Day game alert!
Aaron Nola
vs
Steven "David Festa" Okert
Welcome back David Festa. Hope you learned a few things in your brief time across the river. Phillies counter with their other ace, Nola. No big deal. Also the Royals have caught up and are effectively tied with the Twins with one more win and loss to their record.
LOUISVILLE BATS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN LOUISVILLE
Louisville scored two in the first and led 5-0 after four. The lone St. Paul run came in the eighth.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Adam Plutko pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out two.
Loss: David Festa (3-3).
Opposition standout: Jacob Hurtubise was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Record: St. Paul is 6-10, in tenth (last) place, four games behind Nashville.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 9, WICHITA WIND SURGE 7 IN SPRINGFIELD
Springfield scored four in the fifth to go up 7-3, Wichita scored four in the sixth to tie it, but Springfield got two in the eighth for the win.
Multi-hit games: Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and five RBIs. Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4. Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Cardenas (3)
Multi-RBI games: Cardenas 5 (25).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: None.
Loss: Taylor Floyd (0-2).
Opposition standout: Jimmy Crooks was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 5-11, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Tulsa.
BELOIT SKY CARP 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN BELOIT
Beloit scored six runs in the first inning.
Multi-hit games: Agustin Ruiz was 3-for-4 with two doubles.
Home runs: Nate Baez (10).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Loss: Darren Bowen (2-4).
Opposition standout: Brock Vradenberg was 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and four RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 12-7, in second place, one game behind Wisconsin.
DAYTONA AT FORT MYERS
Rained out. will be made up today.
FCL TWINS 4, FCL RED SOX 2 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)
Trailing 2-0, the Twins scored all of their runs in the sixth. Javier Roman hit a bases-loaded triple in the inning.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Roman 3 (10).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Connor Prielipp made his 2024 debut, striking out six in two shutout innings and giving up one hit. Cleiber Maldonado pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Win: Adrian Bohorquez (2-3).
Save: Maldonado (4).
Opposition standout: Adam Bates struck out four in four perfect innings.
Record: The FCL Twins are 24-26, in fourth place, five games behind the FCL Rays.
DSL MARLINS 7, DSL TWINS 6 AT TWINS
The Twins trailed 7-2 before scoring one in the seventh, one in the eighth, and two in the ninth. The tying run was on second when the game ended.
Multi-hit games: Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Home runs: Victor Leal (2).
Multi-RBI games: De Los Santos 2 (17).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Aiberson Ventura pitched a perfect inning.
Loss: Melvin Rodriguez (1-3).
Opposition standout: Jose Paulino struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Record: The DSL Twins are 15-12, in fourth place, seven games behind the DSL Rangers Red.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
9:00 DSL Twins at DSL NYY Yankees
3:05 Daytona at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-3, 6.39 and TBD)--2
6:15 St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 7-5, 3.92) at Louisville
6:35 Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 3-1, 2.92) at Beloit
6:35 Wichita (Cory Lewis, 0-1, 1.88) at Springfield
Keider Montero
vs
David Festa
Montero and Festa both making their second career starts tonight. Montero's first start was in the second game of a double header in May. He made another appearance, seemingly in a bulk appearance, a week ago at home. Neither appearance was good, 4.1 innings each time and giving up four and five runs respectively. I expect another 4.1 inning start but this time six runs over that time.
Festa also gave up five runs last time but clearly it was from one bad inning so I expect a quality start tonight.
David Festa
vs
Jordan Montgomery
Afternoon game alert! Top pitching prospect debut alert!
True first half of the season ends today and David Festa makes his long awaited debut. Festa should make two or three more starts until Paddack comes off the IL so I'm really curious how these few games will go.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 9, LOUISVILLE BATS 5 IN LOUISVILLE
St. Paul scored five in the first and three in the second to build an 8-2 lead.
Multi-hit games: Yunior Severino was 2-for-3 with two walks. Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs. Jair Camargo was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs. Matt Wallner was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs. Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Tony Kemp was 2-for-5. Brooks Lee was 2-for-5.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Camargo 3 (20); Winkel 2 (16).
Stolen bases: Michael Helman (9).
Pitching prowess: David Festa struck out ten in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits. Jeff Brigham struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Edwin Rios was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 31-35, in seventh place, 14.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA
Aaron Sabato hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Wichita scored five runs in the inning.
Multi-hit games: Carson McCusker was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Sabato (4).
Multi-RBI games: Sabato 2 (13).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Marco Raya struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out four.
