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Minor Details: Games of May 25-26

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All games were played Sunday except the FCL game, which was played Monday.

NORFOLK TIDES 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Coby Mayo homered in the first inning to give Norfolk a 1-0 lead.  The Saints roared back in the second, as a Patrick Winkel grand slam gave them a 4-1 lead.  From there, though, it was all Norfolk.  TT Bowens hit a three-run homer in the third to tie it up.  Vimael Machin hit an RBI double in the fourth to give Norfolk a 5-4 lead.  Homers by Bowens and Livan Soto were part of a four-run fifth that put the game out of reach.  St. Paul did not get a hit after the fourth inning.

Batters:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a grand slam, his third homer.

Pitchers:  Starter Darren McCaughan struck out five in 4.1 innings, but allowed nine runs (eight earned) on eleven hits and a walk.  Ryan Jensen struck out five in 2.1 perfect innings.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  TT Bowens was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his sixth and seventh), a walk, and five RBIs.  Vimael Machin was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and an RBI.  Luis Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Coby Mayo was 2-for-5 with a home run, his eighth.  Livan Soto was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Houston Roth pitched 2.2 perfect innings, striking out two.  Kade Strowd struck out two and walked three in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Matt Wallner .417/1.462.  Patrick Winkel .308/.859.  Mike Ford .846.  Anthony Prato .823.

Record:  25-23, sixth, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SAN ANTONIO

Cody Roberts singled home a run in the fourth.  Aaron Sabato came back with a two-run homer in the fifth to give Wichita the lead.  It looked like it might hold up, but an error allowed the tying run to score in the seventh and an error allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth.  Wichita did not get a hit after the sixth inning.

Batters:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and a walk.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Mike Paredes pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and no walks and striking out one.

Opponents:  Anthony Villar was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Romeo Sanabria was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Marcos Castanon was 2-for-4 with a double.  Victor Lazarraga pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco, .902.  Aaron Sabato, .876.  Mike Paredes, 2.25.  Trent Baker, 2.27.

Record:  23-22, tied for third with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Arkansas and Springfield.

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN FORT WAYNE

A single and three walks plated a run for Fort Wayne in the second and two walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly brought home one in the third.  Fort Wayne added two in the sixth.  The lone Cedar Rapids run scored in the seventh on a Jaime Ferrer RBI double.  That was the last Kernels hit.

Batters:  None.  Cedar Rapids had two hits.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out three in three innings, but gave up two runs on one hit and six walks.  Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Kade Bragg pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Cedar Rapids pitchers walked ten and hit one.

Opponents:  Jose Sanabria was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Jack Costello was 2-for-3 with a run.  Eric Yost struck out eight in 6.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Stats:  Nate Baez .340/.931.  Kaelen Culpepper .315/.924.  Kade Bragg 2.89.  Cole Percival 3.09.  Samuel Perez 3.38.  Jacob Wosinski 3.47.

Record:  25-19, second, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 15, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 12 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland broke a scoreless tie in a big way, scoring five in the third on a two-run inside-the-park homer by Bryce Rainer and a three-run homer by Stephen Hrustich.  Rayne Doncon homered in the fourth to get Fort Myers on the board and Angel Del Rosario hit a two-run homer in a three-run fifth that cut the lead to 5-4.  Lakeland responded with a six-run bottom of the fifth, with half the runs coming on a three-run homer by Sergio Tapia.  Jefferson Valladares homered in the sixth, but Lakeland once again responded, getting three runs in the bottom of the sixth on four walks, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly to go ahead 14-5.  To their credit, the Mussels didn't give up, as Dameury Pena hit a two-run single in a five-run eighth that made the score 14-10.  Rainer hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth that made it 15-10, but Fort Myers once again tried to come back.  Peyton Carr hit a two-run homer in the ninth, but that was as much as they could do, and the comeback fell three runs short.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dameury Pena was 3-for-6 with a run and two RBIs.  Jefferson Valladares was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three runs.  Peyton Carr was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Angel Del Rosario was 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Ross struck out five in four innings but allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hit and a walk.  Brennan Oxford struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.

Opponents:  Bryce Rainer was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), a double, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Stephen Hrustich was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk, and two runs.  Woody Hadeen was 2-for-5 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Sergio Tapia was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and three runs.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon .344/.869.  Maddux Houghton .805.  Ivran Romero 2.21.

Record:  20-25, sixth (last), 6.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL PIRATES 2, FCL TWINS 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

Kendrick Herrera singled home a run in the third.  Irvin Nunez tied it with an RBI single in the fifth, but Jonathan Rivero tripled leading off the bottom of the fifth and scored on a balk.  And that was it.  The Twins got men to first and second in the sixth, but their last five men were retired.

Batters:  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3.

Pitchers:  Starter Hendry Chivilli pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out one.  Liam Rocha struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Richard Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Carlson Reed pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Levi Sterling struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Stats:  Irvin Nunez .300/.831.  Bryan Acuna .813.  Liam Rocha 0.00.  Hendry Chivilli 1.42.

Record:  9-7, tied for second with the Orioles, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins (2)
6:05  Bradenton at Fort Myers--no starters listed
6:35  Lake County (Josh Hartle, 4-1, 2.55) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 2-2, 4.59)
6:35  St. Paul (Cory Lewis, 1-4, 9.72) at Omaha (TBD)
7:05  Tulsa (TBD) at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-1, 3.99)

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Minor Details: Games of May 24

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NORFOLK TIDES 12, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)

It was scoreless until the fourth, when Mike Ford homered to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  That must have woken Norfolk up, because they scored twelve runs in the next three innings.  Four walks, a hit batsman, and two singles produced four runs in the fifth.  Fernando Peguero hit a two-run double in a three-run sixth.  Vimael Machin hit a three-run homer in a five-run seventh.  Norfolk only out-hit St. