Minor Details: Games of July 17

Christian Encarnacion-Strand hits for the cycle.  A strong game for Louie Varland.  Yunior Severino hits a big home run.

TOLEDO AT ST. PAUL

The game was suspended in the top of the first inning due to unsafe playing conditions.  It will be completed in September.

The Saints are 42-46, in seventh place in the International League West, one game behind sixth-place Gwinnett, 11.5 games behind Nashville.

WICHITA 11, ARKANSAS 1 IN WICHITA

Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit for the cycle as the Wind Surge scored three in the first, three in the second, and five in the sixth.

Encarnacion-Strand was 4-for-5 with a home run (his third), a triple, a double, three runs, and three RBIs.
Roy Morales was 3-for-5 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs.
Chris Williams was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with a home run (his ninth) and two runs.

Louie Varland struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.
Andrew Cabezas pitched a perfect inning.
Tyler Palm struck out two in a perfect inning.
Osiris German pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.
Steven Cruz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

The Wind Surge is 11-7, in first place in the Texas League North, one game ahead of Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS 3, BELOIT 1 IN BELOIT

Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer in the eighth to give the Kernels a 3-1 lead.

Pat Winkel was 2-for-4.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.
Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5.
Severino was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fifth.
Alerick Soularie was 1-for-2 with two walks.

John Stankiewicz pitched three shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk.
Aaron Rozek pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and no walks and striking out four.

The Kernels are 12-9, tied for second with Wisconsin in the Midwest League West, three games behind South Bend.

CLEARWATER 5, FORT MYERS 4 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

Kendall Simmons singled home the deciding run.

Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-4 with a home run (his seventh) and a walk.
Noah Cardenas was 2-for-5 with a home run, his sixth.

Steve Hajjar pitched 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out three.
Samuel Perez struck out three in three innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and one walk.

The Mighty Mussels are 7-11, in fifth place in the Florida State League West, one game behind sixth-place Lakeland, 5.5 games behind Tampa and Bradenton.