Charlie Barnes pitches well. So does Jordan Balazovic. Denny Bentley is quietly having an outstanding season. Christian Encarnacion-Strand just keeps hitting and hitting.
ST. PAUL SAINTS
Saturday
COLUMBUS 5, ST. PAUL 0 IN COLUMBUS (7 INNINGS)
The Clippers scored two in the first and led all the way.
Batting star: Mark Contreras was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.
Pitching star: Ryan Mason pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two walks and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Steven Kwan was 2-for-4 with a double. Jose Fermin was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer. Heath Fillmyer struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Starter: Beau Burrows pitched 4.1 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits and no walks and striking out four.
Good stats: Jose Miranda was 1-for-3 and is batting .328.
Bad stats: David Banuelos was 0-for-3 and is batting .175. J. T. Riddle was 0-for-2 and is batting .197. Burrows has an ERA of 6.20
Sunday
COLUMBUS 9, ST. PAUL 8 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
The Clippers scored five in the seventh to win it. Bryan Lavastida hit a walkoff three-run homer.
Batting stars: Tomas Telis was 4-for-5 with a triple and two runs. Caleb Hamilton was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. J. T. Riddle was 2-for-4 with a double. Gilberto Celestino was 2-for-5.
Pitching stars: Yennier Cano struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Kyle Barraclough struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Steven Kwan was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second), two walks, and three runs. Gabriel Arias was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and four RBIs. Lavastida was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.
Starter: Jason Garcia pitched two innings, allowing four runs on four hits and a walk and striking out two.
Good stats: Hamilton made his AAA debut and is batting .500. Jose Miranda was 1-for-3 and is batting .328. Barraclough has an ERA of 2.82.
Bad stats: B. J. Boyd was 1-for-4 and is batting .107. Garcia made his AAA debut and has an ERA of 18.00. Vinny Nittoli allowed two runs in a third of an inning in his Saints debut and has an ERA of 54.00.
ST. PAUL 1, COLUMBUS 0 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
Drew Maggi singled home the game's only run in the second inning.
Batting star: David Banuelos was 2-for-3.
Pitching stars: Charlie Barnes pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out three. Nick Vincent struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Edgar Garcia pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Opposition star: Danny Young pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.
Good stats: Jose Miranda was 0-for-3 and is batting .324.
Bad stats: B. J. Boyd was 0-for-2 and is batting .100. Banuelos is batting .197. Vincent has an ERA of 5.00.
Record: The Saints are 55-53, in third place in the AAA East/Midwest, seven games behind Toledo.
WICHITA WIND SURGE
Saturday
ARKANSAS 1, WICHITA 0 IN ARKANSAS
David Sheaffer hit a walkoff homer in the ninth.
Batting star: Ernie De La Trinidad was 2-for-3.
Pitching stars: Simeon Woods Richardson pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and three walks and striking out two. Tyler Beck struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up four hits and three walks. Adam Lau retired all five men he faced, striking out two.
Opposition stars: George Kirby struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks. Sheaffer was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second.
Good stats: Roy Morales was 1-for-4 and is batting .304. Woods Richardson has an ERA of zero. Beck has an ERA of 2.66.
Bad stats: Stevie Berman was 0-for-3 and is batting .172. Lau has an ERA of 5.12.
Sunday
ARKANSAS 2, WICHITA 1 IN ARKANSAS
Joe Rizzo hit a two-run double in the sixth to make it 2-1.
Batting star: Roy Morales was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitching stars: Jordan Balazovic struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks. Zach Neff pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one. Erik Manoah, Jr. pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Opposition stars: Julio Rodriguez was 2-for-4. Jack Larsen was 2-for-4. Tyler Driver struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.
Good stats: Morales is batting .307.
Bad stats: Manoah, Jr. has an ERA of 6.75.
Record: The Wind Surge is 62-46, in first place in the AA Central/North, three games ahead of Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
Saturday
CEDAR RAPIDS 8, QUAD CITIES 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
A three-run seventh gave the Kernels and 8-6 lead.
Batting stars: Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a home run (his thirteenth) and two RBIs. Yunior Severino was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer (his third) and a walk.
Pitching stars: Aaron Rozek pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks and striking out three. Melvi Acosta pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Eric Cole was 3-for-5 with a double. William Hancock was 2-for-3. Anthony Veneziano struck out five in four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.
Good stats: Severino is batting .347.
Bad stats: Aaron Sabato was 1-for-4 and is batting .182. Tyler Palm gave up a run in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 5.40. Carlos Suniaga allowed five runs in 1.2 innings and has an ERA of 27.00.
Sunday
QUAD CITIES 6, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
John Rave hit a two-run single in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.
Batting star: Aaron Sabato was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.
Pitching star: Denny Bentley struck out five in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Rave was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs. Nick Loftin was 1-for-2 with three walks. Nathan Webb struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Starter: Tyler Watson pitched five innings, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four.
Good stats: Yunior Severino was 0-for-3 and is batting .339. Jeferson Morales was 1-for-3 and is batting .319. Bentley has an ERA of 0.90. Zach Featherstone gave up two unearned runs in 1.1 innings and has an ERA of 2.31.
Bad stats: Kyle Schmidt was 0-for-3 and is batting .175. Sabato is batting .189.
Record: The Kernels are 59-49, in second place in the High-A Central/West, twelve games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS
Saturday
DAYTONA 6, FORT MYERS 4 IN DAYTONA
Fort Myers led 4-3, but the Tortugas scored once in each of the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings.
Batting stars: Christian Encarnacion-Strand was 3-for-4. Will Holland was 1-for-3 with a walk.
Pitching star: Cade Povich struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
Opposition stars: Jose Torres was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs. James Marinan struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
Good stats: Encarnacion-Strand is batting .409.
Bad stats: Justin Washington was 0-for-4 and is batting .170. Kyler Fedco was 0-for-3 and is batting .184. Misael Urbina was 1-for-5 and is batting .189. Matt Mullenbach gave up a run in one inning and has an ERA of 5.84. Landon Leach allowed three runs in three innings and has an ERA of 7.23. Ramon Pineda gave up a run in one inning in his Class A debut and has an ERA of 9.00.
Sunday
FORT MYERS 10, DAYTONA 2 IN DAYTONA
Fort Myers scored three in the third and three in the fourth to build a 7-0 lead.
Batting stars: Christian Encarnacion-Strand was 3-for-6 with a home run (his third), two runs, and three RBIs. Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), a double, a walk, and three RBIs. Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with two runs. Will Holland was 1-for-5 with a home run (his ninth) and a walk.
Pitching stars: Regi Grace struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Zaquiel Puentes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks and striking out one. Logan Campbell struck out four in two perfect innings. A. J. Labas struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: None.
Good stats: Encarnacion-Strand is batting .420. Puentes has an ERa of 0.47.
Bad stats: Justin Washington was 0-for-5 and is batting .165. Misael Urbina was 0-for-2 and is batting .188. Garry, Jr. is batting .192. Bradley Hanner gave up two runs in two innings and has an ERA of 7.49. Labas has an ERA of 17.36.
Record: The Mighty Mussels are 52-52, in third place in the Low-A Southeast/West, seventeen games behind Tampa.
TODAY'S TILTS
No games scheduled.
TUESDAY'S TILTS
6:00 Palm Beach at Fort Myers
6:35 Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin
7:05 Omaha at St. Paul
7:05 Northwest Arkansas at Wichita