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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 1 IN OMAHA

Matt Wallner hit a three-run homer in the eighth (his fifth) to overcome a 1-0 deficit.  David Festa struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Richard Lovelady struck out two and walked two in a shutout inning.  Brady Feigl pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

TULSA DRILLERS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Tulsa scored three in the first and one in the second.  Tanner Schobel hit a two-run homer (his sixth) in a three-run fifth to get Wichita back into the game, but they did not get a hit after that.  Starter Darren Bowen pitched three innings, allowing four runs on five hits and no walks and striking out one.  John Klein struck out eight in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Michael Martinez struck out three and walked two in 1.2 scoreless innings.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out one.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Jose Salas hit a two-run homer in the fifth to tie it 2-2.  Nate Baez and Brandon Winokur each homered in a three-run sixth to put Cedar Rapids in the lead to stay.  Salas was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Winokur was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Baez hit a home run, his third.  Cole Peschl struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.  Gabriel Yanez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Cole Percival pitched a perfect inning.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Maddux Houghton hit an inside-the-park home run in the second to put Fort Myers up 1-0, but Bradenton took the lead with four in the sixth.  Fort Myers came back with two in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3, but Bradenton scored two more in the eighth.  Luke Napleton was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Ricardo Pena was 2-for-4 with a run.  Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Eli Jones struck out seven in six innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks.  Ivran Romero struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 3, FCL ORIOLES 2 AT ORIOLES

Ramiro Dominguez hit a two-run double in the fourth to put the Twins up 3-2.  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3.  Matt Gabbert pitched four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out two.  Melvin Rodriguez pitched three shutout innings, giving up no hits and three walks and striking out two.

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All games were played Sunday except the FCL game, which was played Monday.

NORFOLK TIDES 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Coby Mayo homered in the first inning to give Norfolk a 1-0 lead.  The Saints roared back in the second, as a Patrick Winkel grand slam gave them a 4-1 lead.  From there, though, it was all Norfolk.  TT Bowens hit a three-run homer in the third to tie it up.  Vimael Machin hit an RBI double in the fourth to give Norfolk a 5-4 lead.  Homers by Bowens and Livan Soto were part of a four-run fifth that put the game out of reach.  St. Paul did not get a hit after the fourth inning.

Batters:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a grand slam, his third homer.

Pitchers:  Starter Darren McCaughan struck out five in 4.1 innings, but allowed nine runs (eight earned) on eleven hits and a walk.  Ryan Jensen struck out five in 2.1 perfect innings.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  TT Bowens was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his sixth and seventh), a walk, and five RBIs.  Vimael Machin was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and an RBI.  Luis Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Coby Mayo was 2-for-5 with a home run, his eighth.  Livan Soto was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Houston Roth pitched 2.2 perfect innings, striking out two.  Kade Strowd struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Matt Wallner .417/1.462.  Patrick Winkel .308/.859.  Mike Ford .846.  Anthony Prato .823.

Record:  25-23, sixth, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SAN ANTONIO

Cody Roberts singled home a run in the fourth.  Aaron Sabato came back with a two-run homer in the fifth to give Wichita the lead.  It looked like it might hold up, but an error allowed the tying run to score in the seventh and an error allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth.  Wichita did not get a hit after the sixth inning.

Batters:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and a walk.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Mike Paredes pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and no walks and striking out one.

Opponents:  Anthony Villar was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Romeo Sanabria was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Marcos Castanon was 2-for-4 with a double.  Victor Lazarraga pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco, .902.  Aaron Sabato, .876.  Mike Paredes, 2.25.  Trent Baker, 2.27.

Record:  23-22, tied for third with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Arkansas and Springfield.

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN FORT WAYNE

A single and three walks plated a run for Fort Wayne in the second and two walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly brought home one in the third.  Fort Wayne added two in the sixth.  The lone Cedar Rapids run scored in the seventh on a Jaime Ferrer RBI double.  That was the last Kernels hit.

Batters:  None.  Cedar Rapids had two hits.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out three in three innings, but gave up two runs on one hit and six walks.  Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Kade Bragg pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Cedar Rapids pitchers walked ten and hit one.

Opponents:  Jose Sanabria was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Jack Costello was 2-for-3 with a run.  Eric Yost struck out eight in 6.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Stats:  Nate Baez .340/.931.  Kaelen Culpepper .315/.924.  Kade Bragg 2.89.  Cole Percival 3.09.  Samuel Perez 3.38.  Jacob Wosinski 3.47.

