Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits two more homers. Good starting pitching in every game. The Wind Surge has a winning streak!
ST. PAUL 6, INDIANAPOLIS 4 IN ST. PAUL
Mark Contreras hit a three-run homer in the third to put the Saints up 4-0 and they never trailed.
Royce Lewis was 2-for-3.
Contreras was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his third.
Devin Smeltzer pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out three.
Yennier Cano pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
The Saints are 6-3, tied for second with Indianapolis in the International League West, a half game behind Columbus.
WICHITA 4, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS 2 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
The Wind Surge scored one in the first, one in the second, and two in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
Alex Isola was 3-for-4 with a home run.
Dennis Ortega was 2-for-5.
Simeon Woods-Richardson pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and two walks and striking out three.
Kody Funderburk pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks and striking out one.
Austin Schulfer pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
The Wind Surge is 2-5, in fifth (last) place in the Texas League North, a half game behind fourth-place Springfield, three games behind first-place Tulsa.
QUAD CITIES 8, CEDAR RAPIDS 3 IN QUAD CITIES
Luca Tresh hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth) and three RBIs.
Brent Headrick struck out eight in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.
The Kernels are 5-2, in second place in the Midwest League West, one game behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS 12, JUPTER 0 IN FORT MYERS
The Mighty Mussels scored three in the first and led all the way.
Kyler Fedco was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk, and three runs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth), a walk, and three runs.
Kyle Schmidt was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and four RBIs.
John Stankiewicz struck out eleven in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.
Hunter McMahon struck out two in a perfect inning.
Mike Paredes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
The Mighty Mussels are 7-0, in first place in the Florida State League West, two games ahead of Bradenton.