A big day for Matt Wallner. Louie Varland out-pitches his older brother.
IOWA 6, ST. PAUL 2 IN ST. PAUL
Curtis Terry was 2-for-4.
Cole Sturgeon was 2-for-5.
Caleb Hamilton was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Starter Jake Faria pitched four innings, giving up four runs on six hits and three walks and striking out two.
Jordan Gore pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Jharel Cotton struck out all three batters he faced.
The Saints are 14-12, in third place in the International League West, three games behind second-place Columbus, 3.5 games behind Nashville.
WICHITA 7, TULSA 2 IN WICHITA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Matt Wallner hit a three-run homer in the first and the Wind Surge never trailed.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.
Michael Helman was 2-for-3. Alex Isola was 2-for-3.
Spencer Steer was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two RBIs.
Wallner was 1-for-2 with a three-run homer (his fifth) and a walk.
Louie Varland struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks. He got the better of his brother Gus, who pitched for Tulsa and allowed six runs on eight hits and a walk and struck out two in just three innings.
Alex Scherff pitched a scoreless inning and struck out one.
Evan Sisk struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
WICHITA 10, TULSA 0 IN WICHITA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
Leading 2-0, the Wind Surge scored eight runs in the sixth.
Matt Wallner was 4-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), two doubles, two runs, and four RBIs.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Andrew Bechtold was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his third), a walk, and two runs.
Matt Canterino struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Ben Gross struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Austin Schulfer struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
The Wind Surge is 15-8, in first place in the Texas League North, two games ahead of Tulsa.
QUAD CITIES 6, CEDAR RAPIS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Luca Tresh hit a two-run homer in the first and Cam Williams hit a two-run homer in the second, staking the River Bandits to an early 4-0 lead.
Anthony Prato was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.
Starter Aaron Rozek pitched four innings, allowing five runs on five hits and four walks and striking out four.
Bradley Hanner struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Tyler Palm pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
The Kernels are 17-8, in first place in the Midwest League West, two games ahead of Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS 9, LAKELAND 1 IN LAKELAND
Leading 4-1, the Mighty Mussels scored four in the eighth.
Noah Miller was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs.
Daniel Ozoria was 3-for-5.
Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with two walks.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.
Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-5 with a double.
Pierson Ohl pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out four.
Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Malik Barrington pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Hunter McMahon pitched a perfect inning.
The Mighty Mussels are 13-9, in first place in the Florida State League West, one game ahead of Clearwater and Tampa.