A Caveman grand slam breaks the Saints losing streak.  A wind surge comeback falls short.  Mikey Perez keeps hitting.

ST. PAUL 4, OMAHA 2 IN OMAHA

Jake Cave hit a grand slam in the first inning.

Cave was 1-for-4 with a grand slam, his second home run.

Dereck Rodriguez struck out nine in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.
Ian Hamilton struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Jovani Moran pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

The Saints are 16-23, in ninth place in the International League West, 3.5 games behind eighth-place Omaha, 11.5 games behind Nashville.

SPRINGFIELD 9, WICHITA 7 IN WICHITA

The Cardinals led 9-0 through six.

Chris Williams was 3-for-4 with a walk.
Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his fifth) and a walk.
Austin Martin was 2-for-4 with two walks.
Dennis Ortega was 1-for-3 with two walks.

Starter Ben Gross pitched three innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on three hits and one walk and striking out two.
Steven Klimek struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.
Austin Schulfer retired all four men he faced, striking out one.

The Wind Surge is 22-14, in second place in the Texas League North, a half game behind Tulsa.

LAKE COUNTY 12, CEDAR RAPIDS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Leading 3-2, the Captains scored three in the fourth and four in the sixth.

Seth Gray was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
Will Holland was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.

Starter John Stankiewicz struck out five in 3.2 innings, but allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks.
Bradley Hanner struck out all four men he faced, striking out two.
Miguel Rodriguez pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Tyler Palm struck out two in a scoreless inning.

The Kernels are 25-13, in first place in the Midwest League West, one game ahead of Wisconsin.

CLEARWATER 5, FORT MYERS 4 IN CLEARWATER

The Threshers scored in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie.

Mikey Perez was 2-for-5 with a three-run homer (his fifth) and a double.
Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-5 with a double.
Noah Miller was 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 0-for-2 with three walks.

Starter Marco Raya pitched five innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks and striking out three.

The Mighty Mussels are 24-13, in first place in the Florida State League West, three games ahead of Clearwater.