ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, LOUISVILLE BATS 2 IN LOUISVILLE
Leading 3-1, St. Paul scored four in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Tony Kemp was 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs. Diego Castillo was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Matt Wallner 3 (35); Kemp 2 (17).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Adam Plutko pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out five. Ryan Jensen pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out one. Josh Winder pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Edwin Rios was 3-for-4 with a home run.
Record: St. Paul is 29-35, in seventh place, 14.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 5 IN WICHITA
Jorel Ortega hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie.
Multi-hit games: Ben Ross was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Ortega was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs. Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Ross (4); Ortega (3); Kyler Fedco (2).
Multi-RBI games: Ortega 2 (17); Fedco 2 (13); Keaschall 2 (5).
Stolen bases: Keaschall (2); Fedco (1).
Pitching prowess: Cory Lewis struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 24-35, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, LANSING LUGNUTS 3 IN LANSING
Jay Harry opened the game with a home run. and Cedar Rapids led all the way.
Multi-hit games: Agustin Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and four RBIs. Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a walk. Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5 with two runs.
Home runs: Harry (5).
Multi-RBI games: Ruiz 4 (26).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Christian MacLeod struck out six in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks. A. J. Labas retired all four men he faced, striking out one. Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 34-24, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.
LAKELAND AT FORT MYERS (2)
Rained out. The teams will play a doubleheader today and another doubleheader Saturday.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Twins at FCL Pirates--doubleheader
10:00 DSL NYY Yankees at DSL Twins
3:35 Lakeland at Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-2, 3.02 and TBD)--doubleheader
5:35 St. Paul (Scott Blewett, 3-2, 2.64) at Louisville
6:05 Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Lansing
7:05 Midland at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 3-4, 4.99)