SAINTS 9, STORM CHASERS 4 IN OMAHA

Leading 3-1, St. Paul scored four in the fifth.  Mark Contreras hit a two-run homer in the inning.

Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-4 with a double.
Chris Williams was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two RBIs.
Contreras hit a two-run homer, his ninth.

Louie Varland pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and striking out three.

SOD POODLES 7, WIND SURGE 5 IN AMARILLO

Wichita scored three in the top of the seventh to break a 2-2 tie, but Amarillo came back with four in the bottom of the seventh to go ahead 6-5.

Brooks Lee was 3-for-4 with a home run (his tenth), a double, a walk, and three runs.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.*

Chad Donato struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks.
Curtis Taylor struck out all three men he faced.

KERNELS 7, CHIEFS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the ninth to win it.  Kala'i Rosario singled home the winning run.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.

Cory Lewis pitched five innings, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.
John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

MARAUDERS 9, MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN BRADENTON

Bradenton scored three in the fifth to take a 6-5 lead.

Yohander Martinez was 2-for-2 with two walks and two runs.
Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5.

Miguelangel Boadas pitched 2.1 innings, allowing three runs on two hits and four walks and striking out five.
Samuel Perez pitched two innings, giving up three unearned runs on a hit and a walk and striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Giants Black at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates
5:30  Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-3, 6.71) at Bradenton
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 1-0, 0.00)
7:05  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 3-1, 3.81) at Omaha
7:05  Wichita (David Festa, 2-2, 5.03) at Amarillo

STORM CHASERS 1, SAINTS 0 IN OMAHA

C. J. Alexander singled home the run in the ninth.

St. Paul had only two hits.

Randy Dobnak pitched six shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out five.
Michael Boyle pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

SOD POODLES 10, WIND SURGE 7 IN AMARILLO

Deyvison De Los Santos hit a three-run homer in the third to give Amarillo a 7-4 lead.

Will Holland was 3-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth), a triple, a walk, and two runs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer (his twelfth) and two runs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Alex Isola was 2-for-5 with a double.
Pat Winkel was 2-for-5 with a double.

Carlos Luna pitched four innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out five.
Francis Peguero pitched two perfect innings and struck out one.

CHIEFS 4, KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Leading 2-1, Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer in the ninth for Peoria.

Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a home run, his eleventh.  All the runs in the game scored on home runs.

Jaylin Nowlin struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
Matthew Swain pitched a perfect inning.

MARAUDERS 5, MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN BRADENTON

Lonnie White, Jr. hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give Bradenton a 3-2 lead.

Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Jack Noble pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out four.

FCL TWINS 4, FCL RAYS 2 AT TWINS

The Twins scored two in the third and two in the sixth to take a 4-0 lead.

Daniel Pena was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Isaac Pena was 2-for-4.

Zarion Sharpe pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Kyle Bischoff struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.
Eduardo Soriano pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two unearned runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three.
Yon Landaeta struck out four and walked three in 1.1 scoreless innings.

DSL GIANTS ORANGE 20, DSL TWINS 11 AT GIANTS

The Twins led 8-4 through four and a half and it was tied at ten through six and a half, but the Giants Orange scored seven in the seventh.

Moises Lopez was 4-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, three runs, and four RBis.
Ricardo Pena was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Ariel Castro was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and a walk.
Carlos Silva was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.

Yency De Jesus pitched 4.1 innings, allowing seven runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk and striking out five.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 6.91) at Bradenton
12:05  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 3-0, 1.52)
7:05  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-0, 5.17) at Omaha
7:05  Wichita (Chad Donato, 1-0, 9.38) at Amarillo

BULLS 5, SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Durham scored two in the ninth, one on a bases-loaded walk and the other on a passed ball, to break a 3-3 tie.

Mark Contreras was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Jorge Polanco was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Chris Williams hit a home run, his seventeenth.

Dallas Keuchel struck out six in six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on eight hits.
Cody Laweryson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Kody Funderburk struck out two in a perfect inning.

WIND SURGE 13, CARDINALS 12 IN WICHITA (10 INNINGS)

Wichita scored two in the bottom of the tenth to win it.

Brooks Lee was 4-for-6 with a home run (his ninth), a double, two runs, and four RBIs.
Alex Isola was 4-for-6 with a home run (his eleventh), two runs, and two RBIs.
DaShawn Keirsey was 3-for-6 with a home run (his eleventh), a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with two walks.
Ernie Yake was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Aaron Sabato was 2-for-5 with a double.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5.
Pat Winkel hit a three-run homer, his fifth.

Travis Adams pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks and striking out three.
Alex Scherff pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

SKY CARP 13, KERNELS 6 IN BELOIT

Trailing 6-5, Beloit scored six in the sixth.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Christian MacLeod pitched four innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks and striking out three.

THRESHERS 10, MIGHTY MUSSELS 8 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored five in the seventh to tie it 8-8, but Clearwater got two in the tenth to win it.  The go-ahead run scored on a balk.

Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), two walks, and two runs.
Mikey Perez was 2-for-6 with two home runs (his sixth and seventh) and four RBIs.

Andrew Morris struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Johnathan Lavallee struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00 DSL Orioles Orange at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays

BULLS 8, SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Durham scored five in the ninth to take the victory.

Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-5 with a home run (his tenth), two runs, and two RBIs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two runs.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-4.

