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Minor Details: Games of May 23

ST. PAUL SAINTS 10, NORFOLK TIDES 2 IN ST. PAUL

Norfolk scored one in the first, but St. Paul came back with five in the second, three on a double by Matt Wallner.  They added one in the fourth, then scored three in the seventh, two on a Mike Ford single.  A bases-loaded walk added one more in the eighth and Norfolk singled one in the ninth.

Batters:  Matt Wallner was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs.

PitchersDavid Festa struck out seven in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Travis Adams struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opponents:  Luis Vazquez was 2-for-4.  Matt Bowman pitched 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Stats:  Matt Wallner, .556/1.889 OPS.  This Wallner kid might have a shot at the majors.  Mickey Gasper, .329/1.122 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .313/.917 OPS.  Will Holland, .306/.919 OPS.  Mike Ford, .827 OPS.  Emmanuel Rodriguez, .800 OPS.  David Festa, 3.42 ERA.  Travis Adams, 3.47 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-21, in second place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SAN ANTONIO

What appears to be a straight steal of home by Joshua Mears put San Antonio on the board in the third inning.  Wichita tied it in the fifth on a Ben Ross RBI double.  But San Antonio scored one in the sixth on an error, and it was enough.  Wichita got only one hit after that, a two-out single in the ninth.

Batters:  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched five hitless innings, still giving up a run on three walks while striking out four.  Angel Macuare pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Sam Whiting struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Stats:  Gabriel Gonzalez, .357/.828 OPS.  Tanner Schobel, .302/.826 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .889 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .843 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .825 OPS.  Darren Bowen, 2.73 ERA.  Angel Macuare, 3.24 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 23-20, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN FORT WAYNE (GAME 1)

Cedar Rapids took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but it was all Fort Wayne after that.  Jacob Campbell homered in the second to make it 2-1, and they then scored four in the third, two on a triple by Brandon Butterworth.  They added one more in the fifth on a Campbell double.

Batters:  Kaelen Culpepper was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Ty Langenberg struck out seven in 4.2 innings, but allowed six runs on five hits and three walks.  Jeremy Lee struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Jacob Campbell was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two RBIs.  Brendan Durfee was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Josh Mallitz struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN FORT WAYNE

Oswaldo Linares doubled home a run in the second and Fort Wayne scored two in the third to go up 3-0.  Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Misael Urbina homered in the fifth to tie it at three.  The tie didn't last long, as Kaden Hollow hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth and Brandon Butterworth hit a three-run triple in a four-run sixth to put it out of reach.

Batters:  Danny De Andrade was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Misael Urbina was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second.

Pitchers:  Starter Cole Peschl struck out four in five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks.

Opponents:  Kaden Hollow was 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs.  Brandon Butterworth was 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, and three RBIs.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .337/.915 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .317/.931 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .873 OPS.  Jose Salas, .866 OPS.  Misael Urbina, .808 OPS.  Eston Stull, zero ERA.  Cole Peschl, 2.25 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-18, in second place, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.

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

Crisitian Santana singled home a run in the second and David Smith hit a two-run double in the fourth to make it 3-0 Lakeland.  A sacrifice fly got Fort Myers on the board in the sixth, but Lakeland responded in the bottom of the sixth when Woody Hadeen hit a three-run double.  Fort Myers got two in the ninth but did not get the tying run up to bat.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Starter Eli Jones pitched five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks and striking out four.  Jacob Kisting pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Carson Rucker was 3-for-4 with a run.  Cristian Santana was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Gabriel Reyes struck out six and walked four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Ethan Sloan pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Peyton Eeles is batting .333.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-24, in sixth (last) place, 6.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 4, FCL RED SOX 3 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored one in the second, but the Twins tied it with a sacrifice fly in the third.  The Twins scored two in the fourth in an inning where they got four walks and two wild pitches.  The Red Sox scored one on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2.  A sacrifice fly in the seventh gave the Twins an insurance run and they needed it, as the Red Sox scored one in the bottom of the seventh.  They had the tying run on second base with two out, but a strikeout ended the game.

Batters:  Jayson Bass was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run.