Record:  25-19, second, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 15, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 12 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland broke a scoreless tie in a big way, scoring five in the third on a two-run inside-the-park homer by Bryce Rainer and a three-run homer by Stephen Hrustich.  Rayne Doncon homered in the fourth to get Fort Myers on the board and Angel Del Rosario hit a two-run homer in a three-run fifth that cut the lead to 5-4.  Lakeland responded with a six-run bottom of the fifth, with half the runs coming on a three-run homer by Sergio Tapia.  Jefferson Valladares homered in the sixth, but Lakeland once again responded, getting three runs in the bottom of the sixth on four walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly to go ahead 14-5.  To their credit, the Mussels didn't give up, as Dameury Pena hit a two-run single in a five-run eighth that made the score 14-10.  Rainer hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth that made it 15-10, but Fort Myers once again tried to come back.  Peyton Carr hit a two-run homer in the ninth, but that was as much as they could do, and the comeback fell three runs short.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dameury Pena was 3-for-6 with a run and two RBIs.  Jefferson Valladares was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three runs.  Peyton Carr was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Angel Del Rosario was 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Ross struck out five in four innings but allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hit and a walk.  Brennan Oxford struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.

Opponents:  Bryce Rainer was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), a double, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Stephen Hrustich was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk, and two runs.  Woody Hadeen was 2-for-5 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Sergio Tapia was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and three runs.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon .344/.869.  Maddux Houghton .805.  Ivran Romero 2.21.

Record:  20-25, sixth (last), 6.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL PIRATES 2, FCL TWINS 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

Kendrick Herrera singled home a run in the third.  Irvin Nunez tied it with an RBI single in the fifth, but Jonathan Rivero tripled leading off the bottom of the fifth and scored on a balk.  And that was it.  The Twins got men to first and second in the sixth, but their last five men were retired.

Batters:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3.

Pitchers:  Starter Hendry Chivilli pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out one.  Liam Rocha struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Richard Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Carlson Reed pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Levi Sterling struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Stats:  Irvin Nunez .300/.831.  Bryan Acuna .813.  Liam Rocha 0.00.  Hendry Chivilli 1.42.

Record:  9-7, tied for second with the Orioles, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins (2)
6:05  Bradenton at Fort Myers--no starters listed
6:35  Lake County (Josh Hartle, 4-1, 2.55) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 2-2, 4.59)
6:35  St. Paul (Cory Lewis, 1-4, 9.72) at Omaha (TBD)
7:05  Tulsa (TBD) at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-1, 3.99)

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IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN IOWA

Iowa had two Abe Lincoln innings (four score) to take the game.  Three walks and three singles plated four Iowa runs in the fourth to give the Cubs a 5-0 lead.  St. Paul got two in the fifth, but Iowa scored four more in the top of the fifth to go up 9-2.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 4-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a run.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Cory Lewis pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and five walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Jonathon Long was 3-for-4 with a triple and six RBIs.  Matt Shaw was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .400 with a 1.398 OPS.  Carson McCusker, .336, 1.048 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .336, .972 OPS.  Anthony Prato, .308, .847 OPS.  Will Holland, .848 OPS.  Patrick Winkel, .839 OPS.  Jeferson Morales .818 OPS.  Mike Ford, .816 OPS.  Anthony Misiewicz, 2.93 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-16, in second place, two games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 9 IN WICHITA

Ricardo Olivar hit a three-run homer in the third to give Wichita a 4-2 lead.  Arkansas tied it 4-4 in the fifth, but Jorel Ortega hit a two-run single to make it 6-4 in the sixth.  Arkansas got one back in the top of the seventh, but Ortega hit a two-run homer in a four-run Wichita seventh to take a 10-5 lead.  Arkansas scored four in the eighth to get back into it, but Kyler Fedco singled home an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.  Arkansas loaded the bases with one out in the ninth, but getting out of the jam was as easy as 1-2-3, as a pitcher-to-catcher-to-first double play ended the game.

