreenJackets65-56.537W1

12Kannapolis Cannon Ballers65-57.533W1

13Wilson Warbirds64-56.533L2

14Jupiter Cardinals61-61.500W1

15Lake Elsinore Storm61-61.500L9

16Jupiter Hammerheads60-60.500L2

17Lakeland Flying Tigers59-59.500W2

18Columbia Fireflies60-61.496L1

19Rancho Cucamonga Quakes59-63.484W2

20Dunedin Blue Jays57-61.483L1

21Stockton Ports57-65.467L1

22San Bernardino 66ers56-66.459L1

23Daytona Beach Tortugas54-66.450L3

24Port St. Lucie Mets52-68.433W1

25Bradenton Marauders52-68.433L1

26Salem RidgeYaks52-69.430L4

27Lynchburg Howlers51-70.421L1

28Visalia Rawhide51-71.418L2

29Myrtle Beach Pelicans46-73.387L1

30Salisbury Shorebirds42-80.344L6

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atCannon Ballers at Howlers

August 27 · 6:30 PM EDT

Cannon Ballers visit struggling Howlers at City Stadium

Kannapolis brings a 64-57 record into City Stadium against Lynchburg, which sits at 51-69. The Cannon Ballers have a nine-game cushion in wins, and depth matters in Single-A baseball.

Keys to the game

Dauri Fernandez leads Lynchburg at .272, edging out Stiven Flores (.271) for the batting title in this matchup. It's a razor-thin margin at the top of the offensive pecking order.
Miguel Flores (7 wins, 88 strikeouts) has been Lynchburg's workhorse, while Blaine Wynk (6 wins) leads Kannapolis on the mound. The Howlers' rotation leader has both the edge in wins and strikeouts on this night.
Jose Pirela carries Lynchburg's pop with 11 home runs and 56 RBIs. Rylan Galvan has 8 homers for Kannapolis, but Pirela's power advantage could shape early innings.

Our predictionHigh confidence

Where they standLast 6Last 6Record

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers9 backWLWWLW7-333-29Away

Lynchburg Howlers22.5 backLLLWWL4-628-34Home

Our pick, projected final

Cannon Ballers6

Howlers4

Cannon Ballers to win

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers3 listed

Braden HolcombOutfield · is on the 7-day injured list.

Anthony Patterson IIIRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Billy CarlsonShortstop · is on the 7-day injured list.

Lynchburg Howlers2 listed

Austin TestermanRHP · is on the 7-day injured list.

Wes BurtonRHP · is listed full-season il.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with MLB Stats API. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers30 players

Pitchers17

Alexander Martinez

Andrew Berg

Blaine Wynk

Daniel Wright

Fabian Ysalla

Fidel Montero

Frankeli Arias

Gabe Tanner

Gabriel Rodriguez

Grant Cleavinger

Jordan Morales

Kendry Garcia

Marco Barrios

Nick Pinto

Nick Weyrich

Ryan Schiefer

Truman Pauley

Catchers4

Jaden Fauske

Landon Hodge

Steven Lancia

Stiven Flores

Infielders5

Alexander Albertus

Efren Teran

Grayson Fitzwater

Jake Berkland

Matthew Boughton

Outfielders4

Abraham Nunez

Christian Gonzalez

Clay Burdette

Crew McChesney

Lynchburg Howlers30 players

Pitchers16

Aaron Savary

Angel Perez

Carson Lane

Erigaldi Perez

Evan Chrest

Harrison Ruiz

Javi Torres

Keegan Zinn

Luke Fernandez

Manuel Osorio

Miguel Flores

Parker Coil

Parker Dillhoff

Ryan Bilka

Ryan DeSanto

Ryan Prager

Catchers3

Deiten Lachance

Pedro Dalmagro

Reiner Herrera

Infielders8

Alejandro Blasco

Alejandro Garza

Angel Abreu

Ben Cleary

Gabriel Rodriguez

Jhorvic Abreus

Johan Rodriguez

Jonathan Martinez

Outfielders3

Erick Dessens

Lucas Moore

Yeiferth Castillo

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Hickory Crawdads73-47.608W6

2Fredericksburg Nationals72-49.595W2

3Tampa Tarpons71-49.592W4

4San Jose Giants72-50.590W12

5Clearwater Threshers67-52.563L5

6Fayetteville Woodpeckers67-53.558W9

7Charleston RiverDogs68-54.557W1

8Fort Myers Mighty Mussels66-55.545W1

9Fresno Grizzlies66-56.541W1

10Ontario Tower Buzzers66-56.541W1

11North Augusta GreenJackets65-56.537W1

12Kannapolis Cannon Ballers65-57.533W1

13Wilson Warbirds64-56.533L2

14Jupiter Cardinals61-61.500W1

15Lake Elsinore Storm61-61.500L9

16Jupiter Hammerheads60-60.500L2

17Lakeland Flying Tigers59-59.500W2

18Columbia Fireflies60-61.496L1

19Rancho Cucamonga Quakes59-63.484W2

20Dunedin Blue Jays57-61.483L1

21Stockton Ports57-65.467L1

22San Bernardino 66ers56-66.459L1

23Daytona Beach Tortugas54-66.450L3

24Port St. Lucie Mets52-68.433W1

25Bradenton Marauders52-68.433L1

26Salem RidgeYaks52-69.430L4

27Lynchburg Howlers51-70.421L1

28Visalia Rawhide51-71.418L2

29Myrtle Beach Pelicans46-73.387L1

30Salisbury Shorebirds42-80.344L6

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers vs Lynchburg Howlers — Aug 27, 2026

Cannon Ballers visit struggling Howlers at City Stadium

Keys to the game

Injury report

Rosters

League standings

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers vs Lynchburg Howlers — Aug 27, 2026

Cannon Ballers visit struggling Howlers at City Stadium

Keys to the game

Injury report

Rosters

League standings