ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, ROCHESTER RED WINGS 0 IN ROCHESTER
Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer in the first inning and St. Paul led all the way.
Multi-hit games: Severino was 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs. Michael Helman was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Severino (8); Alex Isola (5).
Multi-RBI games: Severino 4 (27).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Adam Plutko struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits. Jeff Brigham pitched a perfect inning. Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Scott Blewett pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Tim Cate pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Record: St. Paul is 24-28, in eighth place, eleven games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 2 IN WICHITA
It was scoreless until the eighth, when Kala'i Rosario hit a grand slam. Springfield scored two in the ninth and had men on second and third with one out.
Multi-hit games: Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a double.
Home runs: Rosario (4).
Multi-RBI games: Rosario 4 (26).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jaylin Nowlin pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out two. Austin Brice struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Opposition standout: Ian Bedell struck out nine in seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 19-27, in fifth place, seven games behind Arkansas.
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Lake County scored two in the first and three in the third to take a 5-1 lead.
Multi-hit games: Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a home run. Jay Harry was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Home runs: Olivar (6); Dillon Tatum (2).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Harry (3).
Pitching prowess: Rafael Marcano struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks. A. J. Labas pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Austin Peterson struck out thirteen in seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 28-18, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
BRADENTON MARAUDERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS
Braylon Bishop hit a three-run homer in the seventh to give Bradenton a 3-1 lead. Fort Myers had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth, but a double play ended the game.
Multi-hit games: Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk. Brooks Lee was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Eeles (2).
Multi-RBi games: None.
Stolen bases: Lee (1).
Pitching prowess: Jose Olivares struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Samuel Perez struck out five in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Antwone Kelly pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.
Record: Fort Myers is 20-27, in fifth place, twelve games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:05 St. Paul (Jordan Balazovic, 2-2, 5.40) at Rochester
11:00 FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
6:05 Bradenton at Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 1-1, 2.31)
6:35 Lake County at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 2.89)
7:05 Springfield at Wichita (Travis Adams, 2-3, 5.14)