Minor Details: Games of August 22

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Castillo singled home a run in the sixth to break a 6-6 tie and St. Paul added one in the seventh.  SWB had led 5-2 after three.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (19); Keirsey, Jr. (14); Jair Camargo (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 3 (69); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (68).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (30); Payton Eeles (10).

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Weiss (1-1).

Save:  Scott Blewett (1).

Opposition standout:  T. J. Rumfield was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 20-28, tied for eighth place with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 3 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)

Midland scored in the ninth to tie it 3-3.  Andrew Cossetti singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  McCusker (14); Morales (9).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (62).

Stolen bases:  Shuffield (5); Kyler Fedco (4).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out ten in six shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Velez (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Henry Bolte was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 19-29, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN DAYTON

Cedar Rapids trailed 4-0 after five and tied it 4-4 after eight, but Hector Rodriguez singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Gabriel Gonzalez 2 (30); Jenkins 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Nolan Santos (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Carter Graham was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-27, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS AT TAMPA

Rained out.  It appears the game will not be made up.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 8-2, 4.41) at Dayton
7:00  Wichita (Marco Raya, 1-3, 4.76) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak. 9-6, 3.56)

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