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Minor Details: Games of May 6

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, BUFFALO BISONS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  The Saints added three more in the eighth as McCusker and Mickey Gasper homered.  McCusker was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth) and three RBIs.  Gasper was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  David Festa struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Travis Adams struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Wichita led 4-2 after six, but Jac Caglianone hit a three-run homer in the seventh to give Northwest Arkansas the victory.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Darren Bowen pitched three innings, giving up two runs on one hit and four walks and striking out one.  Pierson Ohl pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, BELOIT SKY CARP 0 IN BELOIT

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the first and third, then took control with a four-run fifth.  Brandon Winokur had a two-run single in the inning.  Winokur was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs.  Danny De Andrade had three RBIs.  Chase Chaney struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up seven hits and no walks.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 13, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 12 IN FORT MYERS (11 INNINGS)

Fort Myers led 6-0 after two, but by the top of the fifth it was 6-5 and after seven it was tied 9-9.  Each team scored one in the tenth.  Bryce Arnold hit a two-run homer in the top of the eleventh, but Fort Myers scored three in the bottom of the eleventh.  They had one hit, a single, but got two walks, an error, and a passed ball, with the deciding run scoring on a sacrifice fly.  Jay Thomason was 3-for-5 with a walk and three runs.  Yohander Martinez was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-3.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Byron Chourio was 2-for-6 with a home run and three runs.  Ben Ross struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on one hit.  Hunter Hoopes pitched 1.2 perfect innings, striking out one.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL PIRATERS 3 AT TWINS

The Twins scored two in the third on three walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly to take a 4-3 lead.  They added two in the fourth and one in the fifth, scoring seven runs on three hits and ten walks.  Eduardo Beltre was 0-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs.  Miguel Cordero pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks, striking out three.  Ruddy Gomez struck out all four men he faced.  Will Armbruester struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:10  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 6.00) at Beloit (Noble Meyer, 0-1, 5.28)
6:05  Dunedin (Trey Yesavage, 1-0, 2.31) at Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-1, 6.75)
6:37  Buffalo (Anders Tolhurst, 1-0, 5.95) at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-1, 4.57)
7:05  Wichita (Trent Baker, 1-2, 2.49) at Northwest Arkansas (Kyle Wright, 0-0, 2.25)

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Minor Details: Games of April 27

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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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Minor Details: Games of April 22

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 16, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Indianapolis scored one in the first, but in the bottom of the first a run was walked in to tie it and Carson McCusker followed with a grand slam to put St. Paul up 5-1.  Armando Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the third to make it 7-1 and Jeferson Morales hit an RBI single in the fourth to make it 8-1.  Indianapolis got three back in the fifth on homers by Darick Hall and Liover Peguero, but Mickey Gasper homered in the sixth, the Saints scored three in the seventh, and Ryan Fitzgerald hit a grand slam in the eighth to put an exclamation point on the game.

Batters:  Jeferson Morales was 4-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 3-for-5 with a grand slam (his second homer), a walk, three runs, and five RBIs.  Armando Alvarez was 2-for-2 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two hit-by-pitches, three runs, and two RBIs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-6 with two RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 1-for-5 with a grand slam (his sixth homer) and two runs.  Mickey Gasper was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and three runs.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out four 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on seven hits and a walk.  He threw eighty pitches.  Travis Adams struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.

Opponents:  Ji Hwan Bae was 3-for-5 with a run.  Nick Yorke was 3-for-5.  Malcom Nunez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Darick Hall was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Liover Peguero hit a two-run homer.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .429 with an OPS of 1.600.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .309 with an OPS of .944.  Carson McCusker has an OPS of 1.069.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of 8.29.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 1.45.  Travis Adams has an ERA of 2.08.

