OMAHA STORM CHASERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN OMAHA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Omaha scored two in the fifth to break a 4-4 tie. St. Paul had the tying run on second base when the game ended. St. Paul out-hit Omaha 11-4 but Saints pitchers allowed nine walks.
Multi-hit games: Yunior Severino was 3-for-4 with a double. Jair Camargo was 2-for-4. Anthony Prato was 2-for-2 with a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning.
Loss: Giovanny Gallegos (0-2).
Opposition standout: Nelson Velazquez was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 3 IN OMAHA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
St. Paul scored four in the second and four in the third.
Multi-hit games: Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3 with two runs. Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
Home runs: McCusker (2).
Multi-RBI games: Payton Eeles 3 (15); McCusker 3 (4).
Stolen bases: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (34); Yunior Severino (3); Morales (1).
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out four.
Win: Morris (1-0).
Opposition standout: Ryan Fitzgerald was 3-for-4 with a double.
Record: St. Paul is 24-31, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA
Jake Rucker hit a two-run double in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.
Multi-hit games: Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs. Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Rucker 2 (63); Noah Cardenas 2 (32).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Marco Raya struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks. Christian MacLeod struck out six and walked two in four shutout innings.
Win: Raya (2-4).
Save: MacLeod struck out six and walked two in four shutout innings.
Opposition standout: Nathanael Heredia struck out two in a perfect inning.
Record: Wichita is 22-33, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Springfield.
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN LAKE COUNTY
Alex Mooney's three-run homer capped a six-run third for Lake County.
Multi-hit games: Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with a home run. Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: Wingrove (4).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Jose Salas (16).
Pitching prowess: Samuel Perez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Nolan Santos struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings. Xander Hamilton pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.
Loss: Jeremy Lee (1-5).
Opposition standout: Alonzo Richardson pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out five.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 27-31, tied for fifth with Beloit, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.
CLEARWATER AT FORT MYERS (DOUBLEHEADER)
The first game was suspended in the second inning with no score. It will be completed as part of a doubleheader today.
TODAY'S TILTS
2:35 Clearwater at Fort Myers (TBD and Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 2.19) (completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
6:00 Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 4.73) at Lake County
6:05 St. Paul (TBD) at Omaha
6:05 Springfield at Wichita (Cory Lewis, 1-4, 2.96)