Pitchers:  Matt Gabbert struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Juan Cota struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Opponents:  D'Angelo Ortiz was 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.  Yhoiker Fajardo struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Madinson Frias pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Ariel Castro, .992 OPS.  Ricardo Pena, .814 OPS.  Bryan Acuna, .805 OPS.  Juan Cota, zero ERA.  Liam Rocha, zero ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 9-5, tied for first with the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
5:00  Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 1.26) at Lakeland (TBD)
5:07  Norfolk (Cameron Weston, 0-2, .470 and TBD*) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-3, 12.06 and Andrew Morris, 1-1, 3.44)
5:35  Cedar Rapids (Chase Chaney, 1-1, 4.54) at Fort Wayne (Isaiah Lowe, 1-4, 7.48)
7:05  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 0.87) at San Antonio (Emmanuel Pinales, 0-3, 18.78)

*milb.com lists Cameron Weston as the starter for both games.  We find that rather unlikely.

Minor Details: Games of May 17

IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN IOWA

It looked good early.  Jair Camargo hit a two-run double in a four-run first.  Armando Alvarez homered in a three-run fourth, and it was 7-0 St. Paul.  Unfortunately, they play nine-inning games in the International League.  Iowa got one in the fourth, Kevin Alcantara hit a two-run single in the fifth, and Carlos Perez hit a two-run double in a four-run sixth that tied it 7-7.  Alcantara struck again in the eighth, hitting a two-run homer that gave the Cubs their first lead at 9-7.  St. Paul bounced back, as Will Holland hit a two-run single to tie it in the ninth.  But in the bottom of the ninth two walks and an error loaded the bases and Owen Caissie singled to end the game.

Batters:  Jair Camargo was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Armando Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Christian MacLeod struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and four walks.  Saints pitchers issued twelve walks.

Opponents:  Kevin Alcantara was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, and five RBIs.  Luke Little struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .339/1.204 OPS.  Mike Ford, .856 OPS.  Will Holland .813 OPS.  Christian MacLeod, zero ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-20, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Victor Labrada led off the game with a homer.  Wichita scored two in the first, but Caleb Cali led off the second with a homer to tie it.  It stayed tied until the fifth, when Kyler Fedco hit a three-run homer.  They scored three more in the sixth and Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer in the seventh.  Tanner Schobel rounded out the scoring with a home run in the eighth.

Batters:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), a double, two runs, and four RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs.  Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks and striking out four.  Mike Paredes struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Jarret Whorff pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  Caleb Cali was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Victor Labrada hit a home run, his fourth.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .315/.848 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .314/.873 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .926 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .832 OPS.  Mike Paredes, 1.71 ERA.  Jarret Whorff, 1.74 ERA.  Darren Bowen, 2.89 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 21-17, tied for first with Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Ryan Campos hit a two-run single in a three-run first.  Cedar Rapids came back to score two in the bottom of the first.  Graysen Tarlow homered in the second, but Khadim Diaw tripled and scored in the bottom of the second and the Kernels scored again in the third to tie it 4-4.  Peoria scored single runs in the fourth and sixth to take the lead.  A bases-loaded walk got one back in the bottom of the sixth, but Cedar Rapids left the bases loaded to still trail by one.  They had at least one man in scoring position in each of the last three innings, but could not push the tying run across.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Pitchers:  Ty Langenberg pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out three.  Wilker Reyes pitched 1.1 perfect innings.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Opponents:  Joshua Baez was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Graysen Tarlow was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Miguel Villarroel was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .333/.910 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .319/.901 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .302/.884 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .301/.877 OPS.  Jose Salas, 1.036 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .931 OPS.  Kyle Hess, .876 OPS.  Jacob Wosinski, 2.05 ERA.  Wilker Reyes, 2.95 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-17, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN JUPITER (12 INNINGS)

It was scoreless until the sixth, when Jupiter scored three times.  Fort Myers tied it up when Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the eighth.  It stayed 3-3 through nine.  Each team scored once in the tenth.  Each team scored once in the eleventh.  Fort Myers scored once in the twelfth, and this time Jupiter couldn't answer.  None of the extra-inning runs were scored on a hit.  Four of them came home on sacrifice flies, and one on a throw to first after a missed third strike.

BattersRayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a double.  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-5.  Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, his fourth.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and two walks and striking out two.  Brennan Oxford struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and no walks.  Ivran Romero struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and one walk.

Opponents:  Carter Johnson was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Walin Castillo pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon, .429/1.071.  Peyton Eeles, .400/.900.  Poncho Ruiz, .311/.846.  Brennan Oxford, zero ERA.  Dasan Hill, 1.26 ERA.  Ivran Romero, 2.41 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-20, tied for fourth with Tampa, four games behind Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL RED SOX 2 AT RED SOX

The Twins broke a 1-1 tie with a five-run fifth.  Jayson Bass had a two-run single-plus-error in the inning, which featured two errors, two hit batsmen, and three walks.

Batters:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Joel Garcia pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks and striking out three.  Hendry Chivilli struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Andrew Huffman struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Enddy Azocar was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Stats:  Irvin Nunez, .308.  Bryan Acuna, .886 OPS.  Hendry Chivilli, zero ERA.  Andrew Huffman, zero ERA.  Will Armbruester, 1.80 ERA.  Joel Garcia, 3.38 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 6-4, in second place, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:30  Fort Myers (Jason Doktorczyk, 2-1, 5.01) at Jupiter (TBD)
1:05  Peoria (Chen-Wei Lin, 0-1, 1.93) at Cedar Rapids (Chase Chaney. 1-0, 3.77)
1:05  Arkansas (Dylan File, 1-1, 4.93) at Wichita (TBD)
1:08  St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-1, 3.98) at Iowa (TBD)

Minor Details: Games of May 6

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)

Minor Details: Games of April 25

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)

Minor Details: Games of April 19

IOWA CUBS 1, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN IOWA

In a marked contrast to the last couple of games, this one was a pitchers' duel.  The lone run scored on an Owen Caissie homer in the fourth.  The Saints had five hits and a walk but stranded only three due to a double play, a caught stealing, and an out on the base.  They struck out eleven times.

Batters:  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Pablo Lopez pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Darren McCaughan pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Moises Ballesteros was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Owen Caissie was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Chris Flexen struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.250.  Carson McCusker is batting .308 with an OPS of 1.073.  Ryan Fitzgerald has an OPS of .853.  Kody Funderburk and Darren McCaughan each have an ERA of zero.  Pablo Lopez has an ERA of 1.93.  That Lopez kid looks like he has potential, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the majors soon.

Record:  St. Paul is 7-10, in ninth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, TULSA DRILLERS 1 IN TULSA (GAME 1)

Ricardo Olivar homered and Rubel Cespedes hit a two-run single to give Wichita a 3-0 lead in the second.  Two pitchers made the lead stand up, as the lone Tulsa run came on a Jose Ramos home run in the second.  Each team had just four hits.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 1-for-3 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Connor Prielipp struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Darren Bowen struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.

Opponents:  Jose Ramos was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Christian Suarez pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, TULSA DRILLERS 0 IN TULSA (GAME 2-- 5 1/2 INNINGS)

It was scoreless until the fourth, when Ben Ross singled home a run.  Wichita broke it open in the fifth, with three walks preceding an Allan Cerda grand slam.  Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer in the sixth before rain made it impossible to finish.  Two Wichita pitchers combined to shut out Tulsa on two hits and a walk.

Batters:  Allan Cerda was 1-for-2 with a grand slam.  Kyler Fedco was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Wichita had just five hits, but they made them count.

Pitchers:  John Klein struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jarret Whorff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  None.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .364 with an OPS of 1.330.  Tanner Schobel and Rubel Cespedes each has an OPS of .808.  Klein has an ERA of 2.19.  Whorff has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Wichita is 8-7, tied for second with Springfield, three games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 13, PEORIA CHIEFS 6 IN PEORIA (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

When we left this one, is was 8-3 Cedar Rapids in the fourth.  The Kernels got one more in the fifth on three walks and a sacrifice fly.  A balk got the run back for Peoria in the bottom of the fifth.  Cedar Rapids put it away with four in the seventh on a two-run homer by Kyle DeBarge and a two-run double by Gabriel Gonzalez.  Peoria added two more in the bottom of the seventh on an error and a wild pitch.