Record:  St. Paul is 8-10, in ninth place, three games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 12, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

It was actually close for seven innings.  There was no score until the fourth, when Jeremy Rivas put Springfield on the board with an RBI double.  Wichita got the run back in the bottom of the fourth on a solo homer by Kala'i Rosario and took a 2-1 lead in the sixth on an Aaron Sabato RBI double.  Wichita then exploded for nine in the eighth.  The first run scored on a walk, an error, a wild pitch, and a balk.  Wichita got the benefit of four more walks and two more wild pitches in the inning.  They also got three singles before Jorel Ortega hit a pinch-hit grand slam to close out the inning.  The Wind Surge scored nine runs on just four hits.

Batters:  Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a walk, and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a run.  Jorel Ortega was 1-for-1 with a grand slam.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.  Mike Paredes pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Michael Martinez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Chase Davis was 2-for-4.  Brycen Mautz struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Stats:  Aaron Sabato is batting .412 with an OPS of 1.230.  Kyler Fedco is batting .351 with an OPS of 1.237.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .304.  Mike Paredes has an ERA of zero.  Michael Martinez has an ERA of 2.45.

Record:  Wichita is 9-7, in second place, three games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kyle DeBarge tripled and scored in the first, but Hedbert Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put Wisconsin up 2-1.  It stayed 2-1 until the ninth, when Kyle DeBarge struck again.  This time, he hit a two-out, three-run walkoff homer to give Cedar Rapids the victory.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), a triple, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  He was a single shy of a cycle.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Hedbert Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two RBIs.  Manuel Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk and striking out three.  Patricio Aquino pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Stats:  Kevin Maitan is batting .385 with an OPS of 1.115.  Billy Amick is batting .377 with an OPS of 1.023.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .316 with an OPS of .935.  Gabriel Gonzalez is batting .305 with an OPS of .863.  Caden Kendle has an OPS of .921.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .911.  Jose Olivares has an ERA of zero.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of zero.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Spencer Bengard has an ERA of 3.86.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 10-5, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Eduardo Tait hit a two-run homer in the first to give Clearwater the early lead.  It held up until the fourth, when Fort Myers got two-run homers from Yasser Mercedes and Jose Rodriguez to take a 4-2 lead.  Fort Myers put it out of reach with four more in the sixth on a two-run double by Daniel Pena and a two-run single by Yohander Martinez.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Daniel Pena was 1-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Yohander Martinez was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Yasser Mercedes was 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Dylan Questad struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on one hit and two walks.  Hunter Hoopes struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Carter Mathison was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Brady Day was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Eduardo Tait was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fourth).  Gabriel Barbosa pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.000.  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .839.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .902.  Byron Chourio has an OPS of .811.  Dylan Questad has an ERA of 1.38.

Record:  Fort Myers is 9-7, tied for first with Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-1, 3.14) at Clearwater (TBD)
11:05  Springfield (Ixan Henderson, 2-0, 0.90) at Wichita (TBD)
5:00  Indianapolis (Thomas Harrington, 0-0, 1.80 and TBD at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-1, 4.61 and Cory Lewis, 1-0, 9.82)
6:35  Wisconsin (Ryan Burchard, 0-1, 4.70) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 7.50)

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ST. PAUL AT IOWA

Rained out.  Will be made up in the second week of May.

WICHITA WIND SURGE

No game scheduled.

CEDAR RAPIDS AT PEORIA

Rained out.  Make-up date TBD.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Twins' affiliates played one game, and they scored one run, and it was enough.  Fort Myers loaded the bases with two out in the first on three walks, but did not score.  Bradenton got men to second and third in the fifth on a hit batsman, a walk, and a ground out, but did not score.  Those were the only men to reach third base until the seventh, when Peyton Carr led off with a walk, went to second on a pickoff error, and scored on a pair of ground outs.  Twins baseball!

Fort Myers had five hits and drew seven walks, but managed to score only one unearned run.  But again, it was enough, as four Fort Myers pitchers shut out Bradenton on four hits and two walks.

Batters:  Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitchers:  Jakob Hall pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.  Jacob Kisting pitched three shutout innings and only allowed a walk.  Devin Kirby pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.  Kade Bragg struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Jonawel Valdez struck out three and walked three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Greiber Mendez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .840.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .934.  Byron Chourio has an OPS of .825.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 1.50.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 2.57.  Jacob Kisting has an ERA of 3.86.

