ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)
SWB led 6-1 after six, but St. Paul scored four in the seventh, one in the eighth, and one in the tenth. Diego Castillo hit a grand slam in the seventh, a passed ball brought home the tying run, and Anthony Prato singled home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with two doubles. Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs. Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs. Prato was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Castillo (7).
Multi-RBI games: Castillo 4 (37).
Stolen bases: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. 2 (27); Wynton Bernard (22); Castillo (11).
Pitching prowess: Hobie Harris struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Caleb Baragar pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Win: Baragar (1-2).
Opposition standout: J. C. Escarra was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 19-28, tied for ninth (last) place with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.
MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 11, WICHITA WIND SURGE 10 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)
Wichita led 9-6 after seven, but Midland scored three in the eighth to tie it. Brennan Milone doubled home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: Jake Rucker was 3-for-6 with two home runs, a double, and six RBIs. Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a walk. Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4. Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Home runs: McCusker 2 (13); Rucker 2 (9).
Multi-RBI games: Rucker 6 (61); McCusker 3 (60).
Stolen bases: Dalton Shuffield (4).
Pitching prowess: Taylor Floyd retired all four men he faced.
Loss: Jarret Whorff (2-3).
Opposition standout: Brayan Buelvas was 3-for-5 with two doubles.
Record: Wichita is 18-29, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.
DAYTON DRAGONS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN DAYTON
Cedar Rapids took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, but Dayton scored two in the bottom of the eighth to win it. Leo Balcazar singled home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Home runs: Cespedes (12).
Multi-RBI games: Cespedes 2 (69).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Tanner Hall pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out four. Gabriel Yanez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Loss: Mike Paredes (1-2).
Opposition standout: Balcazar was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 24-26, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.
TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Tampa scored three in the second.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Billy Amick (1).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: None.
Loss: Charlee Soto (1-5).
Opposition standout: Dillon Lewis was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
TAMPA TARPONS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS--FORT MYERS DESIGNATED HOME TEAM)
Fort Myers led 5-0 after three, but Tampa scored two in the fourth, three in the fifth, and two in the seventh. Diomedes Hernandez hit a two-run single to break the 5-5 tie.
Multi-hit games: Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-3 with a double. Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Home runs: Thomason (1).
Multi-RBI games: Thomason 2 (6).
Stolen bases: Maddux Houghton (18); Kyle DeBarge (11); Khadim Diaw (2).
Pitching prowess: None.
Loss: Juan Mercedes (1-1).
Opposition standout: Hernandez was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 30-17, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:30 Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-1, 2.57) at Tampa
6:05 Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 4-2, 4.50) at Dayton
7:00 Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-7, 4.08) at Midland
7:07 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.73)