COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 6 IN COLUMBUS

St. Paul led 6-3 through seven, but Micah Pries hit a three-run homer in the eighth and Johnathan Rodriguez homered in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-2 with three walks.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.

Home runs:  Castillo (9); McCusker (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo 3 (53).

Stolen bases:  Eeles (14); Castillo (13).

Pitching prowess:  Jeff Brigham retired all four men he faced, striking out three.  Giovanny Gallegos struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Loss:  Diego Castillo (0-5).

Opposition standout:  Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 30-35, in eighth place, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

TULSA DRILLERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Tulsa scored all of their runs in the third inning to lead 5-0.

Multi-hit games:  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Kala'i Rosario (8).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  John Stankiewicz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Miguel Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Christian MacLeod (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Jared Karros struck out three in three perfect innings.

Record:  Wichita is 25-40, in fifth (last) place, sixteen games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:15  St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-0, 3.04) at Columbus
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (Cory Lewis, 2-5, 2.70)