Batters:  Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp struck out two in two innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Jared Sundstrom was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Victor Labrada was 2-for-3 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Rambusch was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Nick Raposo hit a home run, his second.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .333, .895 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .313, .874 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .892 OPS.  Jarret Whorff, 1.93 ERA.  Pierson Ohl, 2.08 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 20-15, in first place, one game ahead of Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (11 INNINGS)

Peoria scored four in the first to take the early lead.  Gabriel Gonzalez homered in the fourth to put Cedar Rapids on the board.  It was 5-2 going to the bottom of the sixth, but Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 5-4 and Nate Baez delivered an RBI single in the eighth to tie it 5-5.  Neither team scored in the tenth, but Trey Paige hit a two-run homer in the top of the eleventh.  Cedar Rapids got one back, but could not advance the tying run past first base.

Batters:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and two runs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a run.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall settled down after the first, pitching five innings and giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in two perfect innings.  Cole Percival struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Brayden Jobert was 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Ian Petrutz was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Trey Paige was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.  Jon Jon Gazdar was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .325, .875 OPS.  Jose Salas, .320; 1.113 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .317; .879 OPS.  Kyle Hess, .825 OPS.  Cole Percival, 2.35 ERA.  Jacob Wosinski, 2.37 ERA.  Wilker Reyes, 3.15 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-14, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER (10 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored two in the first to take the lead.  It was 3-1 after five, but Yeral Martinez hit a two-run double in the sixth to tie it 3-3.  That was all the scoring until the tenth, when Yasser Martinez, as the Manfred Man, stole third and scored on a wild pitch.  Jupiter got their Manfred Man to third with one out, but he was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a grounder to short.

Batters:  No Mussel had more than one hit.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Ross pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Zander Sechrist pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Brennan Oxford struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings.

Opponents:  Andrew Salas was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Andres Valor was 2-for-5 with a run.  Kevin Vaupel struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits.  Riskiel Tineo pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz, .325; .896 OPS.  Jay Thomason, .987 OPS.  Brennan Oxford, zero ERA.  Zander Sechrist, 2.16 ERA.  Michael Ross, 2.77 ERA.  Hunter Hoopes, 3.00 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 16-19, in fifth place, five games behind Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays
12:08  St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-2, 12.46 and Darren McCaughan, 2-0, 2.25) at Iowa (Connor Noland, 3-1, 3.86 and Keegan Thompson, 3-1, 2.59)
5:30  Fort Myers (Michael Carpenter, 0-1, 5.40) at Jupiter (TBD)
6:35  Peoria (Darlin Saladin, 1-1, 5.64) at Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-1, 3.77)
6:35  Arkansas (Michael Morales, 0-1, 3.00) at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-1, 4.40)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7 IN COLUMBUS (11 INNINGS)

St. Paul trailed 4-0 after two, but came back to tie it in the sixth.  Ryan Fitzgerald singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.  Fitzgerald was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5.  Andrew Morris struck out five in four innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk.  Kody Funderburk struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a perfect inning.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 0 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored single runs in the second, fourth, sixth, and seventh, and three more in the eighth.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), two walks, and three runs.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his fifth.  Trent Baker pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.  Mike Paredes struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, IOWA CUBS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids trailed 2-0, led 3-2, and were tied at three before Kyle DeBarge homered in the eighth.  DeBarge was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.  Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer.  Chase Chaney pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out two.  Spencer Bengard struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPTER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers trailed 5-2 through six, but scored two in the seventh to make it 5-4 and Poncho Ruiz hit a two-run double in the ninth to win it.  Ruiz was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and three RBIs.  Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Michael Ross pitched two innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out one.  Zander Sechrist pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a two-run double in the first inning to give St. Paul the early lead.  A sacrifice fly made it 3-0 after two.  It stayed there until the fifth, when Nick Yorke got Indianapolis on the board with a two-run single.  Mike Ford singled home a run in the seventh to make it 4-2, but Indianapolis responded with a pinch-hit home run by Nick Solak in the eighth to cut the lead to one again.  Ryan Fitzgerald doubled home a run in the bottom of the eighth, however, and this time Indianapolis had no answer.  They did get the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but their last two men went out.

Batters:  Royce Lewis was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out five but walked four in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Ji Hwan-Bae was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Nick Solak was 1-for-1 with a home run, his fifth.  Nick Yorke was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.

Stats:  Royce Lewis is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.096.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .324 with an OPS of .950.  Carson McCusker is batting .316 with an OPS of 1.020.  Anthony Prato is batting .314 with an OPS of .844.  Kody Funderburk has an ERA of zero.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 1.93.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 2.53.  Alex Speas has an ERA of 2.84.

