Devin Smeltzer wants to come back to the Twins. Christian Encarnacion-Strand keeps hitting. So does Yunior Severino.
IOWA 6, ST. PAUL 2 IN ST. PAUL
Leading 3-2, the Cubs scored three in the ninth.
Tim Beckham was 2-for-4.
Jermaine Palacios was 2-for-4.
Devin Smeltzer struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk.
The Saints are 43-49, in eighth place in the International League West, 1.5 games behind seventh-place Indianapolis, 12.5 games behind Nashville.
WICHITA 9, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS 3 IN WICHITA
The Wind Surge scored two in the first, three in the seventh, and four in the eighth.
Cole Sturgeon was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer (his eighth) and two walks.
Nash Knight was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Chris Williams was 1-for-2 with a home run (his eighteenth), two walks, and three RBIs.
Blayne Enlow pitched two shutout innings, giving up one walk and striking out one.
Simeon Woods Richardson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Cody Laweryson pitched three shutout innings, giving up four hits and one walk and striking out one.
The Wind Surge is 13-9, tied for first place with Springfield in the Texas League North.
CEDAR RAPIDS 10, WISCONSIN 4 IN WISCONSIN
Yunior Severino doubled home a run in the eighth to make it 5-4 and the Kernels added five in the ninth.
Severino was 3-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), two doubles, and four RBIs.
Wander Javier was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a grand slam (his thirteenth homer), a walk, and three runs.
Jeferson Morales was 1-for-2 with two walks.
Starter John Stankiewicz pitched three innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks and striking out two.
Orlando Rodriguez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.
Hunter McMahon struck out two in a perfect inning.
Jon Olsen struck out two in a perfect inning.
The Kernels are 13-12, in second place in the Midwest League West, five games behind South Bend. The Kernels won the first-half championship.
TAMPA 7, FORT MYERS 2 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)
The Tarpons scored five in the tenth.
Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-4.
Jaylin Nowlin pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and one walk and striking out five.
Jackson Hicks struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one walk.
The Mighty Mussels are 10-12, in fourth place in the Florida State League West, a half-game behind third-place Dunedin, five games behind Tampa. The Mighty Mussels won the first-half championship.