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)