Record:  St. Paul is 11-13, in seventh place, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Jeremy Rivas hit a three-run homer in the first to put Springfield up early.  Wichita tied it in the third on a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single by Rubel Cespedes.  An RBI single and a sacrifice fly in the fourth put Springfield back in front 5-3.  Andrew Cossetti homered in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 5-4.  From there, however, it was all Springfield.  Ramon Mendoza homered in a two-run sixth, Miguel Ugueto hit a two-run homer in a four-run seventh, and Carlos Linares singled home a run in the ninth.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Rubel Cespedes was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on three hits.  That's a lot of threes.

Opponents:  Speaking of threes, Springfield had three batters who each got three hits and scored three times.  Jeremy Rivas was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a double, three runs, and four RBIs.  Miguel Ugueto was 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBIs.  Ramon Mendoza was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), three runs, and three RBIs.  Carlos Linares was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Starter Brycen Mautz struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on, unfortunately, four hits.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .315 with an OPS of 1.050.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .308 with an OPS of .806.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .868.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .803.

Record:  Wichita is 12-9, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, two games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Danny De Andrade homered in the second to put Cedar Rapids on the board, but a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth tied it 1-1.  In the bottom of the fifth, however, Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer to put Cedar Rapids in the lead to stay.  A ground out scored a run in the seventh, and Culpepper hit a two-run single in a three-run eighth that sealed the victory.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and five RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.  Kyle DeBarge stole his eleventh base.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jeremy Lee pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Wilker Reyes struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.  Samuel Perez struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Blake Burke was 2-for-4.  Manuel Rodriguez pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.

Stats:  Kevin Maitan is batting .348 with an OPS of .942.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .344 with an OPS of .995.  Kyle Hess is batting .316 with an OPS of .932.  Jose Olivares has an ERA of zero.  Wilker Reyes has an ERA of 1.64.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-8, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Fort Myers scored early and often, getting all ten runs in the first three innings.  Three of them came in the first, as Byron Chourio led off the game with a triple, Jose Salas followed with an RBI single, and Jay Thomason followed that with a three-run homer.  A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly brought home two in the second.  Clearwater got their lone run in the bottom of the second on a Raider Tello homer, but Fort Myers responded with five in the third.  Maddux Houghton singled home one, and later in the inning Salas hit a grand slam.  Three Fort Myers pitchers took it from there, limiting Clearwater to just four hits for the game.

Batters:  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and six RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-5.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Michael Carpenter struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Zander Sechrist pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Devin Kirby walked three and struck out two in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Raider Tello was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  A. J Wilson struck out three and walked one in three shutout innings.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.500.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .932.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 1.35.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 1.50.  Michael Carpenter has an ERA of 3.00.

Record:  Fort Myers is 12-9, tied for first with Dunedin.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

12:05  Wichita at Frisco
4:05  St. Paul at Columbus (doubleheader)
5:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids

milb.com does not list any starters for these games at this writing.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)

An error and a Jack Suwinski single gave Indianapolis a 2-0 lead in the first.  They then scored five more in the second on five singles, two walks, and a balk to put the game out of reach early.  They added single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth.  St. Paul had only three hits, with a Royce Lewis double the only one for more than one base.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Marco Raya lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and three walks, striking out one.  Kody Funderburk struck out two in 1.2 perfect innings.  Ryan Jensen struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Nick Solak was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three runs.  Jack Suwinski was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Malcolm Nunez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Bubba Chandler pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks and striking out four.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)

Patrick Winkel homered in the second to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Carson McCusker singled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch, making the score 3-0.  Indianapolis got just two hits, both singles.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a run.  Patrick Winkel was 1-for-2 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan struck out seven in five innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Nick Dombkowski struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .313 with an OPS of .923.  Carson McCusker has an OPS of 1.009.  Patrick Winkel has an OPS of .891.  Darren McCaughan has an ERA of zero.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 1.86.

Record:  St. Paul is 10-12, tied for seventh with Omaha, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Kyler Fedco doubled leading off the second and scored on a pair of productive outs to put Wichita up 1-0.  Springfield put together three singles in the fifth to tie it 1-1.  In the seventh Aaron Sabato led off with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a pair of productive outs to make it 2-1.  Wichita pitchers made the lead stand up.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three.  Pierson Ohl struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opponents:  Pete Hansen pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out three.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .340 with an OPS of 1.119.  Tyler Dearden is batting .333 with an OPS of .844.  Aaron Sabato is batting .318 with an OPS of 1.009.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .805.  Pierson Ohl has an ERA of zero.  Darren Bowen has an ERA of 1.50.  Joel Cesar has an ERA of 3.18.

