SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL
Caleb Durbin hit a three-run homer in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.
Multi-hit games: Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double in his AAA debut. Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: Brooks Lee (8).
Multi-RBI games: Lee 2 (23).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four. Josh Winder struck out two in two innings, giving up one hit.
Loss: Jeff Brigham (0-3).
Opposition standout: Oscar Gonzalez was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 21-29, tied for eighth with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN MIDLAND (10 INNINGS)
Noah Cardenas homered in the eighth to tie it and Jorel Ortega doubled home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Home runs: Cardenas (5).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Ortega (10); Kyler Fedco (5).
Pitching prowess: Christian MacLeod struck out eight in six innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks. Kyle Bischoff struck out three in two perfect innings. Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Win: Floyd (4-4).
Opposition standout: Jack Perkins struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 20-30, in fifth (last) place, 13.5 games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, DAYTON DRAGONS 4 IN DAYTON (10 INNINGS)
Cedar Rapids lost a 4-0 lead but scored three in the tenth.
Multi-hit games: Nate Baez was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs. Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Baez (11).
Multi-RBI games: Baez 2 (29).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Connor Prielipp struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit. Gabriel Yanez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Mike Paredes pitched two scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Win: Paredes (2-2).
Opposition standout: Ethan O'Donnell was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 25-28, tied for fourth with Beloit, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.
TAMPA TARPONS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Fort Myers led 7-0 after four and a half, but Tampa scored two in the fifth, five in the sixth, and one in the seventh. Roderick Arias doubled home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-3.
Home runs: Derek Bender (2).
Multi-RBI games: Kyle DeBarge 2 (13).
Stolen bases: Byron Chourio (20); DeBarge (12); Ferrer (4); Khadim Diaw (3); Angel Del Rosario (2).
Pitching prowess: Jose Olivares pitched four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out two.
Loss: Wilker Reyes (5-2).
Opposition standout: Arias was 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, a walk, and four RBIs.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TAMPA TARPONS 6 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)
Fort Myers led 4-1 and 5-3, but needed two in the eighth to win it.
Multi-hit games: Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs. Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a home run.
Home runs: Pena (3); Thomason (2).
Multi-RBI games: Pena 4 (13).
Stolen bases: Billy Amick (2).
Pitching prowess: Samuel Perez retired all eight men he faced, striking out six. Tomas Cleto pitched one inning, giving up an unearned run and striking out one.
Win: Jack Noble (8-2).
Save: Cleto (1).
Opposition standout: Roderick Arias was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: Fort Myers is 31-18, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-4, 5.50) at Tampa
12:05 Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-8, 5.81) at Dayton
1:00 Wichita (Cory Lewis, 1-2, 2.98) at Midland
2:07 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-3, 7.67)