INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis scored one in the third, one in the fifth, two in the seventh, and one in the eighth. St. Paul had just one hit, a two-out single by Alex Isola in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Isola (1).
Pitching prowess: Randy Dobnak pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out four. Diego Castillo pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Eric Lauer struck out eight in five perfect innings.
Record: St. Paul is 8-12, tied for ninth (last) place, 4.5 games behind Iowa.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, TULSA DRILLERS 2 IN WICHITA
Wichita scored four in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie. Andrew Cossetti hit a three-run homer in the inning.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Cossetti (2).
Multi-RBI games: Cossetti, 3.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jaylin Nowlin pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out three. John Stankiewicz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Jared Solomon struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Michael Hobbs struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Record: Wichita is 4-11, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 2, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN WISCONSIN
Wisconsin scored two in the first and that was it. Each team had just three hits.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Darren Bowen struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks. Jacob Wosinski struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Edwin Jimenez pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 6-8, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.
JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS
Jupiter scored three in the first and led all the way. Fort Myers never got closer than three runs.
Multi-hit games: Gregory Duran was 2-for-3 with a walk. Wilfri Castro was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Home runs: Jose Rodriguez (1).
Multi-RBI games: Rodriguez, 2.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Xander Hamilton pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Colby Shade was 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs.
Record: Fort Myers is 6-9, in fourth place, four games behind Clearwater.
TUESDAY'S TILTS
6:05 Palm Beach at Fort Myers
6:35 Beloit at Cedar Rapids
637 Rochester at St. Paul
7:05 Wichita at San Antonio
milb.com is not listing starting pitchers for any of these games.
O.k. Maybe it's not the Twins year. No worries, we just need some of the youngsters to get some seasoning and hit the bigs... wait, what?
Record: St. Paul is 8-12, tied for ninth (last) place, 4.5 games behind Iowa.
Record: Wichita is 4-11, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 6-8, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.
Record: Fort Myers is 6-9, in fourth place, four games behind Clearwater.
it has not been a good year for the minor league teams so far.