SAINTS 6, CUBS 2 IN ST. PAUL
Mark Contreras hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give St. Paul a 5-1 lead.
Contreras' homer was his second. Hernan Perez also homered. No Saint had more than one hit.
Starter Louie Varland struck out nine in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk. Trevor Megill pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out one. Brock Stewart struck out all four men he faced.
WIND SURGE 2, CARDINALS 0 IN SPRINGFIELD
Wichita scored both runs in the third inning.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4. Alex Isola was 2-for-4.
Starter David Festa struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Hunter McMahon struck out three in two perfect innings. Jordan Brink pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one. Michael Boyle pitched a scoreless innings and struck out one. Springfield had just one hit, a single by Matt Koperniak in the fifth.
KERNELS 5, CHIEFS 4 IN PEORIA (10 INNINGS)
Kala'i Rosario singled home the go-ahead run in the tenth.
Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk. Noah Miller was 2-for-5. Tanner Schobel hit a three-run homer.
Starter Kyle Jones struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and no walks. Matt Mullenbach struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Regi Grace struck out three in two perfect innings.
MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, BLUE JAYS 3 IN DUNEDIN
Fort Myers led 4-1 after three and made it stand up.
No Mighty Mussel had more than one hit.
Starter Andrew Morris struck out seven in 4.1 innings, but gave up three runs on eight hits and no walks. Josh Winder struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Johnathan Lavallee struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Juan Mendez struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
TODAY'S TILTS
1:00 Iowa at St. Paul (doubleheader) (Aaron Sanchez and Randy Dobnak)
5:00 Dunedin at Fort Myers (Zebby Matthews)
6:05 Wichita (Travis Adams) at Springfield
6:35 Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp) at Peoria