A bad game for Chandler Shepherd. A bad game for Jason Garcia. An excellent game for Kody Funderburk. Big games for Louie Varland and Yunior Severino.
IOWA 15, ST. PAUL 2 IN IOWA
The Cubs scored five in the first and it was never close.
Batting stars: Willians Astudillo was 2-for-4. Sherman Johnson was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.
Pitching star: Andrew Vasquez retired all five men he faced, striking out one.
Opposition stars: Ex-Twin Tyler Ladendorf was 4-for-5 with a home run (his second) and five RBIs. Andrew Romine was 4-for-6 with two runs. Matt Swarmer pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out four.
Starter: Chandler Shepherd pitched four innings, allowing nine runs (seven earned) on thirteen hits and one walk and striking out two.
Good stats: Jose Miranda was 1-for-4 and is batting .350. Astudillo is batting .303.
Bad stats: Keon Broxton was 0-for-3 and is batting .180. Roberto Pena was 1-for-4 and is batting .190. Shepherd has an ERA of 6.75. Ian Gibaut allowed three runs in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 8.53.
Record: The Saints are 28-29, tied for third in the AAA East/Midwest, eight games behind Omaha.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS 10, WICHITA 2 IN WICHITA
The Wind Surge led 2-0 through three, but the Naturals scored nine in the fourth. Five of the runs were unearned. Wichita made four errors in the game.
Batting stars: Ernie De La Trinidad was 2-for-2. B. J. Boyd was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Pitching star: Adam Lau pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out three.
Opposition stars: Nick Pratto was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Dairon Blanco was 3-for-5. Andres Sotillet pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.
Starter: Jason Garcia pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on two hits and four walks and striking out three.
Good stats: De La Trinidad is batting .319.
Bad stats: Garcia has an ERA of 5.73. Lau has an ERA of 7.00. Calvin Faucher allowed five unearned runs in two innings and has an ERA of 8.10.
Record: The Wind Surge is 31-27, in second place in the AA Central/North, one game behind Tulsa.
CEDAR RAPIDS 9, PEORIA 8 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The Kernels scored in six of the first eight innings and led 8-3. The Chiefs scored five in the ninth to tie it, but DaShawn Keirsey's RBI double in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off for Cedar Rapids.
Batting stars: Max Smith was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer (his second), a double, two walks, and two runs. Wander Javier was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eighth), a double, and three RBIs. Seth Gray was 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.
Pitching stars: Kody Funderburk struck out six in six innings, giving up two unearned runs on four hits and a walk. Breckin Williams made his Cedar Rapids debut and pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Jordan Walker was 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs. Leandro Castro was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), a double, and four RBIs. Chandler Redmond was 2-for-5.
Good stats: Williams has an ERA of zero.
Bad stats: Yeltsin Encarnacion was 0-for-4 and is batting .135. Tyler Palm gave up an unearned run in one inning and has an ERA of 7.52.
Record: The Kernels are 32-26, in second place in the High-A Central/West, six games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS 13, ST. LUCIE 5 IN ST. LUCIE
The Mighty Mussels scored seven in the second and the Mets never got closer than five. Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer in the inning.
Batting stars: Charles Mack was 2-for-3 with a walk. Severino was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), a double, two runs, and five RBIs. Ruben Santana was 1-for-1 with a two-run homer.
Pitching stars: Louie Varland struck out ten in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk. Zaquiel Puentes pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Brandon McIlwain was 2-for-3 with two walks. Anthony Walters was 2-for-3 with two walks. Joe Suozzi was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.
Good stats: Varland has an ERA of 2.09. Puentes has an ERA of 2.70.
Bad stats: Kole McKinnon was 0-for-1 in his professional debut and is batting zero. Jesus Feliz was 1-for-3 and is batting .133. Nick Anderson was 1-for-5 and is batting .143. Aaron Sabato was 0-for-2 and is batting .187. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 1-for-3 and is batting .199. Carlos Suniaga allowed three runs (two earned) in 2.2 innings and has an ERA of 6.10.
Record: The Mighty Mussels are 33-25, in third place in the Low-A Southeast/West, 6.5 games behind Tampa.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:10 Fort Myers (Bobby Milacki, 0-0, 4.41) at St. Lucie
6:05 Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Jordan Balazovic, 1-1, 4.44)
6:35 Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Jon Olsen, 0-3, 3.65)
7:08 St. Paul (Beau Burrows, 0-0, 3.00) at Iowa