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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 4

ST. PAUL SAINTS 2, IOWA CUBS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker's RBI single in the seventh broke a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  McCusker was 2-for-3.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (36).

Pitching prowess:  Brent Headrick struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Randy Dobnak struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Win:  Dobnak (11-6).

Opposition standout:  Brandon Birdsell struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 26-33, in ninth place, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO

Josh Hatcher singled home a run in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Kyler Fedco (6).

Pitching prowess:  Jaylin Nowlin struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.  Mason Fox struck out three in two perfect innings.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Loss:  Nowlin (5-7).

Opposition standout:  Alejandro Osuna was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 23-36, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (10 INNINGS)

Cedar Rapids scored three in the first and Wisconsin scored three in the ninth.  Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-out RBI double to decide it.

Multi-hit games:  Agustin Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk.  Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rayne Doncon 2 (33).

Stolen bases:  Walker Jenkins (6).

Pitching prowess:  John Klein pitched seven shutout innings, giving up six hits and striking out six.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Jordan Carr pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Carr (6-3).

Opposition standout:  Luis Lara was 2-for-5 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 28-34, tied for fourth with Beloit, eight games behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland scored one in the first, one in the fourth, and two in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Jaime Ferrer (6).

Pitching prowess:  Jack Noble pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Cleiber Maldonado retired all five men he faced, striking out three.  Juan Mercedes struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

Loss:  Charlee Soto (1-7).

Opposition standout:  Josue Briceno was 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-23, in second place, a half game behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Anthony Narvaez, 0-0, 9.00) at Lakeland
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Spencer Bengard, 1-0, 1.42)
6:37  Iowa at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.97)
7:05  Wichita (TBD) at Frisco

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 31

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN OMAHA

It was 4-1 through six.  Omaha then scored two in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Patrick Winkel (6).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yunior Severino (4).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (0-5).

Opposition standouts:  Noah Cameron struck out ten in seven innings, giving up one run on five hits.  Cam Devanney was 4-for-4 with three doubles and six RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-32, in ninth place, 13.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Dalton Shuffield hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth that gave Wichita a 6-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double.  Alex Isola was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Shuffield (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Shuffield 3 (18); Jake Rucker 2 (65).

Stolen bases:  Ross (18); Ortega (11).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Mason Fox pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Lewis (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4.

Record:  Wichita is 23-33, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN LAKE COUNTY

Rubel Cespedes doubled home a run in the top of the ninth to tie it 3-3, but Kevin Rivas singled home the deciding run in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Kaelen Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out five and walked one in three shutout innings.

Loss:  Gabriel Yanez (4-4).

Opposition standout:  Carter Spivey struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 27-32, tied for fourth with Beloit, six games behind Quad Cities.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS (7 INNINGS--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Joel Dragoo's two-run double in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie, and Clearwater added two in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jay Thomason was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Khadim Diaw (4); Caden Kendle (2).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one.

Loss:  Jose Olivares (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Dragoo was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Eduardo Tait's two-run single in the fourth game Clearwater a 4-3 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ferrer 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  Winokur (23); Kyle DeBarge (13).

Pitching prowess:  Tyler Stasiowski pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in his professional debut, striking out one and walking one.

Loss:  Cleiber Maldonado (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Tait was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-21, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-4, 6.03 and TBD)--2
12:00  Cedar Rapids (Ricky Castro, 1-3, 4.30) at Lake County
1:05  Springfield at Wichita (TBD)
2:05  St. Paul (TBD*) at Omaha

*milb.com lists Aaron Rozek as the starter, but as he pitched yesterday, that seems unlikely.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 27

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN OMAHA

St. Paul scored five runs in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Carson McCusker (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rylan Bannon 2 (70); Diego Castillo 2 (43).

Stolen bases:  Bannon (11).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Nick Wittgren struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Josh Winder struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Zack Weiss (2-1).

Opposition standout:  Nate Eaton was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 22-30, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3 IN WICHITA

Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run double in the first and Wichita added two more in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double.  Alex Isola was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 2 (38).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Win:  Adams (5-7).

Save:  Pierson Ohl (1).

Opposition standout:  Bryan Torres was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 21-31, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN LAKE COUNTY (5 INNINGS)

Leading 3-2, Lake County scored two in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Jose Salas (3); Walker Jenkins (2).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Kaelen Culpepper (1).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Tanner Hall (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Wuilfredo Antunez was 2-for-2 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-30, in fifth place, 7.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 7 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

Kala'i Rosario homered in the eighth to tie it 7-7 and Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-5 with a double.  Angel Del Rosario was 3-for-5.  Rosario was 2-for-3 with two home runs, two walks, and three RBIs.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4.  Winokur was 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Rosario 2 (2); Winokur (13); Billy Amick (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Rosario 3 (3); Winokur 2 (51).

Stolen bases:  Del Rosario 2 (24); Winokur 2 (22).

Pitching prowess:  Wilker Reyes pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.

Win:  Reyes (6-2).

Opposition standout:  Raider Tello was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-18, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 4-2, 4.78) at Lake County
6:05  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 1-5, 4.86)
6:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 4-8, 5.06) at Omaha
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 11.81)

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 21

ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)

SWB led 6-1 after six, but St. Paul scored four in the seventh, one in the eighth, and one in the tenth.  Diego Castillo hit a grand slam in the seventh, a passed ball brought home the tying run, and Anthony Prato singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with two doubles.  Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Prato was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Castillo (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo 4 (37).

