Minor Details: Gams of August 16

The Saints blow a huge lead.  A big surge by Wichita.  Brooks Lee is off to a good start.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 10, ST. PAUL 9 IN ST. PAUL

The Saints led 9-0 after two.  Oswald Perzaz's two-run homer brought home the deciding run.

Mark Contreras was 2-for-3.
Chris Williams was 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs.

Dereck Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks and striking out four.

The Saints are 54-56, tied for fifth with Indianapolis in the International League West, 11.5 games behind Nashville.

WICHITA 17, TULSA 4 IN WICHITA

Leading 7-2, the Wind Surge scored ten runs in the sixth.

Cole Sturgeon was 4-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs.
Will Holland was 2-for-2 with a grand slam (his second homer), a double, three walks, two runs, and five RBIs.
Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with two walks and two runs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-6 with a three-run homer and two runs.
Anthony Prato was 0-for-2 with four walks and three runs.

Simeon Woods Richardson struck out ten in five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk.
Denny Bentley struck out two in a perfect inning.
Steven Cruz struck out two in a perfect inning.

The Wind Surge is 26-14, in first place in the Texas League North, five games ahead of Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS 7, WISCONSIN 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Jeferson Morales hit a three-run homer in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie.

Brooks Lee was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.
Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-4.
Morales was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his sixth.

Orlando Rodriguez struck out nine in 3.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and no walks.
Derek Molina retired all eight men he faced.
Matt Mullenbach struck out two in two perfect innings.
Samuel Perez pitched a scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

The Kernels are 21-22, in fourth place in the Midwest League West, one game behind third-place Wisconsin, four games behind Beloit and South Bend.  The Kernels won the first-half championship.

FORT MYERS 10, PALM BEACH 1 IN PALM BEACH

The Mighty Mussels scored in six of the nine innings.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, and three runs.
Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his tenth.
Alec Sayre was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Jordan Carr pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk and striking out four.
Zaquiel Puentes struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

The Mighty Mussels are 17-24, in fifth place in the Florida State League West, two games behind fourth-place Lakeland, ten games behind Bradenton.  The Mighty Mussels won the first-half championship.