Saints players play out of position, not always out of necessity.  Aaron Whitefield homers to lead the Wind Surge.  Excellent pitching gives the Kernels a doubleheader sweep.  The Mighty Mussels get blown out despite scoring nine runs.

ST. PAUL 8, OMAHA 2 IN OMAHA (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Leading 2-1, the Saints scored six in the fourth to put the game out of reach.

Batting stars:  Roberto Pena was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.  Ryan Jeffers was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Bailey Ober struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Chandler Shepherd pitched a perfect inning.  Shaun Anderson struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Luke Farrell struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition stars:  Emmanuel Rivera was 2-for-4.  Kyle Isbel was 2-for-5.  Grant Gavin pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Pena is batting .667.  Keon Broxton was 1-for-4 and is batting .333.  Jeffers is batting .300.  Rob Refsnyder was 1-for-4 and is batting .300.  Shepherd has an ERA of zero.  Anderson has an ERA of zero.  Andrew Vasquez struck out the only man he faced and has an ERA of zero.

Jimmy Kerrigan was 0-for-3 and is batting zero.  Brent Rooker was 0-for-2 and is batting .176.  Robinson Leyer gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning and has an ERA of 11.57.

Record:  The Saints are 2-3.

OMAHA 6, ST. PAUL 1 IN OMAHA (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

The Saints scored in the top of the first, but it was all Storm Chasers after that.  They scored two in the first to take the lead and never looked back.

Batting star:  Brent Rooker was 2-for-3.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Kelvin Gutierrez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Kyle Isbel was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Jackson Kowar struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks.

Starter:  I assume Ian Gibaut was an opener.  He pitched one inning, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Andrew Albers followed and pitched four innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Roberto Pena was 1-for-3 and is batting .500.  Albers was 1-for-2 and is batting .500.

Joe Kerrigan was 0-for-2 and is batting zero.  Drew Maggi was 0-for-1 and is batting .188.  Gibaut has an ERA of 7.71.  Danny Coulombe gave up two runs in an inning and has an ERA of 7.71.  Albers has an ERA of 10.13.

Maggi, who started at third base, left the game in the first inning, presumably due to injury.  Lots of position changes followed.  Tomas Telis, a catcher who started the game at second base, went to third.  Keon Broxton, who started in left, moved to second.  Rooker, who started at first base, moved to left.  Ryan Jeffers, who started at DH, moved to first.  I don't understand why the Saints were so shorthanded in the infield.  I also don't understand why, with two non-infielders playing the infield, Rob Refsnyder, who has been an infielder most of his career, was left in right field.

Record:  The Saints are 2-4, in sixth place, 2.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA 3, SPRINGFIELD 2 IN SPRINGFIELD

Aaron Whitefield hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give the Wind Surge a 3-2 lead.

Batting stars:  Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4.  Whitefield was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.

Pitching stars:  Josh Winder struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  Alex Phillips struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.  Josh Mitchell pitched two perfect innings and struck out one.

Opposition stars:  Delvin Perez was 2-for-4.  Domingo Robles pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks and striking out five.  Jake Walsh struck out five in three perfect innings.

Stats:  Whitefield is batting .444.  Caleb Hamilton was 0-for-1 and is batting .417.  Jose Miranda was 1-for-4 and is batting .370.  Mark Contreras was 0-for-4 and is batting .300.  Winder has an ERA of 1.86.  Phillips has an ERA of 2.45.  Mitchell has an ERA of 2.45.

Gilberto Celestino was 0-for-4 and is batting .150.

Record:  The Wind Surge is 5-1, in first place by 1.5 games over Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, PEORIA 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Kernels scored two in the third and one in the fifth.

Batting star:  Wander Javier was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Matt Canterino struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Jordan Gore struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Kody Funderburk struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition star:  Ian Bedell struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Trey Cabbage was 1-for-3 and is batting .385.  Matt Wallner was 0-for-2 and is batting .353.  Spencer Steer was 0-for-2 and is batting .350.  Yeltsin Encarnacion was 0-for-1 and is batting .333.  Canterino has an ERA of zero.  Funderburk has an ERA of zero.  Gore has an ERA of 2.25.

Michael Helman was 0-for-1 and is batting zero.  Javier is batting .154.  Gabriel Maciel was 0-for-3 and is batting .182.  Jair Camargo was 1-for-2 and is batting .188.

Record:  The Kernels are 4-1.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, PEORIA 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

Yeltsin Encarnacion lined a singled to left on the first pitch of the bottom of the eighth, driving in the deciding run.

Batting star:  Matt Wallner was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Jon Olsen struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  Derek Molina pitched three innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.  Owen Griffith pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Jhon Torres was 2-for-3.  Pedro Pages was 2-for-4 with a double.  Imeldo Diaz was 2-for-4.

Stats:  Wallner is batting .381.  Gabe Snyder was 1-for-3 and is batting .357.  Trey Cabbage was 0-for-3 and is batting .313.  Encarnacion was 1-for-4 and is batting .308.  Olsen has an ERA of 2.25.

Michael Helman was 0-for-1 and is batting zero.  Chris Williams was 1-for-3 and is batting .167.  DaShawn Keirsey was 0-for-1 and is batting .182.  Wander Javier was 1-for-3 and is batting .188.  Griffith has an ERA of 7.71.

Record:  The Kernels are 5-1, in first place by a game over Wisconsin.

BRADENTON 18, FORT MYERS 9 IN BRADENTON

The Marauders scored nine runs in the first inning.  It was 18-2 before the Miracle scored six in the seventh and one in the eighth.

Batting stars:  Yunior Severino was 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-2 with two runs.  Jeferson Morales was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Pitching star:  Daniel Ozoria pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition stars:  Sammy Siani was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two walks, three runs, and five RBIs.  Maikol Escotto was 3-for-4 with two walks, two runs, and four RBIs.  Alexander Mojica was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second), two runs, and three RBIs.

Starter:  Sawyer Gipson-Long pitched a third of an inning, allowing seven runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out one.

Stats:  Edouard Julien was 1-for-3 and is batting .353.  Severino is batting .333.  Keoni Cavaco was 0-for-3 and is batting .304.  Ozoria has an ERA of zero.

Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 and is batting .095.  Charles Mack was 1-for-4 and is batting .111.  Morales was 1-for-4 and is batting .125.  Ozoria was 1-for-4 and is batting .125.  Will Holland was 0-for-1 and is batting .133.  Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 0-for-4 and is batting .136.  Max Smith was 1-for-4 and is batting .143.  Wander Valdez was 1-for-1 and is batting .167.  Gipson-Long has an ERA of 189.00.  Osiris German allowed five runs in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 12.27.  Donny Breek allowed three runs in 2.1 innings and has an ERA of 11.57.  Denny Bentley allowed three runs (two earned) in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 7.71.

Ozoria is actually an infielder, but he was the only effective pitcher the Mighty Mussels had.

Record:  The Mighty Mussels are 3-3, tied for second place, two games behind Tampa.

TODAY'S TILTS

No games scheduled.  Twins affiliates will be back in action Tuesday.