Batters:  Nate Baez was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and three RBIs.  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Billy Amick was 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Misael Urbina was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out four in three innings, but allowed three runs on three hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez and 
Samuel Perez each struck out two and gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Ian Petrutz was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Johnfrank Salazar was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Ryan Campos was 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.  Jawilme Ramirez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA (SCHEDULED GAME)

Cedar Rapids scored two in the second, with Danny DeAndrade doubling home one run and another scoring on a fielder's choice.  Johnfrank Salazar singled home one in the bottom of the second.  It stayed 2-1 until the sixth, when Kevin Maitan delivered an RBI double and a sacrifice fly brought home another run.  Cedar Rapids pitchers allowed only three hits in the seven-inning game.  Cedar Rapids batters also only got three hits but drew six walks.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out three.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opponents:  Tanner Jacobson struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.

StatsNate Baez is batting .385 with an OPS of 1.133.  Billy Amick is batting .380 with an OPS of 1.035.  Kevin Maitan is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.056.  Gabriel Gonzalez is batting .309 with an OPS of .888.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of zero.  Jacob Wosinski has an ERA of 2.35.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 9-5, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers ambushed the Marauders, jumping to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.  Daniel Pena started the scoring with an RBI double.  The second run scored on a fielder's choice, which was followed by another RBI double, this time by Miguel Briceno.  Then came run-scoring singles by Angel Del Rosario and Yohander Martinez.

Three Fort Myers pitchers made the runs stand up, as they allowed just four hits and a walk.  Fort Myers added three more in the sixth when Jay Thomason hit a three-run homer.

Batters:  Seven different Fort Myers players had one hit.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer (his third) and two runs.

Pitchers:  Cole Peschi struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Ivran Romero struck out two in a perfect inning.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Yordany De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Inmer Lobo struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .841.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .994.  Daniel Pena has an OPS of .801.  Cole Peschi and Ivran Romero each has an ERA of zero.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 1.93.

Record:  Fort Myers is 7-7, tied for second with Dunedin and Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Bradenton (Jonawel Valdez, 0-0, 5.68) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.07)
1:08  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 1.80) at Iowa (TBD)
2:05  Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-0, 0.00) at Peoria (Darlin Saladin, 0-0, 2.45)
Wichita Wind Surge--no game scheduled

Minor Details: Games of April 13

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)

Old TBD is going to get quite a workout Tuesday.

Minor Details: Games of April 8

The quick version.

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul had only two hits, both singles.  Zebby Matthews struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Both runs came in the fifth.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA

Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4.  Tanner Schobel hit a home run.  Darren Bowen struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, BELOIT SKY CARP 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Billy Amick was 1-for-3 with a double and drove in all three runs.  Jose Olivares struck out six in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

TAMPA TARPONS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Dameury Pena hit a two-run double in the second, and the 2-0 lead stood up until the ninth, when Tampa scored five runs.  They were aided by four walks and an error.  Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dylan Questad struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

