Nick Gordon hits a homer. B. J. Boyd stays hot. Aaron Sabato continues a power surge.
INDIANAPOLIS 7, ST. PAUL 4 IN INDIANAPOLIS
The Saints led 4-0 after six, but the Indians scored four in the seventh and three in the eighth.
Batting stars: Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his third. Tomas Telis was 2-for-4 with a home run, his eighth. Damek Tomscha was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars: Beau Burrows struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Jovani Moran struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition stars: Bligh Madris was 1-for-2 with two walks. Christian Bethancourt was 1-for-3 with a triple, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Good stats: Jose Miranda was 1-for-3 and is batting .345. Moran has an ERA of 2.33.
Bad stats: Keon Broxton was 0-for-3 and is batting .189. J. T. Riddle was 0-for-4 and is batting .189. Ryan Mason allowed four runs in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 9.45.
Record: The Saints are 47-41, in third place in the AAA East/Midwest, 2.5 games behind Omaha.
TULSA 5, WICHITA 2 IN TULSA
Leading 2-1, the Drillers scored three in the seventh. Michael Busch hit a two-run homer in the seventh.
Batting stars: Ernie De La Trinidad was 2-for-3 with a walk. B. J. Boyd was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his eleventh and twelfth.
Pitching stars: Cole Sands struck out ten in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk. Jason Garcia pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Miguel Vargas was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his eleventh and twelfth. Busch was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fourteenth. Jose Martinez pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out four.
Good stats: Boyd is batting .311. Sands has an ERA of 2.83.
Bad stats: Garcia has an ERA of 5.40. Erik Manoah, Jr. allowed three runs in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 11.57.
Record: The Wind Surge is 51-38, in first place in the AA Central/North, three games ahead of Tulsa.
PEORIA 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN PEORIA
Zade Richardson hit a two-run homer to give the Chiefs a 3-1 lead in the fourth and they were ahead the rest of the way.
Batting star: Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Pitching stars: Zach Featherstone struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Breckin Williams pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Tyler Reichenborn was 2-for-3 with two doubles. Richardson was 2-for-4 with a home run (his ninth) and three RBIs. Masyn Winn was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
Starter: Sawyer Gipson-Long struck out nine in five innings, but gave up four runs on eight hits and a walk.
Good stats: Jeferson Morales was 0-for-4 and is batting .474. Yunior Severino was 1-for-4 and is batting .426. Featherstone has an ERA of 2.14. Williams has an ERA of 2.70.
Bad stats: Osiris German allowed three runs in an inning and has an ERA of 6.39. Gipson-Long has an ERA of 7.20.
Record: The Kernels are 48-41, in second place in the High-A Central/West, eleven games behind Quad Cities.
BRADENTON 2, FORT MYERS 1 IN BRADENTON (10 INNINGS)
It was 1-1 through nine. Jase Brown singled home the deciding run.
Batting stars: Misael Urbina was 2-for-5. Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a home run (his tenth) and a walk.
Pitching stars: Bobby Milacki struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks. John Stankiewicz pitched two perfect innings and struck out one. Zaquiel Puentes pitched a perfect inning and struck out one. Aaron Rozek pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Jared Jones struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Logan Hoffman pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out three.
Good stats: Puentes has an ERA of 1.04. Rozek has an ERA of 2.05. Stankiewicz has an ERA of 2.25.
Bad stats: Nick Anderson was 1-for-2 and is batting .165. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 0-for-4 and is batting .179. Sabato is batting .192. Will Holland was 1-for-3 and is batting .198.
Record: The Mighty Mussels are 44-41, in third place in the Low-A Southeast/West, 14.5 games behind Tampa.
TODAY'S TILTS
12:35 St. Paul at Indianapolis
1:05 Wichita at Tulsa
1:35 Cedar Rapids at Peoria
Fort Myers at Bradenton has already been postponed due to Tropical Storm Fred.