Record:  Fort Myers is 8-7, in second place, one game ahead of Clearwater.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

11:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul--no starters listed
5:30  Fort Myers at Clearwater--no starters listed
6:05  Springfield at Wichita--no starters listed
6:35  Wisconsin (Manuel Rodriguez, 0-1, 1.69) at Cedar Rapids (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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Short version again.

IOWA CUBS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN IOWA

St. Paul scored one in the first, but Greg Allen hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Chase Strumpf hit a grand slam in the eighth.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-2 with two hit-by-pitches.  Mike Ford hit a home run, his second.  Marco Raya struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  Alex Speas pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Richard Lovelady struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

TULSA DRILLERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN TULSA

Aaron Brocho hit a two-run homer in the fourth and added two more in the fifth.  Kyler Fedco hit a three-run homer in the sixth to cut the margin to 4-3, but that was as good as it got.  Tulsa added one in the seventh.  Fedco was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a run.  Trent Baker struck out seven in 4.2 innings, but allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk.  Mike Paredes struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk.

PEORIA CHIEFS 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN PEORIA

Peoria scored four in the fifth and led 7-0 and after six.  Cedar Rapids scored three in the seventh but did not get back into the game.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Charlee Soto struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez pitched 1.2 innings, giving up one hit.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers took a 2-0 lead in the fifth, but Bradenton scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh, and two in the eighth.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a walk, and two runs.  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Eli Jones struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Bradenton (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jason Doktorczyk, 2-0, 2.70)
7:00  Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 4.82) at Tulsa (Jared Karros, 0-1, 9.72)
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 5.63) at Peoria (Jose Davila, 1-0, 2.79)
7:08  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 0-0, 4.50) at Iowa (TBD)

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Minor Details: Games of April 9

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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 AT COLUMBS CLIPPERS

Rained out.  Will be made up April 29.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield scored one in the first, three in the third, and two in the fifth to build a 6-0 lead.  Wichita got both of their runs in the ninth.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp pitched just two innings, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk, striking out three.  He threw 47 pitches.  Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition:  Dakota Harris was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jeremy Rivas was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Tekoah Roby struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Edwin Nunez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 0-1, tied for third with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4 IN WISCONSIN

Cedar Rapids trailed 1-0, led 3-1, and trailed 4-3.  It was a three-run homer by Rayne Doncon that game them the short-lived lead.  An RBI ground out tied it in the seventh.  In the eighth, the Kernels scored twice without a hit. two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases with none out.  A wild pitch brought home the go-ahead run and a ground out scored an insurance run.

Batters:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4.  Rayne Doncon was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and two runs.

Pitchers:  Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Opposition:  Eduardo Garcia was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.  Yophery Rodriguez was 2-for-5.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 2-0, tied for first with Beloit.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, PALM BEACH CARDINALS 4 IN PALM BEACH

Angel Del Rosario hit a two-run double in a three-run second that gave Fort Myers a 3-0 lead.  They would never trail, but Palm Beach cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth.  Jose Rodriguez homered in the sixth to make it 4-2.  Fort Myers scored two more in the eighth on just one hit, benefiting from a walk, a hit batsman, and three wild pitches.  Palm Beach came back to score two in the bottom of the eighth and had men on second and third, but a lineout to first ended the inning and they went down in order in the ninth.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out seven and walked none in four innings, giving up one run on one hit.  Ivran Romero struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing only a hit batsman.