Opposition standout: Junior Perez was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: Wichita is 25-36, in fifth (last) place, 8.5 games behind Arkansas.
LANSING LUGNUTS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN LANSING
Lansing scored two in the first and led all the way.
Multi-hit games: Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4. Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Gabriel Yanez pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and striking out one. A. J. Labas pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Chen Zuhong-Ao Zhuang struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 34-26, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 0 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Fort Myers scored in bottom of the seventh on a single, a hit batsman, a walk, and another hit batsman.
Multi-hit games: Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-3.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Tanner Hall pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out two. Ricky Castro pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out two.
Opposition standout: Joe Adametz struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up six hits.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
Lakeland scored three in the sixth to take a 6-4 lead and added three in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBIs.
Home runs: Wingrove 2 (2).
Multi-RBI games: Wingrove 4 (9).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: None.
Opposition standout: Jake Miller struck out seven in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Record: Fort Myers is 29-30, in fourth place, nine games behind Lakeland.
FCL RED SOX 3, FCL TWINS 0 AT RED SOX (6 INNINGS)
The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the sixth.
Multi-hit games: None. The FCL Twins had two hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Kyle Jones struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Juan Valera struck out five in three perfect innings.
Record: The FCL Twins are 15-14, in third place, three games behind the FCL Rays.
DSL ANGELS 9, DSL TWINS 3 AT ANGELS
Greylin De La Paz hit a three-run homer in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.
Multi-hit games: Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-3 with a double. Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Davirik Fuenmayor (2).
Pitching prowess: Ramiro Villaneuva pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. Sebastian Pulido pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Opposition standout: De La Paz was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.
Record: The DSL Twins are 4-4, in fourth place, 3.5 games behind DSL Miami.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
9:00 DSL Arizona Black at DSL Twins
5:05 Lakeland at Fort Myers (Spencer Bengard, 2-1, 1.75)
6:05 Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-1, 4.12) at Lansing
6:05 Midland at Wichita (Zebby Matthews, 1-1, 1.21)
6:15 St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 4-5, 5.02) at Louisville
LOUISVILLE BATS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul scored five in the first, but no more. Louisville scored three in the sixth to tie it and two in the seventh to take the lead to stay.
Multi-hit games: Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a grand slam. DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Winkel (1).
Multi-RBI games: Winkel, 4.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: David Festa struck out ten in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk. Jorge Alcala pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one. Scott Blewett pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Rece Hinds was 2-for-5.
Record: St. Paul is 10-16, in tenth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Northwest Arkansas scored four in the first. Andrew Cossetti hit a three-run homer in the fifth to get Wichita back in the game, but the Naturals scored one in the sixth and three in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Home runs: Cossetti (3).
Multi-RBI games: Cossetti, 3.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: None.
Opposition standout: Rodolfo Duran was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk, and two runs.
Record: Wichita is 7-15, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.
PEORIA 11, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The Kernels scored five in the third to take a 5-2 lead. They led 6-5 after seven, but Peoria scored two in the eighth and four in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.
Home runs: De Andrade (1).
Multi-RBI games: De Andrade, 3.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris struck out nine in six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk.
Opposition standout: Zach Levenson was 3-for-6 with a home run, two doubles, and two RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 10-11, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Quad Cities.
BRADENTON MARAUDERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN BRADENTON
With Bradenton already leading 4-1, Shalin Polanco hit a three-run homer in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double. Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Angel Del Rosario, 2 (12).
Pitching prowess: Spencer Bengard struck out seven in 3.1 innings of relief in his Class A debut, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Aaron Holiday pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Garret Forrester was 3-for-3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 8-14, in fourth place, seven games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:30 Fort Myers (TBD) at Bradenton
6:35 Peoria at Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 1-0, 3.18)
6:37 Louisville at St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-3, 8.47)
7:05 Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 1-2, 5.40) at Northwest Arkansas
ST. PAUL SAINTS 15, ROCHESTER RED WINGS 9 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul led 9-0 through three and 14-3 through six. Rochester scored six in the seventh to make the final score look better.
Multi-hit games: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-6 with a triple, a double, and three RBIs. Will Holland was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, and four runs. Diego Castillo was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs, and three RBIs. Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.
Home runs: Fajardo (4).
Multi-RBI games: Castillo, 3; Fajardo, 3; Keirsey, Jr., 3; Jair Camargo, 2; Matt Wallner, 2.
Stolen bases: Castillo (2), Holland (5).