Record:  11-8, in second place, 2.5 games behind Arkansas.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The game's lone run scored in the sixth inning on a double play.  Each team had four hits, with Danny De Andrade getting the only extra base hit, a double.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Matthew Wood was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jadher Areinamo was 2-for-4 with a run.  Bishop Letson pitched 5.1 innings, giving up four hits and striking out four.

Stats:  Billy Amick is batting .354 with an OPS of .944.  Kevin Maitan is batting .353 with an OPS of .979.  Nate Baez is batting .351 with an OPS of .975.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Jacob Wosinski has an ERA of 3.09.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-7, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Fort Myers scored two in the first, getting one on a sacrifice fly and another on an error, to take a 2-0 lead.  It went to 3-0 in the sixth when Jay Thomason doubled and scored on a Jefferson Valladeres single.  But Clearwater came back.  Kodey Shojinaga tripled and scored in the bottom of the sixth.  In the seventh, Eduardo Tait doubled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch to tie it 3-3.  In the ninth, Raider Tello singled home Brady Day with the deciding run.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Cole Peschi struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up one hit and three walks.

Opponents:  Diego Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Raider Tello was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Dante Nori was 2-for-5 with a run.  Ryan Degges pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .429 with an OPS of 1.214.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .885.  Cole Peschi has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-9, tied for second with Dunedin and Lakeland, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

1;05  Wisconsin (Tyson Hardin, 2-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 1-0, 6.23)
2:07  Indianapolis (Braxton Ashcraft, 1-2, 5.06) at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 4.40)
4:05  Springfield (Max Rajcic, 1-1, 5.27) at Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 5.87)
5:30  Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 2.45) at Clearwater (TBD)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, IOWA CUBS 8 IN IOWA

Another slugfest, but this time the Saints came marching in winners.  Jeferson Morales homered in the first inning to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  Christian Franklin led off the bottom of the first with a home run to tie it, and Jonathan Long's RBI single made it 2-1 Iowa.  Iowa added one in the second on a sacrifice fly and scored two in the third on a Ben Cowles double and another sacrifice fly to make it 5-1.

St. Paul came back with five in the fourth on RBI singles by Carson McCusker, Armando Alvarez, and Anthony Prato and a two-run double by Ryan Fitzgerald.  McCusker hit a three-run homer in the fifth to give the Saints a Dolly Parton lead of 9 to 5.  Iowa scored two in the sixth on a Moises Ballesteros RBI single and a bases-loaded walk, but the Saints got the runs back in the eighth on Prato's RBI single and a run-scoring ground out.  Iowa got one back in the ninth on a Greg Allen RBI single but did not get the tying run up to bat.

Batters:  Anthony Prato was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Jeferson Morales was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Randy Dobnak pitched four innings, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four.  Huascar Ynoa pitched 1.1 scoreless innings despite walking three.

Opponents:  Moises Ballesteros was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.  Kevin Alcantara was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Christian Franklin was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second), two walks, and two runs.  Riley Martin struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Anthony Prato is batting .316.  Carson McCusker is batting .306 with an OPS of 1.098.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .304 with an OPS of .919.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 2.35.  Ryan Jensen has an ERA of 2.84

Record:  St. Paul is 7-9, in ninth place, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

TULSA DRILLERS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN TULSA

Wichita is not enjoying living on Tulsa time, as they dropped another to the Drillers.  It started well, as a Rubel Cespedes RBI single was followed by a two-run homer by Kala'i Rosario, giving Wichita a 3-0 lead.  Damon Keith homered in the second to cut the lead to 3-1, but in the fourth Aaron Sabato hit a two-run homer and Tyler Dearden followed with a solo shot to make it 6-1 Wind Surge.

That was as good as it would get, though.  Jose Ramos homered in the sixth to make it 6-2, and Ramos struck again in the seventh with a grand slam, tying the score.  It stayed tied until the bottom of the ninth, when singles by Taylor Young, Chris Newell, and Yeiner Fernandez produced the deciding run.

Batters:  Aaron Sabato was 4-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Aaron Rozek struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.  Joel Cesar pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  Jose Ramos was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and five RBIs.  Damon Keith was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Yeiner Fernandez was 2-for-4.  Jeisson Cabrera struck out four and walked one in two shutout innings.  Antonio Knowles pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jorge Benitez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Stats:  Aaron Sabato is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.404.  Tyler Dearden is batting .400 with an OPS of .983.  Kyler Fedco is batting .357 with an OPS of 1.264.  Joel Cesar has an ERA of 3.86.

Record:  Wichita is 6-7, in fourth place, three games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT PEORIA

It was suspended in the top of the fourth inning with Cedar Rapids ahead 8-3.  Peoria scored the first two runs on a Ryan Campos first-inning two-run homer.  Misael Urbina hit a three-run homer in the second to put Cedar Rapids up 3-2.  Michael Curialle tripled and scored in the bottom of the second to tie it 3-3.  The Kernels scored three more in the third on RBI singles by Khadim Diaw and Nate Baez and an RBI double by Kevin Maitan.  They added two more in the fourth on a double by Baez.  Alejandro Hidalgo pitched all three innings for Cedar Rapids.  It appears that the game has been scheduled to be completed today.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Bradenton jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second, with two runs scoring on an error and a third on a Carlos Caro single.  They added a run in the seventh on another error, Derek Berg hit a solo homer in the eighth, and another error allowed a run to score in the ninth.  The lone Fort Myers run came in the eighth on a Jose Rodriguez home run.  It was a "more errors than hits" game for Fort Myers, as they had two hits and made four errors.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second) and a walk.

Pitchers:  Jason Doktorczyk struck out ten in five innings, giving up three unearned runs on four hits and no walks.  Michael Tonkin struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.  Of the six Bradenton runs, only one was earned.

Opponents:  Derek Berg was 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Carlos Caro was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Matt Ager struck out three and walked two in three shutout innings, giving up no hits.  Victor Cabreja struck out four and walked one in four shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz is batting .357 with an OPS of .864.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .939.  Byron Chourio has an OPS of .825.  Jason Doktorczyk has an ERA of 1.54.  Michael Tonkin has an ERA of 0.00.

Record:  Fort Myers is 6-7, tied for third with Dunedin and Lakeland, two games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:00  Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 7.71) at Tulsa (Jacob Meador, 0-2, 11.05)
3:08  St. Paul at Iowa--no starters listed
5:00  Cedar Rapids at Peoria--completion of suspended game
5:05  Bradenton (Peyton Stumbo, 0-1, 6.00) at Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 2.45)
6:00  Wichita (Darren Bowen, 1-0, 2.00) at Tulsa (Jerming Rosario, 1-1, 3.00)*
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 9.00) at Peoria (Hansel Rincon, 0-0, 0.00)

* I don't remember a Twins affiliate playing a split, day-night doubleheader before.

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored one in the second, but Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run double to put St. Paul ahead 2-1 in the third.  The lead held up until the eighth, when Omaha plated four on two walks, an error, a double, and a single.  St. Paul got one back in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.  Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Ryan Jensen pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opponents:  Cam Devanney was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Nelson Velazquez was 2-for-4.  Harold Castro was 2-for-5.  Noah Cameron struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-7, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA

Brennan Milone homered in the top of the third, but Allan Cerda tripled and scored in the bottom of the third to tie it 1-1. Again a four-run inning decided things, as Wichita then scored four in the fifth to take control of the game.  Cerda doubled to lead off the inning, but he was still on second with two out.  Then came an infield single, a walk, and a wild pitch to give Wichita the lead.  Jake Rucker followed with a two-run single and Andrew Cossetti delivered an RBI double.  Midland scored one in the eighth but did not threaten to get back into the game.

Batters:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Allan Cerda was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:   Darren Bowen struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Mike Paredes struck out three and walked two in three shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4.  Brennan Milone was 1-for-5 with a home run.  Junior Perez was 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk.  Wander Guante pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 6-3, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10, BELOIT SKY CARP 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored seven runs in the first inning.  Two singles and a walk loaded the bases, Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run single, a balk moved the runners up, Khadim Diaw singled home a run, an error brought another run home, Danny De Andrade had an RBI double and scored on a Misael Urbina single, a hit batsman and a Kyle DeBarge RBI single rounded out the inning.  It was 9-3 after four and stayed there through seven.  Beloit closed to 9-6 in the eighth, and each team scored one more run after that.  Beloit stranded fifteen runners and went 2-for-15 with men in scoring position.  Cedar Rapids stranded fourteen and went 5-for-19 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Pitchers:  Starter Tanner Hall pitched three innings, allowing three runs on five hits and five walks and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Colby Shade was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Michael Snyder was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Jesse Bergin struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 6-3, tied for first place with Quad Cities.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Again a big first inning decided things, but this time it went the wrong way.  Tampa scored all four of their runs in the first and made them hold up.  Parks Harber parked one, hitting a three-run homer, and Dillon Lewis followed with a solo shot.  Fort Myers scored one in the sixth and one in the ninth.  They brought the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but a pair of strikeouts ended the game.

