CUBS 7, SAINTS 6 IN IOWA

Yonathan Periaza hit a three-run homer in a five-run sixth that gave Iowa a 7-3 lead.  Trevor Larnach hit a three-run homer in the ninth but St. Paul did not get the tying run on base.

Gilberto Celestino was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Larnach was 2-for-5 with a three-run homer (his fifteenth) and two runs.

Blayne Enlow pitched three innings, giving up two runs on five hits and striking out one.
Brock Stewart struck out two in a perfect inning.
Jordan Balazovic pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 7, ROCKHOUNDS 0 IN WICHITA

Yoyner Fajardo hit a two-run homer in the third for all the runs Wichita would need.

Fajardo was 3-for-5 with a home run (his ninth), a triple, and four RBIs.
Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with a home run (his tenth), a double, and two RBIs.
Will Holland was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Jake Rucker hit a home run, his ninth.

Marco Raya struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Aaron Rozek struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Jorge Alcala struck out four in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Taylor Floyd retired all five men he faced.

KERNELS 9, CHIEFS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (PLAYOFF GAME THREE)

Cedar Rapids scored four runs in the first inning on two walks and four singles.

Noah Cardenas was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

C. J. Culpepper struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Mike Paredes struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

The Kernels win the playoff series two games to one.  They will now advance to the Midwest League Championship Series against Great Lakes.  That series will begin on September 17.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:08  St. Paul (Patrick Murphy, 6-2, 3.30) at Iowa
7:05  Midland at Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 3-1, 3.12)