Chandler Shepherd and three relievers lead the Saints.  Jermaine Palacios and Chris Vallimont lead the Wind Surge.  Michael Helman delivers for the Kernels.

ST. PAUL 2, IOWA 0 IN ST. PAUL

The Saints scored single runs in the first and seventh and four pitchers took it from there.

Batting star:  Tomas Telis was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.

Pitching stars:  Chandler Shepherd pitched five shutout innings, giving up five hits and no walks and striking out three.  Ian Hamilton struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.  Juan Minaya retired all four men he faced, striking out one.  Derek Law pitched 1.2 perfect innings.

Opposition stars:  Dee Strange-Gordon was 2-for-4.  Matt Swarmer pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three.

Good stats:  Hamilton has an ERA of 1.15.

Bad stats:  Daniel Descalso was 1-for-4 and is batting .074.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 and is batting .091.  Jimmy Kerrigan was 1-for-3 and is batting .198.  Shepherd lowered his ERA to 6.48.

Record:  The Saints are 18-20, in fourth place in the AAA East-Midwest, 8.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA 8, SPRINGFIELD 2 IN WICHITA

The Wind Surge scored three in the first and the lead was never less than three.

Batting stars:  Jermaine Palacios was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his sixth and seventh), a double, three runs, and three RBIs.  Roy Morales was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Ernie De La Trinidad was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.

Pitching stars:  Chris Vallimont struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Jason Garcia struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.  Jovani Moran pitched a perfect inning, striking out all three men he faced.

Opposition stars:  Nick Plummer was 2-for-4 with a double.  Luken Baker was 1-for-3 with a home run (his eighth), a walk, and two runs.

Good stats:  Jose Miranda was 1-for-4 and is batting .313.  De La Trinidad is batting .308.  Palacios is batting .304.  Garcia has an ERA of zero.  Moran has an ERA of 0.74.  Zach Neff gave up a run in two innings and has an ERA of 2.53.

Bad stats:  None.

Record:  The Wind Surge is 22-16, in first place in the AA Central-North, a half game ahead of Tulsa.

CEDAR RAPIDS 4, SOUTH BEND 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels trailed 3-1 going to the bottom of the ninth.  One run was walked in and Michael Helman hit a two-run double to win it.

Batting star:  Wander Javier was 1-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Jordan Gore struck out four in three perfect innings.  Jonathan Cheshire pitched a scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Yonathan Perlaza was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Edmond Americaan was 2-for-4.  Matteo Bocchi pitched four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out three.

Starter:  Jon Olsen struck out five in five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks.

Good stats:  None.

Bad stats:  Chris Williams was 1-for-3 and is batting .100.  Olsen has an ERA of 5.00.

Record:  The Kernels are 18-20, tied for third with Beloit and Wisconsin, 6.5 games behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND AT FORT MYERS

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:30  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Sean Mooney, 0-1, 0.57 and Miguel Rodriguez, 1-1, 1.50)
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Andrew Cabezas, 2-1, 3.00)
7:05  Iowa at St. Paul (Rob Whalen, 0-2, 3.46)
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Austin Schulfer, 1-3, 5.28)