Batters:  Peyton Carr was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Xavier Kolhasser struck out six in three innings, but allowed four runs on three hits and three walks.  Devin Kirby struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Parks Harber was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and a triple.  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Gage Ziehl pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-5, tied for third with Dunedin and Lakeland, two games behind Clearwater.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:00  Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-1, 20.25) at Tulsa (TBD)
6:05  Bradenton (TBD) at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Peoria (TBD)
6:38  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 1-1, 1.80) at Iowa (TBD)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Jair Camargo started the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth.  Andrew Morris held Omaha scoreless for five innings, but then left the game, and reliever Cory Lewis allowed two runs in the sixth to tie it.  Not to worry, as Carson McCusker homered in the bottom of the sixth to give the Saints the lead back.  Lewis settled down to pitch two scoreless innings, and Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.

Batters:  Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.  Jair Camargo was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.

Opposition:  Luca Tresh was 2-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 3-5, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Midland scored three in the top of the first, but Wichita bounced back with a Rubel Cespedes grand slam in the bottom of the first to take a 4-3 lead.  Luke Mann hit a two-run homer in the second, however, and Midland added another in the third to go up 6-4.  Wichita got two on with one out in the eighth with Cespedes again up, but he could not come through again, striking out, and a fly out ended the threat.  Midland added two in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro had a rough go, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  He struck out two.  Mike Paredes pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Euribiel Angeles was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Luke Mann was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.  Colby Halter was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Micah Dallas struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Colin Peluse pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 2-3, tied for third with Arkansas, 2.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

BELOIT SKY CARP 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was actually close most of the way.  Beloit scored two in the third and one in the eighth before exploding for seven in the ninth.  The Kernels managed only three hits.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Ross Dunn pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out one.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Jack Noble struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Yiddi Cappe was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Brock Vradenburg was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.  Noble Meyer pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Justin Storm pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  I don't know how good this team is, but they have some guys with great names.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 3-2, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

A sacrifice fly brought home a run in the first to give Fort Myers the lead.  Tampa tied it in the fourth on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.  Jose Rodriguez singled in the bottom of the fourth to put Fort Myers back up 2-1, and there things stood until the seventh, when Dameury Pena delivered a two-run single.  A wild pitch plated one more in the seventh, and that brought us to the final score of 5-1.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched just one inning, but it was a scoreless inning, as he struck out three, walked two, and gave up one hit.  He threw thirty-six pitches in the inning, which we assume is why he was replaced.  Kade Bragg pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one.  Jacob Kisting struck out six in 2.1 scoreless innings.  Ivran Romero pitched two shutout innings, walking two and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition:  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-4.  Danny Flatt pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 2-3, tied for fourth, one game out of first.  Half the division is 3-2, the other half is 2-3.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.00)
6:35  Beloit (Thomas White, 0-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, no record)
6:35  Midland (James Gonzalez, 1-0, 7.20) at Wichita (Chase Chaney, 0-0, 9.00)
6:37  Omaha (Tyson Guerrero, 1-1, 4.00) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 0.00)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 0 IN COLUMBUS

The Saints played only their second game of the year, their first since Friday, and they made the most of it.  Jair Camargo hit a two-run single in the first and Zebby Matthews and a pair of relievers took it from there.  Saints pitchers have not allowed a run in the first two games of the season.

Batters:  Armando Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with a walk.  Jair Camargo was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Mike Ford was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews pitched five shutout innings, giving up only one hit and no walks and striking out four.  Travis Adams pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits but no walks and striking out two.  Anthony Misiewicz retired all four men he faced, striking out three of them.

Opposition:  Kyle Datres was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  The Saints are 2-0, in first place by percentage points over Louisville (3-1).

Next game:  Wednesday, 5:15 in Columbus.  Andrew Morris against Parker Messick.  No record for either pitcher yet this season.