ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, IOWA CUBS 6 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul scored six in the second and led 8-2 after six. Iowa had the tying run at the plate when the game ended.
Multi-hit games: Payton Eeles was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs. Rylan Bannon was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.
Home runs: Eeles (5); Emmanuel Rodriguez (1).
Multi-RBI games: Rodriguez 4 (5); Eeles 2 (21).
Stolen bases: Eeles (13).
Pitching prowess: Aaron Rozek struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks.
Win: Rozek (1-5).
Opposition standout: Matt Mervis was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs.
Record: St. Paul is 28-34, tied for eighth with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN FRISCO
Alejandro Osuna homered in the first inning.
Multi-hit games: None. Wichita had three hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Aaron Sabato (8).
Pitching prowess: Pierson Ohl struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. Regi Grace pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Ricardo Velez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Loss: Ohl (4-7).
Opposition standout: Jacob de Grom struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Record: Wichita is 24-38, in fifth (last) place, 14.5 games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 11, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
It was scoreless through six. Kevin Maitan doubled home a run in the seventh, and Cedar Rapids scored ten in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double. Jose Salas was 2-for-4. Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs.
Home runs: Baez (12).
Multi-RBI games: Baez 3 (32); Walker Jenkins 3 (17).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Connor Prielipp struck out six in three perfect innings. Ricky Castro struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.
Win: Castro (2-4).
Opposition standout: Tyler Wehrle struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and five walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 30-35, tied for fourth with Beloit, seven games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND
Brandon Winokur singled home a run in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie. Lakeland had the winning run on base when the game ended.
Multi-hit games: Caden Kendle was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Kendle 2 (10).
Stolen bases: Byron Chourio 2 (22); Angel Del Rosario (25).
Pitching prowess: Adrian Bohorquez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Jack Noble struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Win: Maldonado (1-1).
Save: Noble (3).
Opposition standout: Garrett Pennington was 4-for-5 with a double.
Record: Fort Myers is 34-25, in second place, 1.5 games behind Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
1:05 Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-2, 6.28)
2:05 Iowa at St. Paul (Travis Adams, 0-0, 4.50)
6:05 Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-1, 8.25) at Frisco