ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, IOWA CUBS 1 IN IOWA
It was 1-1 through eight, as Mickey Gasper singled home a run in the third and Iowa tied the score in the sixth. Will Holland hit a two-run homer in the ninth to win it for St. Paul.
Batters: Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his third), a walk, and two runs. Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitchers: Andrew Morris struck out eight in five innings, giving up four hits and a walk. Randy Dobnak struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk. Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. Richard Lovelady pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opponents: Jordan Wicks pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.
Stats: Mickey Gasper, .333/1.170 OPS. Will Holland, .310/.933 OPS. Mike Ford, .867 OPS. Andrew Morris, 3.44 ERA. Richard Lovelady, 1.46 ERA.
Record: St. Paul is 23-20, in fifth place, 3.5 games behind Indianapolis.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 15, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 7 IN WICHITA
Wichita scored three in the first and one in the third to take a 4-0 lead. Arkansas came back, scoring one in the fourth and getting a two-run double from Jared Sundstrom in a three-run fifth to tie it 4-4. Wichita then took control of the game in the bottom of the fifth, scoring a touchdown plus the extra point. Tanner Schobel hit a three-run double and Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer in a seven-run inning that put the game out of reach. The lead went to 14-4 before Arkansas put up three in the eighth to make the final score look a little better
Batters: Jorel Ortega was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth), three runs, and four RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs. Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-6 with two doubles, three runs, and three RBIs. Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-6 with a double and a run. Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his eighth) and a walk. Tyler Dearden was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.
Pitchers: Trent Baker struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks. Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one. Cody Laweryson struck out the side in a perfect inning.
Opponents: Hunter Fitz-Gerald was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, a run, and an RBI. Blake Rambusch was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Connor Charping was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
Stats: Tyler Dearden, .320/.869 OPS. Kyler Fedco, .952 OPS. Jorel Ortega, .844 OPS. Noah Cardenas, .826 OPS. Tanner Schobel, .817 OPS. Trent Baker, 2.27 ERA.
Record: Wichita is 22-17, in first place, one game ahead of Arkansas.
PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Ian Petrutz hit a two-run homer in a four-run first that put Peoria in control of the game early. It was 5-0 when Cedar Rapids finally scored on a double by Brandon Winokur in the eighth. Peoria added two more in the ninth.
Batters: None. Cedar Rapids had five hits.
Pitchers: Chase Chaney settled down after the first, pitching five innings and giving up five runs on nine hits and a walk and striking out three. Eston Stull pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. Gabriel Yanez struck out five in two perfect innings.
Opponents: Jon Jon Gazdar was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Brayden Jobert was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two runs. Won-Bin Cho was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs. Joshua Baez was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI. Ian Petrutz hit a two-run homer. Chen-Wei Lin struck out six in three innings, giving up no hits and one walk. Tanner Jacobson struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Benjamin Arias pitched 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.
Stats: Nate Baez, .333/.907 OPS. Gabriel Gonzalez, .319/.907 OPS. Kyle DeBarge, .919 OPS. Khadim Diaw, .871 OPS. Eston Stull, zero ERA. Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 1.35 ERA.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 22-16, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 4 IN JUPITER
Dameury Pena hit a home run in a three-run first. Jupiter scored single runs in the first and third to cut the lead to 3-2, but Fort Myers put up another three-spot in the fifth. Jupiter got two back in the sixth to cut the margin to 6-4, but that was as close as they would get. Fort Myers scored single runs in the seventh and eighth.
Batters: Rayne Doncon was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs. Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs. Dameury Pena hit a home run, his second.
Pitchers: Jason Doktorczyk pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks and striking out three. Devin Kirby pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opponents: Dillon Head was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Julio Henriquez was 2-for-4 with a run. Micah McDowell was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Stats: Rayne Doncon, .500/1.183 OPS. Peyton Eeles, .300.
Record: Fort Myers is 19-20, tied for fourth with Tampa, four games behind Dunedin.
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