Jake Cave stays hot. It was a game of Crazy Eights for the Wind Surge. The Mighty Mussels were not very mighty.
OMAHA 11, ST. PAUL 2 IN ST. PAUL
Leading 5-2, the Storm Chasers scored four in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Jake Cave was 2-for-3 with a home run (his eighth) and a double.
Roy Morales was 2-for-4.
Starter Dereck Rodriguez pitched 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on four hits and three walks and striking out six.
The Saints are 35-37, in seventh place in the International League West, a half-game behind sixth place Omaha, eight games behind Nashville.
SPRINGFIELD 12, WICHITA 8 IN SPRINGFIELD
Trailing 8-4, the Cardinals scored eight runs in the eighth.
Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a double.
Chris Williams was 2-for-5.
Austin Martin was 1-for-2 with three walks, two runs, and two RBIs.
Starter Daniel Gossett pitched 4.2 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and one walk and striking out six.
The Wind Surge is 0-1, as the second half has now started. They are tied for fourth place with Tulsa in the Texas League North, one game behind Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas, and Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS AT WISCONSIN
The game was suspended after 2 1/2 innings with the Kernels leading 5-0. The game will be completed before the scheduled game today.
The Kernels are 1-2, in fourth place in the Midwest League West, 1.5 games behind third-place Beloit, 2.5 games behind South Bend. They won the first-half championship.
DUNEDIN 2, FORT MYERS 0 IN FORT MYERS
The Blue Jays scored single runs in the second and third.
The Mighty Mussels had four hits.
Travis Adams pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks and striking out three.
Juan Mendez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.
Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one walk.
The Mighty Mussels are 1-2, in fifth place in the International League West, a half-game behind third place Bradenton and Dunedin, 1.5 games behind Tampa.