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. 2 (27); Wynton Bernard (22); Castillo (11).

Pitching prowess:  Hobie Harris struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Caleb Baragar pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Baragar (1-2).

Opposition standout:  J. C. Escarra was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 19-28, tied for ninth (last) place with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 11, WICHITA WIND SURGE 10 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)

Wichita led 9-6 after seven, but Midland scored three in the eighth to tie it.  Brennan Milone doubled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 3-for-6 with two home runs, a double, and six RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Home runs:  McCusker 2 (13); Rucker 2 (9).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 6 (61); McCusker 3 (60).

Stolen bases:  Dalton Shuffield (4).

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd retired all four men he faced.

Loss:  Jarret Whorff (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Brayan Buelvas was 3-for-5 with two doubles.

Record:  Wichita is 18-29, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN DAYTON

Cedar Rapids took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, but Dayton scored two in the bottom of the eighth to win it.  Leo Balcazar singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Cespedes (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 2 (69).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Tanner Hall pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out four.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Mike Paredes (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Balcazar was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-26, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Tampa scored three in the second.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Billy Amick (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Charlee Soto (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.

TAMPA TARPONS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS--FORT MYERS DESIGNATED HOME TEAM)

Fort Myers led 5-0 after three, but Tampa scored two in the fourth, three in the fifth, and two in the seventh.  Diomedes Hernandez hit a two-run single to break the 5-5 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-3 with a double.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Thomason (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Thomason 2 (6).

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (18); Kyle DeBarge (11); Khadim Diaw (2).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Juan Mercedes (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Hernandez was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 30-17, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-1, 2.57) at Tampa
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 4-2, 4.50) at Dayton
7:00  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-7, 4.08) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.73)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 20

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

SWB scored four runs in the first and led 9-0 after six.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Jair Camargo was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Keirsey, Jr. (13).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr 3 (65).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jeff Brigham pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Ryan Jensen pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Jasson Dominguez was 4-for-5 with three runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-28, in tenth (last) place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN MIDLAND

Midland scored one in the fourth and two in the seventh.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on five hits.  Kyle Bischoff pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Loss:  Lewis (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Blake Beers struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 18-28, in fifth (last) place, eleven games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN DAYTON

Dayton scored all of its runs in the fourth.  Cedar Rapids got its lone run in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a double.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4.  Cedar Rapids out-hit Dayton 9-6 but stranded ten and was 0-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.

Loss:  Ricky Castro (1-3).

Opposition standout:  T. J. Sikkema struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up four hits.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-25, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TAMPA TARPONS 6 IN TAMPA

Fort Myers scored four in the eighth to take a 7-5 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Derek Bender was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Bender 3 (7).

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur 2 (20); Kyle DeBarge 2 (10); Jaime Ferrer (3).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Jack Noble (7-2).

Save:  Wilker Reyes (2).

Opposition standout:  Rafelin Nivar pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, walking two and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 30-15, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL ANGELS 4 AT TWINS

The Twins scored three in the fourth to take a 7-4 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Daiber De Los Santos was 5-for-5.  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and four RBIs.  Yandro Hernandez was 2-for-5 with a triple.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Merphy Hernandez 4 (30).

Stolen bases:  De Los Santos (17).

Pitching prowess:  Anderson Ramos struck out six in four innings, giving up three hits.  Sebastian Pulido pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Eudy Garcia (2-0).

Save:  Pulido (1).

Opposition standout:  Humberto Tiberi was 2-for-4.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 30-25, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 1-4, 4.74 and Cesar Lares, 3-3, 4.37) at Tampa--2
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-1, 5.79) at Dayton
6:30  Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 10.13) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 4-8, 4.91)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 18

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 6 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul scored three in the top of the sixth to take a 6-4 lead, but Indianapolis scored one in the bottom of the sixth, one in the eighth, and one in the ninth.  Matt Gorski hit a walkoff home run.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Rylan Bannon (16); Michael Helman (13).

Multi-RBI games:  Bannon 2 (65); Helman 2 (38).

Stolen bases:  Diego Castillo (10).

Pitching prowess:  Hobie Harris struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Caleb Baragar (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Groski was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-27, tied for ninth (last) place with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Jake Anchia homered in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and Arkansas dominated from there.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a double.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out four.  Jorel Ortega retired all four men he faced.

Loss:  Ricardo Velez (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Brock Rodden was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 18-27, in fifth (last) place, ten games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, IOWA CUBS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Poncho Ruiz hit a two-run single in the second to break a scoreless tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ruiz 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Salas (14); Jenkins 2 (4).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Spencer Bengard pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and striking out two.

Win:  Bengard (1-0).

Save:  Gabriel Yanez (10).

Opposition standout:  Cristian Hernandez was 2-for-2 with two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-24, tied for third with Peoria, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

The Mighty Mussels scored one in the ninth and had the tying run thrown out at the plate trying to score from second on a single.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI:  Ferrer 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Kaelen Culpepper (2).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mercedes struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks.  Tomas Cleto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Loss:  Ross Dunn (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Rayner Castillo pitched five innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  Fort Myers is 29-15, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Colorado

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