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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 24

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Caleb Durbin hit a three-run homer in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double in his AAA debut.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Brooks Lee (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Lee 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.  Josh Winder struck out two in two innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Jeff Brigham (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Oscar Gonzalez was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-29, tied for eighth with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN MIDLAND (10 INNINGS)

Noah Cardenas homered in the eighth to tie it and Jorel Ortega doubled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Cardenas (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Ortega (10); Kyler Fedco (5).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out eight in six innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks.  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in two perfect innings.  Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Floyd (4-4).

Opposition standout:  Jack Perkins struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 20-30, in fifth (last) place, 13.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, DAYTON DRAGONS 4 IN DAYTON (10 INNINGS)

Cedar Rapids lost a 4-0 lead but scored three in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Nate Baez was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Baez (11).

Multi-RBI games:  Baez 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Mike Paredes pitched two scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Paredes (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Ethan O'Donnell was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-28, tied for fourth with Beloit, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TAMPA TARPONS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Fort Myers led 7-0 after four and a half, but Tampa scored two in the fifth, five in the sixth, and one in the seventh.  Roderick Arias doubled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-3.

Home runs:  Derek Bender (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Kyle DeBarge 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio (20); DeBarge (12); Ferrer (4); Khadim Diaw (3); Angel Del Rosario (2).

Pitching prowess:  Jose Olivares pitched four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out two.

Loss:  Wilker Reyes (5-2).

Opposition standout:  Arias was 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, a walk, and four RBIs.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TAMPA TARPONS 6 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

Fort Myers led 4-1 and 5-3, but needed two in the eighth to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Home runs:  Pena (3); Thomason (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Pena 4 (13).

Stolen bases:  Billy Amick (2).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez retired all eight men he faced, striking out six.  Tomas Cleto pitched one inning, giving up an unearned run and striking out one.

Win:  Jack Noble (8-2).

Save:  Cleto (1).

Opposition standout:  Roderick Arias was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  Fort Myers is 31-18, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-4, 5.50) at Tampa
12:05  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-8, 5.81) at Dayton
1:00  Wichita (Cory Lewis, 1-2, 2.98) at Midland
2:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-3, 7.67)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 14

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul led 5-0 after three, but that was as good as it got.  It was 5-4 after five and Indianapolis scored two in the ninth to win it.  Liover Peguero singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Chris Williams 2 (32).

Stolen bases:  Williams (3); Camargo (2).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Nick Wittgren struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Diego Castillo (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Nick Yorke was 3-for-5 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-23, in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 4 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored three in the top of the seventh to tie it 4-4, but Jorel Ortega homered in the bottom of the seventh and Wichita scored three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two runs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Ortega (9); Ricardo Olivar (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Ortega 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  Ortega (8).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Regi Grace (1-3).

Save:  Rodriguez (5).

Opposition standout:  Cole Young was 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 17-24, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, IOWA CUBS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the second to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Nate Baez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Gonzalez 2 (24).

Pitching prowess:  Ricky Castro struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Castro (1-2).

Loss:  Yanez (9).

Opposition standout:  Andy Garriola was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-22, tied for third with Peoria, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Lakeland scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth to tie it 3-3, but Fort Myers scored three in the bottom of the eighth to win it.  Daniel Pena singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Kendle 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Winokur (16); Kyle DeBarge (7).

Pitching prowess:  Charlee Soto pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out four.  Julio Bonilla pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Juan Mercedes retired all five men he faced, striking out three.

Win:  Mercedes (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Garrett Apker pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Fort Myers is 27-13, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL METS BLUE 12, DSL TWINS 6 AT TWINS

It was 5-5 after six, but the Mets Blue scored four in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Nestor Urbina was 3-for-3 with a double.  Ricardo Paez was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Urbina (7); Paez (4).

Pitching prowess:  Daniel Manzueta pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

Loss:  Aaron Carranza (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Yensi Rivas was 2-for-4 with two walks and two RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 27-24, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Rockies at DSL Twins
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Ricardo Olivares, 2-1, 2.90)
6:05  St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-1, 6.38) at Indianapolis
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (TBD)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, no record)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 10

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL

Columbus had leads of 6-0, 9-1, and 11-3 before St. Paul scored four in the eighth and one in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel 3 (33); Wynton Bernard 2 (27).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (27); Payton Eeles (8).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (9-5).

Opposition standout:  Estevan Florial was 4-for-4 with three home runs, a double, a walk, and seven RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-20, tied for sixth with Gwinnett and Memphis, 7.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 3 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Jeferson Morales hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give Wichita a 4-3 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Schobel (9); Morales (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (50); Schobel 2 (47).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.  Taylor Floyd pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Kyle Bischoff struck out two in a perfect inning.

Win:  Floyd (3-2).

Save:  Bischoff (2).

Opposition standout:  Aaron Brown struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 15-23, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA

Leading 2-1, Cedar Rapids scored three in the fifth to take control.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  Nick Lucky (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 3 (33); Lucky 2 (3).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three walks.  Ty Langenberg struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up four hits.

Win:  Langenberg (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Tre Richardson was 3-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-21, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER

Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer in a five-run second.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Culpepper 3 (3).

Stolen bases:  Jaime Ferrer 2 (2); Jay Thomason (1).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.  Jack Noble struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Noble (6-2).

Save:  Hamilton (9).

Opposition standout:  Brandon White pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 24-13, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL NYY YANKEES 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in each of the first three innings.  They had seven hits, but the NYY Yankees made five errors.

