Mark Contreras hits a big home run. A fine game for Austin Schulfer. Edouard Julien keeps hitting.
ST. PAUL 8, COLUMBUS 3 IN COLUMBUS
Mark Contreras hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put the Saints up 5-3. They added three more in the seventh.
Batting stars: Contreras was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second. Damek Tomscha was 2-for-4 with a double. Tomas Telis was 2-for-5 with two runs. Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third. Brent Rooker was 1-for-4 with a home run (his eleventh) and two runs.
Pitching stars: Danny Coulombe retired all five men he faced, striking out one. Ian Gibaut struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Daniel Johnson was 2-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and a walk. Gabriel Arias was 2-for-4.
Starter: Chandler Shepherd pitched 5.2 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks. He struck out none.
Good stats: Coulombe has an ERA of 1.77.
Bad stats: Keon Broxton was 0-for-4 and is batting .153. Kerrigan is batting .196. Shepherd has an ERA of 6.16. Gibaut has an ERA of 8.38
Record: The Saints are 20-22, in fourth place in the AAA East-Midwest, 9.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA 6, MIDLAND 1 IN MIDLAND
Jose Miranda homered in the first and B. J. Boyd hit a two-run homer in the second to put the Wind Surge up 3-0.
Batting stars: Miranda was 4-for-5 with a home run (his twelfth), a double, and two runs. Boyd was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second) and a walk. Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-4 with a double. Roy Morales was 2-for-5.
Pitching stars: Austin Schulfer struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Zach Neff struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition stars: Nick Allen was 2-for-4 with a double. Aiden McIntyre struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Good stats: Miranda is batting .337. Ernie De La Trinidad was 0-for-2 and is batting .323. Neff has an ERA of 1.93.
Bad stats: Peter Mooney was 0-for-4 and is batting .154. Brandon Koch gave up a run in 1.2 innings and has an ERA of 5.25.
Record: The Wind Surge is 24-19, in first place in the AA Central-North, a half game ahead of Tulsa.
LANSING AT CEDAR RAPIDS
Rained out. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.
FORT MYERS 7, PALM BEACH 4 IN PALM BEACH
Trailing 2-0, the Mighty Mussels scored five in the third. Yunior Severino hit a two-run homer in the inning.
Batting stars: Severino was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer (his second), two walks, and two runs. Edouard Julien was 1-for-2 with a double, two walks, and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Carlos Suniaga struck out two in two perfect innings. Osiris German struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.
Opposition stars: Jordan Walker was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his sixth), a walk, and two runs. Jacob Buchberger was 2-for-4. Dionys Rodriguez struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Starter: Zarion Sharpe struck out six in three innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.
Good stats: Julien is batting .318. Suniaga has an ERA of zero.
Bad stats: Nick Anderson was 0-for-2 and is batting .091. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 0-for-3 and is batting .167. Charles Mack was 0-for-3 and is batting .173. Will Holland was 1-for-3 and is batting .184. Aaron Sabato was 1-for-4 and is batting .190. Misael Urbina was 1-for-5 and is batting .194. Sharpe has an ERA of 6.75. Bradley Hanner allowed two runs in a third of an inning and has an ERA of 7.23.
Record: The Mighty Mussels are 27-16, in third place in the Low-A Southeast-West, 2.5 games behind Tampa.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:30 Fort Myers (MIguel Rodriguez, 2-1, 2.74) at Palm Beach
5:35 Lansing at Cedar Rapids (doubleheader) (Jon Olsen, 0-3, 5.00 and Andrew Cabezas, 2-1, 3.62)
6:05 St. Paul (Rob Whalen, 0-3, 7.71) at Columbus
6:30 Wichita (Josh Winder, 2-0, 2.08) at Midland