Byron Buxton homers. Trey Cabbage has a big day. Jeferson Morales keeps hitting. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. gets a big hit.
IOWA 5, ST. PAUL 2 IN ST. PAUL
Abiatal Avelino singled home a run in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie and the Cubs added two more in the ninth.
Batting stars: Tomas Telis was 2-for-5. Byron Buxton was 1-for-3 with a home run, his third.
Pitching stars: Drew Strotman struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on seven his and two walks. Yennier Cano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two walks. Luke Farrell struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
Opposition stars: Avelino was 2-for-4 with a walk. Greg Deichmann was 2-for-4 with a walk. Cory Abbott pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and four walks and striking out five.
Good stats: Buxton is batting .429. Jose Miranda was 1-for-4 and is batting .338. Farrell has an ERA of 1.59.
Bad stats: David Banuelos was 1-for-4 and is batting .173. J. T. Riddle was 0-for-2 and is batting .190. Nick Vincent gave up two runs (one earned) on 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 5.40. Robinson Leyer gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning and has an ERA of 6.75.
Record: The Saints are 53-43, in second place in the AAA East/Midwest, a half game behind Toledo.
WICHITA 11, SPRINGFIELD 7 IN SPRINGFIELD
The Wind Surge scored three in the third to take a 3-2 lead. They led the rest of the way, but could never pull away until scoring two in the ninth.
Batting stars: Trey Cabbage was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourteenth), a walk, and six RBIs. B. J. Boyd was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs. Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs.
Pitching stars: Alex Phillips pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Kody Funderburk struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition stars: Nick Plummer was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his twelfth and thirteenth), a triple, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Chandler Redmond was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs. Garrett Williams struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.
Starter: Chris Vallimont pitched five innings, giving up five runs on five hits and two walks and striking out four.
Good stats: Boyd is batting .319. Roy Morales was 0-for-5 and is batting .309. D. J. Burt was 1-for-3 and is batting .303. Funderburk has an ERA of zero.
Bad stats: Jason Garcia gave up two runs (one earned) in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 5.47. Phillips has an ERA of 5.74. Vallimont has an ERA of 6.08.
Record: The Wind Surge is 57-39, in first place in the AA Central/West, five games ahead of Tulsa.
WISCONSIN 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Felix Valerio homered in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie.
Batting stars: Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3 with a double. Matt Wallner was 2-for-4 with a walk. Edouard Julien was 1-for-3 with two walks.
Pitching stars: Ryan Shreve struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Denny Bentley pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Joey Wiemer was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer (his sixth) and two runs. Valerio was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a double. Carlos Rodriguez was 2-for-5.
Good stats: Morales is batting .395. Yunior Severino was 0-for-5 and is batting .382. Bentley has an ERA of zero. Shreve has an ERA of 2.90.
Bad stats: Kyle Schmidt was 0-for-3 and is batting .186. Osiris German gave up a run in one inning and has an ERA of 5.87. Aaron Rozek gave up three runs in four innings and has an ERA of 6.75.
Record: The Kernels are 53-43, in second place in the High-A Central/West, eleven games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS 10, DUNEDIN 5 IN DUNEDIN
Trailing 5-4, the Mighty Mussels scored five in the eighth. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. hit a three-run double in the eighth inning.
Batting stars: Patrick Winkel was 3-for-4 with a home run, two walks, two runs, and four RBIs. Jesus Feliz was 3-for-5 with a walk and two runs. Keoni Cavaco was 3-for-6. Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a walk. Garry, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a double, two runs, and four RBIs. Alerick Soularie was 2-for-6.
Pitching stars: Steven Cruz struck out five in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk. Juan Pichardo struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.
Opposition stars: Hugo Cardona was 2-for-3 with a home run, his second. Steward Berroa was 2-for-5 with a triple. Miguel Hiraldo was 2-for-5 with a double.
Starter: Bobby Milacki pitched one inning, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out one. I don't know if he came out due to injury or because he threw thirty pitches in his one inning.
Good stats: Winkel is batting .400
Bad stats: Justin Washington was 0-for-5 and is batting .163. Garry, Jr. is batting .186. Aaron Sabato was 0-for-3 and is batting .189. Misael Urbina was 0-for-4 and is batting .190. Pichardo has an ERA of 5.15. Matthew Swain gave up three runs in three innings and has an ERA of 5.21.
Record: The Mighty Mussels are 47-44, in third place in the Low-A Southeast/West, sixteen games behind Tampa.
TODAY'S TILTS
No games scheduled.
TUESDAY'S TILTS
5:35 St. Paul (Beau Burrows, 1-0, 2.93) at Toledo
6:00 Bradenton at Fort Myers
6:35 Cedar Rapids at Beloit
7:05 Tulsa at Wichita