Nick Gordon homers. Roy Morales is hot. A big day for Jeferson Morales.
ST. PAUL 3, INDIANAPOLIS 2 IN INDIANAPOLIS
Nick Gordon homered in the fifth to give the Saints a 3-1 lead.
Batting stars: Jose Miranda was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Mark Contreras was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Gordon was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.
Pitching stars: Chandler Shepherd struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and four walks. Ryan Mason struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk. Ralph Garza, Jr. struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Chris Sharpe was 1-for-2 with a walk. Hunter Stratton struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Good stats: Miranda is batting .338.
Bad stats: J. T. Riddle was 1-for-4 and is batting .192. Keon Broxton was 0-for-4 and is batting .192. Mason has an ERA of 5.06. Shepherd has an ERA of 5.61. Garza, Jr. has an ERA of 7.36. Ian Gibaut gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning and has an ERA of 8.23.
Record: The Saints are 46-40, in third place in the AAA East/Midwest, 2.5 games behind Omaha and Toledo.
TULSA 11, WICHITA 6 IN TULSA
The Wind Surge led 3-0, but the Drillers scored six in the fourth and never looked back. Ryan Noda hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning.
Batting stars: Roy Morales was 3-for-5 with a double. Spencer Steer was 2-for-4 with a home run, his eleventh. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4. Trey Cabbage was 1-for-4 with a home run, his twelfth. Leobaldo Cabrera was 1-for-1 with a home run, his third.
Pitching stars: Adam Lau pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits. Zach Neff pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Opposition stars: Ryan Noda was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his twenty-first), a walk, and two runs. Romer Cuadrado was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his tenth. Justin Yurchak was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.
Starter: Chris Vallimont struck out five in 3.2 innings, but allowed six runs on five hits and three walks.
Good stats: Austin Martin was 0-for-4 and is batting .323. Morales is batting .305. B. J. Boyd was 1-for-4 and is batting .304.
Bad stats: Vallimont has an ERA of 5.54. Lau has an ERA of 6.17.
Record: The Wind Surge is 51-36, in first place in the AA Central/North, five games ahead of Tulsa.
CEDAR RAPIDS 10, PEORIA 3 IN PEORIA
Trailing 3-2, the Kernels scored five in the sixth to take control. Jeferson Morales hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning.
Batting stars: Morales was 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, and four RBIs. Yunior Severino was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs. Michael Helman was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Pitching stars: Derek Molina struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Breckin Williams struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Ryan Shreve struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Jordan Walker was 2-for-4 with a double. Todd Lott was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third. Pedro Pages was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his eighth.
Starter: Louie Varland struck out seven in five innings, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk.
Good stats: Morales is batting .583. Severino is batting .404. Varland has an ERA of 1.69. Williams has an ERA of 2.92.
Bad stats: Edouard Julien was 1-for-4 and is batting .198.
Record: The Kernels are 47-40, in second place in the High-A Central/West, twelve games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS AT BRADENTON
Rained out. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.
TODAY'S TILTS
3:00 Fort Myers (Miguel Rodriguez, 2-2, 3.57, and TBD) at Bradenton (2)
6:05 St. Paul (Lewis Thorpe, 0-2, 6.35) at Indianapolis
6:35 Cedar Rapids (Jon Olsen, 1-4, 3.92) at Peoria
7:05 Wichita (Austin Schulfer, 3-7, 4.40) at Tulsa