Opposition:  Cade McGee was 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and two runs.  Jason Savacool pitched four innings, giving up three unearned runs on three hits and one walk and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 1-1, tied for second, one game behind Tampa.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:30  Fort Myers (Michael Ross) at Palm Beach (TBD)
12:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 0-0) at Columbus (TBD)
1:05  Wichita (Trent Baker and Aaron Rozek) at Springfield (Max Rajcic and TBD)
1:10  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall) at Wisconsin (Chandler Welch)

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Minor Details: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Leaders

BATTING

GAMES

Brandon Winokur, 94
Byron Chourio, 84
Maddux Houghton, 84

AT BATS

Winokur, 362
Chourio, 328
Houghton, 256

RUNS

Winokur, 60
Houghton, 50
Chourio, 38

HITS

Winokur, 90
Chourio, 68
Poncho Ruiz, 67

DOUBLES

Ruiz, 21
Winokur, 19
Rayne Doncon, 13

TRIPLES

Chourio, 5
Kyle DeBarge, 3
Payton Eeles, 3
Winokur, 3

HOME RUNS

Winokur, 14
Rixon Wingrove, 8
3 tied at 5

RBIs

Winokur, 54
Ruiz, 36
Houghton, 35

WALKS

Isaac Pena, 38
Ruiz, 38
Yohander Martinez, 35

STRIKEOUTS

Winokur, 115
Chourio, 104
Houghton, 89

STOLEN BASES

Angel Del Rosario, 25
Chourio, 23
Winokur, 23

BATTING AVERAGE

Eeles, .331
Doncon, .283
Walker Jenkins, .273

ON BASE PERCENTAGE

Eeles, .448
Jenkins, 404
Doncon, .374

SLUGGING AVERAGE

Eeles, .517
Wingrove, .497
Doncon, .464

OPS

Eeles, .965
Wingrove, .866
Doncon, .838

PITCHING

GAMES

Xander Hamilton, 35
Samuel Perez, 35
Ben Ethridge, 34

STARTS

Charlee Soto, 20
Cesar Lares, 19
Ross Dunn, 16

INNINGS

Lares, 81
Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 75.2
Soto, 74

WINS

Jack Noble, 8
Spencer Bengard, 7
Hamilton, 6
Wilker Reyes, 6

LOSSES

Pasqualotto, 8
Hamilton, 7
Soto, 7

HOME RUNS ALLOWED

Noble, 11
Ethridge, 10
Pasqualotto, 9

HIT BATSMEN

Lares, 20
Tanner Hall, 7
Hamilton, 7
Soto, 7

WALKS

Soto, 33
Dunn, 30
Noble, 30

STRIKEOUTS

Soto, 87
Lares, 77
Perez, 77

ERA

Bengard, 1.64
Nolan Santos, 2.39
Perez, 2.54

WHIP

Bengard, 1.01
Perez, 1.10
Santos, 1.12

BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST

Santos, .191
Perez, .208
Hamilton, .212

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Minor Details: Games of September 8

ST. PAUL SAINTS 9, IOWA CUBS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a three-run homer in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  McCusker was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs.  Chris Williams was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  McCusker (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo 3 (49); McCusker 3 (9).

Stolen bases:  Williams (4).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out four.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Zack Weiss pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Caleb Baragar (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Riley Thompson struck out eight in six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits.

Record:  St. Paul is 29-34, tied for seventh with Toledo, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2 IN FRISCO (10 INNINGS)

Wichita tied it 2-2 in the eighth and Jake Rucker hit a two-run homer in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Rucker was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Jorel Ortega (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (68).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in a perfect inning.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Whorff (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Kohl Drake struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 25-38, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Homers by Cooper Pratt and Eduardo Garcia gave Wisconsin a 3-0 lead in the first and they led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (8).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Loss:  Tanner Hall (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Victor Torres was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 30-36, tied for fifth with Beloit, eight games behind Quad Cities.  Overall, they were 67-63, in third place, 9.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND

Khadim Diaw homered in the sixth to tie it at three and Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer later in the inning to put Fort Myers ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle DeBarge was 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  Diaw was 2-for-3 with a home run.

Home runs:  Houghton (4); DeBarge (1); Diaw (1).

Multi-RBI games:  DeBarge 4 (41); Houghton 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  DeBarge 2 (15); Byron Chourio (23).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Juan Mercedes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto (3-8).

Opposition standout:  Carlos Lequerica struck out five in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 35-25, in second place, a half game behind Lakeland.  Overall, they were 66-59, in third place, 11.5 games behind Lakeland.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

5:15  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 1-0, 1.54) at Columbus
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (TBD)