Minor Details: Cedar Rapids Kernels Leaders

BATTING

GAMES

Rubel Cespedes, 110
Jose Salas, 102
Misael Urbina, 101

AT BATS

Cespedes, 418
Salas, 339
Urbina, 330

RUNS

Ricardo Olivar, 59
Cespedes, 48
Urbina, 48

HITS

Cespedes, 118
Olivar, 86
Salas, 77

DOUBLES

Cespedes, 22
Gabriel Gonzalez, 19
3 tied at 17

TRIPLES

Rayne Doncon, 3
Olivar, 3
Salas, 3

HOME RUNS

Nate Baez, 12
Cespedes, 12
Olivar, 11

RBIs

Cespedes, 72
Olivar, 44
Jay Harry, 39

WALKS

Urbina, 56
Olivar, 53
Cespedes, 39

STRIKEOUTS

Salas, 104
Kevin Maitan, 103
Urbina, 97

STOLEN BASES

Salas, 16
Luke Keaschall, 14
Urbina, 14

AVERAGE

Keaschall, .335
Walker Jenkins, 290
Olivar, .287

ON-BASE

Keaschall, .457
Olivar, .393
Jenkins, .382

SLUGGING

Keaschall, .544
Jenkins, .482
Olivar, .473

OPS

Keaschall, 1.001
Olivar, .866
Jenkins, .863

PITCHING

GAMES

Gabriel Yanez, 38
Jacob Wosinski, 34
Juan Mendez, 33

WINS

John Klein, 8
Ricardo Velez, 7
Jordan Carr, 6

SAVES

Yanez, 10
Velez, 7
Wosinski, 5

INNINGS

Klein, 100.1
Carr, 90.2
Darren Bowen, 72.2

STRIKEOUTS

Klein, 90
Bowen, 71
Carr, 67

ERA

Mike Paredes, 1.80
Andrew Morris, 2.15
Yanez, 2.26

WHIP

Paredes, 0.93
C. J. Culpepper, 1.07
Velez, 1.07

AVERAGE AGAINST

Velez, .191
Kyle Bischoff, .212
Culpepper, .215

Minor Details: Games of September 6

IOWA CUBS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul led 4-0 after three, but Iowa rallied for six in the fourth.  The inning was capped by a grand slam by Owen Caissie.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Williams (14); Jair Camargo (11); Payton Eeles (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Eeles 2 (19).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris struck out six in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Zack Weiss struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Steven Okert struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Ryan Jensen (4-4).

Opposition standout:  Caissie was 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 27-34, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO

Frisco scored on an RBI ground out in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.  Cory Lewis struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Lewis (2-5).

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

Record:  Wichita is 24-37, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Wisconsin led 3-0 after three.  Cedar Rapids scored two in the eighth, but did not get the tying run on base.

Multi-hit games:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-4.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  Rafael Marcano struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings.  Juan Mendez struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-10).

Opposition standout:  Will Rudy struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 29-35, in fifth place, seven games behind Cedar Rapids.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Lakeland scored two in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead.  Surprisingly, they played a full nine innings, but it didn't matter, as neither team scored after the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez struck out two in a scoreless inning.  Tomas Cleto pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Jose Olivares (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Nomar Fana was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN LAKELAND (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Lakeland scored four in the second and was never threatened.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Fort Myers had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge retired all four men he faced.  Christian Becerra struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Loss:  Ross Dunn (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Jack Penney was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-25, in second place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.  They have been eliminated from the playoffs.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 2.70) at Lakeland
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 3.86)
6:37  Iowa at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-5, 6.46)
7:05  Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 4-6, 5.18) at Frisco

Minor Details: Games of August 25

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Leading 1-0, SWB scored four in the seventh, three of them on a Jahmai Jones homer.

Multi-hit games:  Brooks Lee was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out four.  Hobie Harris pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

LossRozek (0-4).

Opposition standout:  Thomas Pannone pitched five shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk and striking out two.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-30, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN MIDLAND

Shane McGuire hit a two-run double in the third to break a scoreless tie.  It was 4-0 after six.

Multi-hit games:  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-2 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mason Fox pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up three hits.

Loss:  Cory Lewis (1-4).

Opposition standout:  McGuire was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 20-31, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN DAYTON

Dayton scored three in the first, two on a Leo Balcazar homer.  It 4-2 after seven, but Dayton scored three more in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a home run.

Home runs:  Gonzalez (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Jose Salas (15); Hess (5).

Pitching prowess:  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Nolan Santos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-9).

Opposition standout:  Hector Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a triple and a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-29, tied for fourth with Beloit, 6.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10, TAMPA TARPONS 8 IN TAMPA (10 INNINGS)

Trailing 7-4, Fort Myers scored two in the sixth and one in the eighth to tie it.  The Mighty Mussels then scored three in the tenth, two on a Kyle DeBarge triple, to win it.

Multi-hit games:  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-5 with a double.  Brandon Winokur was 3-for-6 with a triple, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Billy Amick was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runsJose Rodriguez (5); Amick (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Winokur 2 (49); Rodriguez 2 (23); DeBarge 2 (15); Amick 2 (8).

Stolen bases:  Angel Del Rosario 2 (22); Jaime Ferrer (5).

Pitching prowess:  Devin Kirby struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.  Juan Mercedes pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Ben Ethridge pitched 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.

Win:  Ethridge (3-1).

Opposition standout:  Hans Montero was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 32-18, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

5:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Lake County
6:05  Clearwater at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.97) at Omaha
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (TBD)