INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)
An error and a Jack Suwinski single gave Indianapolis a 2-0 lead in the first. They then scored five more in the second on five singles, two walks, and a balk to put the game out of reach early. They added single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth. St. Paul had only three hits, with a Royce Lewis double the only one for more than one base.
Batters: None.
Pitchers: Starter Marco Raya lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and three walks, striking out one. Kody Funderburk struck out two in 1.2 perfect innings. Ryan Jensen struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opponents: Nick Solak was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three runs. Jack Suwinski was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs. Malcolm Nunez was 2-for-4 with a run. Bubba Chandler pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks and striking out four.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)
Patrick Winkel homered in the second to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead. It stayed there until the sixth, when Carson McCusker singled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch, making the score 3-0. Indianapolis got just two hits, both singles.
Batters: Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a run. Patrick Winkel was 1-for-2 with a home run.
Pitchers: Darren McCaughan struck out seven in five innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Anthony Misiewicz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opponents: Nick Dombkowski struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
Stats: Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .313 with an OPS of .923. Carson McCusker has an OPS of 1.009. Patrick Winkel has an OPS of .891. Darren McCaughan has an ERA of zero. Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 1.86.
Record: St. Paul is 10-12, tied for seventh with Omaha, 3.5 games behind Memphis.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA
Kyler Fedco doubled leading off the second and scored on a pair of productive outs to put Wichita up 1-0. Springfield put together three singles in the fifth to tie it 1-1. In the seventh Aaron Sabato led off with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a pair of productive outs to make it 2-1. Wichita pitchers made the lead stand up.
Batters: None.
Pitchers: Darren Bowen pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three. Pierson Ohl struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit. Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.
Opponents: Pete Hansen pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out three.
Stats: Kyler Fedco is batting .340 with an OPS of 1.119. Tyler Dearden is batting .333 with an OPS of .844. Aaron Sabato is batting .318 with an OPS of 1.009. Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .805. Pierson Ohl has an ERA of zero. Darren Bowen has an ERA of 1.50. Joel Cesar has an ERA of 3.18.
Record: 11-8, in second place, 2.5 games behind Arkansas.
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The game's lone run scored in the sixth inning on a double play. Each team had four hits, with Danny De Andrade getting the only extra base hit, a double.
Batters: None.
Pitchers: Alejandro Hidalgo struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks. Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk. Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opponents: Matthew Wood was 2-for-3 with a walk. Jadher Areinamo was 2-for-4 with a run. Bishop Letson pitched 5.1 innings, giving up four hits and striking out four.
Stats: Billy Amick is batting .354 with an OPS of .944. Kevin Maitan is batting .353 with an OPS of .979. Nate Baez is batting .351 with an OPS of .975. Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero. Jacob Wosinski has an ERA of 3.09.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 11-7, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.
CLEARWATER THRESHERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN CLEARWATER
Fort Myers scored two in the first, getting one on a sacrifice fly and another on an error, to take a 2-0 lead. It went to 3-0 in the sixth when Jay Thomason doubled and scored on a Jefferson Valladeres single. But Clearwater came back. Kodey Shojinaga tripled and scored in the bottom of the sixth. In the seventh, Eduardo Tait doubled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch to tie it 3-3. In the ninth, Raider Tello singled home Brady Day with the deciding run.
Batters: None.
Pitchers: Cole Peschi struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks. Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up one hit and three walks.
Opponents: Diego Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk. Raider Tello was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Dante Nori was 2-for-5 with a run. Ryan Degges pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.
Stats: Jose Salas is batting .429 with an OPS of 1.214. Jay Thomason has an OPS of .885. Cole Peschi has an ERA of zero.
Record: Fort Myers is 10-9, tied for second with Dunedin and Lakeland, one game behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
1;05 Wisconsin (Tyson Hardin, 2-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 1-0, 6.23)
2:07 Indianapolis (Braxton Ashcraft, 1-2, 5.06) at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 4.40)
4:05 Springfield (Max Rajcic, 1-1, 5.27) at Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 5.87)
5:30 Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 2.45) at Clearwater (TBD)