Pitching prowess: David Festa struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Hobie Harris struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Opposition standout: Juan Yepez was 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, and two RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 9-12, in fourth place, four games behind Iowa.
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN SAN ANTONIO
Cole Cummings' RBI double in the first inning brought home the game's only run.
Multi-hit games: Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Ben Ross (3).
Pitching prowess: Jarret Whorff struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. Aaron Rozek pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.
Opposition standout: Jared Kollan struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 4-12, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Cedar Rapids scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth. Beloit got all of their runs in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs. Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with two runs. Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Cespedes (4).
Multi-RBI games: Cespedes, 2.
Stolen bases: De Andrade, 2 (4); Jose Salas, 2 (4); Urbina, 2 (5).
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk and striking out five. Gabriel Yanez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one. Ricardo Velez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Mark Coley II was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 7-8, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, PALM BEACH CARDINALS 0 IN FORT MYERS
Poncho Ruiz singled home the deciding run with two out in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Brandon Winokur (4).
Pitching prowess: Ross Dunn struck out eight in five innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Julio Bonilla pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Juan Salas struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.
Record: Fort Myers is 7-9, in fourth place, four games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
6:05 Palm Beach at Fort Myers (Jeremy Lee, 1-1, 2.63)
6:35 Beloit at Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 0-0, 2.75)
6:37 Rochester at St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-2, 6.39)
7:05 Wichita (Travis Adams, 1-1, 7.71) at San Antonio
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 1, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN INDIANAPOLIS
Carter Bins singled home the deciding run with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None, obviously.
Multi-RBI games: None, just as obviously.
Stolen bases: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (7), Dalton Shuffield (1), Will Holland (4), Yunior Severino (1).
Pitching prowess: David Festa struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Diego Castillo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Jorge Alcala struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Opposition standout: Cam Alldred struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Record: St. Paul is 7-9, tied for seventh with Columbus, four games behind Iowa and Omaha.
TULSA DRILLERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 (11 INNINGS)
Jose Ramos singled home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: Ben Ross was 2-for-5.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None, of course.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jarret Whorff pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and five walks and striking out two. Hunter McMahon pitched three shutout innings, walking one. Jared Solomon struck out three in two shutout innings, walking one. John Stankiewicz pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.
Opposition standout: Justin Wrobleski struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Record: Wichita is 1-10, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN WISCONSIN (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Luke Adams hit a two-run homer in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Luke Keaschall (6).
Pitching prowess: Jacob Wosinski pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Mike Boeve was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 2 IN WISCONSIN (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
Cedar Rapids scored three in the second to take a 3-2 lead and four in the fourth to put the game out of reach.
Multi-hit games: Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and three RBIs. Dillon Tatum was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Cespedes, 3; Gonzalez, 2.
Stolen bases: Gonzalez, 2 (2); Misael Urbina, 2 (3).
Pitching prowess: Zebby Matthews pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and striking out four. Kyle Bischoff struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Gregory Barrios was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 5-5, in fourth place, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.
JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS
Gregory Duran hit a three-run homer in the sixth to tie it, but Jordan McCants hit an RBI double in the seventh for what would turn out to be the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: Duran was 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and three RBIs. Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: Duran (1).
Multi-RBI games: Duran, 3.
Stolen bases: Angel Del Rosario, 4 (9). Cole Elvis (1).
Pitching prowess: Nolan Santos struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk. Julio Bonilla struck out two in two perfect innings.
Opposition standout: Emmett Olson struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up four hits and three walks.
Record: Fort Myers is 4-7, in fourth place, four games behind Dunedin and Lakeland.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:35 St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-1, 7.27) at Indianapolis
6:05 Jupiter at Fort Myers (Jeremy Lee, 1-1, 2.08)
6:40 Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 0-0, 1.13) at Wisconsin
7:05 Tulsa at Wichita (Travis Adams, 1-1, 7.04)
ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 1 IN ST. PAUL
Alex Isola hit a three-run homer in the second and Yoyner Fajardo hit a three-run homer in the fourth to lead the Saints to victory.
Multi-hit games: Jose Miranda, 2-for-4; Fajardo, 2-for-4.
Home runs: Isola, Fajardo, Miranda.
Multi-RBIs: Isola 3; Fajardo 3.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: David Festa struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Randy Dobnak struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on two. Jordan Balazovic struck out two in a perfect inning. Scott Blewett struck out one in a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Nic Enright struck out all three men he faced.
TOMORROW'S TILT
2:07 Columbus at St. Paul (Brent Headrick)
