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Happy Birthday–August 25

Dick Rudolph (1887)
Darrell Johnson (1928)
Choo Choo Coleman (1937)
Dooley Womack (1939)
Rollie Fingers (1946)
Dave Heaverlo (1950)
Stan Perzanowski (1950)
Pete Redfern (1954)
Oddibe McDowell (1962)
Albert Belle (1966)
Doug Glanville (1970)
Gary Matthews (1974)
Logan Morrison (1987)
Justin Upton (1987)
Chandler Shepherd (1992)

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 23

ST. PAUL SAINTS 14, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored seven in the first inning and led 10-2 through three.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Michael Helman was 3-for-5 with four runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs, and two RBIs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-5 with a double.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Rylan Bannon (17).

Multi-RBI games:  Bannon 3 (68); Camargo 3 (44); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (70); Castillo 2 (40).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (31); Bernard (23); Payton Eeles (11); Bannon (10); Helman (10).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Nick Wittgren struck out two in two perfect innings.

Win:  Randy Dobnak (10-6).

Opposition standout:  Jasson Dominguez was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-28, tied for eighth with Iowa, 10.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN MIDLAND

Leading 3-2, Midland scored three in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had four hits.

Home runs:  Carson McCusker (15).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (64).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Marco Raya (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Jake Walkinshaw struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 19-30, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 11, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN DAYTON

Dayton scored five in the second to take a 7-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Jenkins (1).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  John Klein (8-3).

Opposition standout:  Cam Collier was 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-28, tied for fourth with Beloit, 6.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 1.64 and Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 2-8, 6.37) at Tampa
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 6,10) at Dayton
6:37  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-0, 4.00)
7:00  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.20) at Midland

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 22

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Castillo singled home a run in the sixth to break a 6-6 tie and St. Paul added one in the seventh.  SWB had led 5-2 after three.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (19); Keirsey, Jr. (14); Jair Camargo (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 3 (69); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (68).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (30); Payton Eeles (10).

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Weiss (1-1).

Save:  Scott Blewett (1).

Opposition standout:  T. J. Rumfield was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 20-28, tied for eighth place with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 3 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)

Midland scored in the ninth to tie it 3-3.  Andrew Cossetti singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  McCusker (14); Morales (9).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (62).

Stolen bases:  Shuffield (5); Kyler Fedco (4).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out ten in six shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Velez (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Henry Bolte was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 19-29, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN DAYTON

Cedar Rapids trailed 4-0 after five and tied it 4-4 after eight, but Hector Rodriguez singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Gabriel Gonzalez 2 (30); Jenkins 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Nolan Santos (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Carter Graham was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-27, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS AT TAMPA

Rained out.  It appears the game will not be made up.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 8-2, 4.41) at Dayton
7:00  Wichita (Marco Raya, 1-3, 4.76) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak. 9-6, 3.56)

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 23

George Davis (1870)
Guy Bush (1901)
Lonny Frey (1910)
Nels Potter (1911)
Carl Pohlad (1915)
Dale Mitchell (1921)
George Kell (1922)
Sherm Lollar (1924)
Harry Dalton (1928)
John Romano (1934)
Marty Martinez (1941)
Ron Blomberg (1948)
Jerry White (1952)
Mike Boddicker (1957)
Julio Franco (1958)
Randy St. Claire (1960)
Casey Blake (1973)
Mark Bellhorn (1974)
Mike Yastrzemski (1990)

Carl Pohlad, of course, was the owner of the Twins from 1984 until his death in 2009.

Harry Dalton was the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, the California Angels, and the Milwaukee Brewers.

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