Louie Varland pitched four innings, giving up three unearned runs on eight hits and striking out seven.
Josh Winder struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Michael Boyle pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

CARDINALS 4, WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Trailing 3-0, Springfield scored four in the seventh.

DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a home run, his tenth.
Pat Winkel was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.

Marco Raya struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
David Festa struck out three in two perfect innings.
Denny Bentley pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Alex Scherff struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 15, SKY CARP 2 IN BELOIT

Cedar Rapids scored eight in the fourth to take a 9-0 lead, then added five in the sixth.

Jorel Ortega was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), three runs, and five RBIs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.
Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Noah Cardenas was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Jose Salas was 2-for-5.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBIs.

Zebby Matthews struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
Malik Barrington struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
John Wilson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, THRESHERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Leading 2-0, Fort Myers scored four in the eighth.

Carson McCusker was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and two runs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Ben Ethridge pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Wilker Reyes struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.

FCL TWINS 9, FCL RED SOX 8 AT RED SOX

The Twins scored two in the ninth to take a 9-2 lead, then held on.  The Red Sox had the winning run on base when the game ended.

Yasser Mercedes was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), three runs, and four RBIs.
Keoni Cavaco was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.
Harold Grant was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.

Brayan Medina pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and four walks and striking out three.
Cleiber Maldonado struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.
Yon Landaeta struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

DSL PHILLIES WHITE 17, DSL TWINS 9 AT PHILLIES (7 INNINGS)

The Phillies scored five in the fourth to break a 4-4 tie.

Dameury Pena was 2-for-2.
Ariel Castro was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Starter Jeicol Surumay pitched 1.2 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits and three walks.
Jose Ojo struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Guardians Red at DSL Twins
5:00  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Jarret Whorff, 2-0, 1.71)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Beloit
6:05  Springfield at Wichita (TBD)
7:07  Durham at St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 3-1, 4.05)

FCL ORIOLES 4, FCL TWINS 1 AT ORIOLES (7 INNINGS)

The Orioles scored two in the second and two in the third to take a 4-0 lead.

All four Twins hits were singles and no Twin had more than one.

Starter Jacob Wosinski pitched 1.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and striking out two.
Carlos Gutierrez struck out three in three perfect innings.

DSL REDS AT DSL TWINS

Rained out.  Will be made up July 26.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies White
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
6:00  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Ben Ethridge, 0-4.2.49)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 5.33) at Beloit
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 9.00)
7:07  Durham at St. Paul (TBD)

The St. Paul Saints are 9-3, in first place in the International League West, a half game ahead of Nashville.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 6-6, in second place in the Texas League North, 1.5 games behind Arkansas.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 9-6, tied for second place with Beloit in the Midwest League West, one game behind Peoria.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 7-8, in fifth place in the Florida State League West, four games behind Clearwater.  They are two games behind fourth-place Tampa.

The FCL Twins are 11-14, tied for fourth place with the Rays in the FCL South, seven games behind the Pirates.  They are one game behind the first-place Braves.

The DSL Twins are 7-19, in eighth place in the DSL South, 13 games behind the Phillies White.  They are 1.5 games behind the Cardinals.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Reds at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles

SAINTS 4, CUBS 1 IN IOWA

St. Paul scored all of their runs in the seventh inning.

Mark Contreras was 3-for-4.

Dallas Keuchel pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and four walks and striking out four.  In three starts his ERA is 0.64, though his WHIP is 1.43.
Ronny Henriquez struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Austin Brice gave up an unearned run in one inning, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.
Patrick Murphy pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.

DRILLERS 6, WIND SURGE 4 IN TULSA

Tulsa scored four in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie.  Kody Hoese and Eddys Leonard each homered in the inning.

Seth Gray was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Marco Raya pitched two innings, allowing two runs on one hit and four walks and striking out three.
Curtis Taylor struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Isaac Mattson struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks.

KERNELS 5, RIVER BANDITS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead.

Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-4 with a double.
Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs.

C. J. Culpepper struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits.  He had not given up a run in two high-A starts.
John Wilson pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 3, HAMMERHEADS 0 IN JUPITER (10 INNINGS)

Carson McCusker hit a three-run homer in the tenth.

McCusker was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.  He is batting .345 in his first seven professional games.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-5.

Jack Noble struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Danny Moreno pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.
Jackson Hicks struck out three in two shutout innings.

FCL RED SOX 16, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Twins held the Red Sox scoreless in the first and last inning, but the Red Sox scored multiple runs in every inning in-between.

Frank Nigro hit a home run.

Starter Zach Neff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  He is on a rehab assignment--he did not pitch in 2022 and pitched for Wichita in 2021.
Miguel Olivares pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.

FCL RED SOX 4, FCL TWINS 1 AT RED SOX*

*Both games were played at the Century Link Sports Complex.

The Red Sox scored two in the second to take a 3-0 lead.

Jankel Ortiz was 2-for-3.

Starter Cesar Lares pitched two innings, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out two.
Bianger Liendo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Brayan Medina pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and striking out one.

DSL CARDINALS 7, DSL TWINS 2 AT CARDINALS

The Cardinals scored two in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.

Jayson Bass was 2-for-4.

Cristian Hernandez pitched three innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on two hits and four walks and striking out five.
Eider Machuca struck out two in a perfect inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Rockies
5:00  Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 6.91) at Jupiter
6:08  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 1-5, 7.27) at Iowa
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 3-0, 0.87)
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 2-6, 5.75) at Tulsa