The younger boy grabbed and asked my phone to play "It's Raining Tacos", however my phone is set to only play songs in my library so it played "It's Raining" by Eleni Mandell instead. I thought that was pretty funny.
Minor Details: Games of September 7
ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, IOWA CUBS 6 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul scored six in the second and led 8-2 after six. Iowa had the tying run at the plate when the game ended.
Multi-hit games: Payton Eeles was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs. Rylan Bannon was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.
Home runs: Eeles (5); Emmanuel Rodriguez (1).
Multi-RBI games: Rodriguez 4 (5); Eeles 2 (21).
Stolen bases: Eeles (13).
Pitching prowess: Aaron Rozek struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks.
Win: Rozek (1-5).
Opposition standout: Matt Mervis was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs.
Record: St. Paul is 28-34, tied for eighth with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN FRISCO
Alejandro Osuna homered in the first inning.
Multi-hit games: None. Wichita had three hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Aaron Sabato (8).
Pitching prowess: Pierson Ohl struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. Regi Grace pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Ricardo Velez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Loss: Ohl (4-7).
Opposition standout: Jacob de Grom struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Record: Wichita is 24-38, in fifth (last) place, 14.5 games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 11, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
It was scoreless through six. Kevin Maitan doubled home a run in the seventh, and Cedar Rapids scored ten in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double. Jose Salas was 2-for-4. Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs.
Home runs: Baez (12).
Multi-RBI games: Baez 3 (32); Walker Jenkins 3 (17).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Connor Prielipp struck out six in three perfect innings. Ricky Castro struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.
Win: Castro (2-4).
Opposition standout: Tyler Wehrle struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and five walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 30-35, tied for fourth with Beloit, seven games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND
Brandon Winokur singled home a run in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie. Lakeland had the winning run on base when the game ended.
Multi-hit games: Caden Kendle was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Kendle 2 (10).
Stolen bases: Byron Chourio 2 (22); Angel Del Rosario (25).
Pitching prowess: Adrian Bohorquez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Jack Noble struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Win: Maldonado (1-1).
Save: Noble (3).
Opposition standout: Garrett Pennington was 4-for-5 with a double.
Record: Fort Myers is 34-25, in second place, 1.5 games behind Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
1:05 Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-2, 6.28)
2:05 Iowa at St. Paul (Travis Adams, 0-0, 4.50)
6:05 Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-1, 8.25) at Frisco
Primus – Electric Grapevine
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Happy Birthday–September 8
Val Picinich (1896)
Buck Leonard (1907)
Jim Bagby (1916)
Steve Hargan (1942)
Ken Forsch (1946)
Don Aase (1954)
Mike Dyer (1966)
Gil Meche (1978)
Nick Hundley (1983)
Rob Delaney (1984)
Logan Schafer (1986)
Gerrit Cole (1990)
First baseman Buck Leonard was a star in the Negro Leagues. He was a teammate of Josh Gibson on the Homestead Grays, and was considered the Lou Gehrig to Gibson's Babe Ruth.
Minor Details: Games of September 6
IOWA CUBS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul led 4-0 after three, but Iowa rallied for six in the fourth. The inning was capped by a grand slam by Owen Caissie.
Multi-hit games: Chris Williams was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk. Anthony Prato was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Williams (14); Jair Camargo (11); Payton Eeles (4).
Multi-RBI games: Eeles 2 (19).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris struck out six in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk. Zack Weiss struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Steven Okert struck out two in a scoreless inning.
Loss: Ryan Jensen (4-4).
Opposition standout: Caissie was 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 27-34, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO
Frisco scored on an RBI ground out in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.
Multi-hit games: None. Wichita had three hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Marco Raya pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out two. Cory Lewis struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Loss: Lewis (2-5).
Opposition standout: Andy Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out three.
Record: Wichita is 24-37, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Springfield.
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Wisconsin led 3-0 after three. Cedar Rapids scored two in the eighth, but did not get the tying run on base.
Multi-hit games: Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-4. Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jordan Carr pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two. Rafael Marcano struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings. Juan Mendez struck out two in a scoreless inning.
Loss: Darren Bowen (2-10).
Opposition standout: Will Rudy struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 29-35, in fifth place, seven games behind Cedar Rapids.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)
Lakeland scored two in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead. Surprisingly, they played a full nine innings, but it didn't matter, as neither team scored after the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Byron Chourio was 2-for-3.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Anthony Narvaez struck out two in a scoreless inning. Tomas Cleto pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.
Loss: Jose Olivares (2-3).
Opposition standout: Nomar Fana was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN LAKELAND (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)
Lakeland scored four in the second and was never threatened.
Multi-hit games: None. Fort Myers had two hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Ben Ethridge retired all four men he faced. Christian Becerra struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Loss: Ross Dunn (1-5).
Opposition standout: Jack Penney was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 33-25, in second place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland. They have been eliminated from the playoffs.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:00 Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 2.70) at Lakeland
6:35 Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 3.86)
6:37 Iowa at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-5, 6.46)
7:05 Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 4-6, 5.18) at Frisco
September 7, 2024: Convenient
Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese owners of 7-Eleven, rejected a multibillion dollar takeover from a Canadian company. Good! That place is a national treasure (though they all kind of suck in this country).
Suki Waterhouse – Blackout Drunk
NSFW
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Happy Birthday–September 7
Dave Foutz (1856)
Hooks Wiltse (1879)
Curt Davis (1903)
Red Longley (1909)
Tommy Matchick (1943)
Willie Crawford (1946)
Joe Rudi (1946)
Darren Bragg (1969)
Jason Isringhausen (1972)
Mark Prior (1980)
Wade Davis (1985)
Devin Smeltzer (1995)
2024 Game 141: Twins at Royals
Zebby tries it again. Hopefully it goes better this time.
Minor Details: Games of September 5
ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, IOWA CUBS 6 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul scored three in the seventh to tie it 6-6 and Anthony Prato singled home the deciding run in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs. Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Severino 3 (75).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. Hobie Harris struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Win: Harris (4-6).
Opposition standout: William Simoneit was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Record: St. Paul is 27-33, tied for eighth with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO
Wichita scored five in the third, capped by an Alex Isola two-run homer.
Multi-hit games: Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: Isola (1).
Multi-RBI games: Isola 2 (4).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: John Stankiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Jarret Whorff struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.
Win: Christian MacLeod (1-1).
Save: Whorff (1).
Opposition standout: Cody Freeman was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Record: Wichita is 24-36, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Arkansas and Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Misael Urbina hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Walker Jenkins was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Home runs: Urbina (5); Rixon Wingrove (5).
Multi-RBI games: Urbina 2 (30); Wingrove 2 (9).
Stolen bases: Jenkins 2 (8); Kaelen Culpepper (2).
Pitching prowess: Spencer Bengard pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out three. Nolan Santos struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a walk.,
Win: Santos (1-3).
Save: Samuel Perez (1).
Opposition standout: Ramon Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 29-34, tied for fourth with Beloit, seven games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
The game was suspended in the top of the second with Fort Myers leading 2-0. It will be completed before the scheduled game today.
TODAY'S TILTS
3:00 Fort Myers (TBD and Jose Olivares, 2-2, 2.93) at Lakeland
6:35 Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-9, 5.94)
6:37 Iowa at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-0, 3.15)
7:05 Wichita (Marco Raya, 2-4, 4.68) at Frisco