Multi-hit games:  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ricardo Paez 3 (13); Nestor Urbina 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez 2 (31); Luis Fragoza (19); De Los Santos (13); Eduardo Beltre (5).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Nestor Cafe struck out five and walked four in two shutout innings.

Win:  Rodriguez (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Isael Arias was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 25-23, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-3, 6,13( at Jupiter
2:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 7-2, 4.56) at Peoria
2:07  Columbus at St. Paul (TBD)
5:05  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.52) at Corpus Christi

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 19

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, TOLEDO MUD HENS 6 IN TOLEDO

Leading 3-2, St. Paul scored five runs in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Williams (11); Eeles (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Williams 3 (25); Rylan Bannon 2 (59); Shuffield 2 (6).

Stolen bases:  Shuffield 2 (3).

Pitching prowess:  Randy Dobnak pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four.  Brock Stewart struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Jeff Brigham struck out three and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Win:  Dobnak (8-5).

Save:  Brigham (1).

Opposition standout:  Jace Jung was 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 7-12, tied for ninth with Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA

Josh Hatcher hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that gave Frisco a 5-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Cody Laweryson pitched a perfect inning.

Loss:  Marco Raya (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Hatcher was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 5-14, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the seventh, one on a sacrifice fly and one on a wild pitch, to go ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Gabriel Yanez retired all four men he faced.

Win:  Bischoff (5-2).

Save:  Yanez  (7).

Opposition standout:  Steven Cruz pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 14-8, in second place, a half-game behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Nick Lucky broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Rixon Wingrove (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Lucky 2 (11).

Stolen bases:  Lucky 3 (11); Maddux Houghton (10).

Pitching prowess:  Ricky Castro struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Xander Hamilton pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Castro (4-2).

Opposition standout:  Christian McGowan struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 13-7, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL RED SOX 5, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs.  Omari Daniel was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Mercedes 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out three in three innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

Loss:  Kyle Bloor (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Starlyn Nunez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 25-30, in fourth place, eight games behind the FCL Red Sox.

DSL TWINS 8, DSL RANGERS RED 2 AT TWINS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME) (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored four in the second and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Dominguez 3 (12); Daiber De Los Santos 2 (17).

Stolen bases:  De Los Santos (3).

Pitching prowess:  Eudy Garcia pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.

Win:  Melvin Rodriguez (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Deward Tovar was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 17-16, in fourth place, 7.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

DSL RANGERS RED AT DSL TWINS (SCHEDULED GAME)

Rained out.  Will be made up July 23.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Clearwater
6:05  St. Paul (Adam Plutko, 3-1, 4.57) at Toledo
6:05  Frisco at Wichita (Andrew Morris, 4-2, 1.14)
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-4, 6.23)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 10

LOUISVILLE BATS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN LOUISVILLE

St. Paul had leads of 4-0 and 5-3, but Michael Trautwein hit a two-run walkoff homer in the ninth for Louisville.

Multi-hit games:  Edouard Julien was 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (16); Chris Williams (10); Julien (5); Payton Eeles (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Prato (8); Eeles (2).

Pitching prowess:  Scott Blewett struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Nick Wittgren pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Zack Weiss struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Diego Castillo (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Luis Soto was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-8, tied for eighth with Toledo, two games behind Memphis and Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3 IN SPRINGFIELD

Jeferson Morales hit a two-run double in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Morales was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (40); Keaschall 2 (16).

Stolen bases:  Ross (11).

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Jones pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.

Win:  Nowlin (5-4).

Opposition standout:  Matt Lloyd was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 5-9, in fifth (last) place, five games behind Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN BELOIT

Beloit scored one in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Cedar Rapids had two hits.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes pitched four innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out three.  Gabriel Yanez struck out three in two perfect innings.

Loss:  Paredes (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Emmett Olson pitched 6.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out five.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-6, tied for first with Wisconsin.

DAYTONA TORTUGAS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Trailing 5-1, Fort Myers scored two in the seventh and one in the eighth, but the comeback fell short.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-5 with a triple.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Pena 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Ricky Castro (3-2).

Opposition standout:  Jack Moss was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-5, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL RANGERS RED AT DSL TWINS (GAME 1)

The game was suspended in the fourth inning with the Twins leading 4-0.  It will be completed July 19.

DSL TWINS AT DSL RANGERS RED (GAME 2)

Rained out.  Will be made up August 13.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies White
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays
5:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-7, 6.57) at Louisville
6:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-2, 5.92)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 3-0, 4.79) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-6, 4.80) at Springfield

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of June 24

FCL RAYS 7, FCL TWINS 5 AT TWINS

It was 7-2 before the Twins scored three in the ninth.  The Twins had the bases loaded with two out, but a force out ended the game.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Mercedes (3); Ariel Castro (2); Pena (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Castro 2 (18); Pena 2 (12).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Juan Cota pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Noah Myers was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 17-18, in fourth place, six games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL CARDINALS 7, DSL TWINS 3 AT CARDINALS

The Cardinals broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the fifth.  Fecundo Velasquez hit a three-run homer and Edward Guribe hit a two-run homer.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Yandro Hernandez (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez (9).

Pitching prowess:  Leonardo Rondon struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Eudy Garcia pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and four walks and striking out two.

Opposition standout:  Velasquez was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 7-9, in sixth place, five games behind DSL Miami.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins--doubleheader
6:05  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-1, 5.15)
6:38  St.  Paul (Adam Plutko, 2-1, 4.79) at Iowa
7:05  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 4-4, 4.79)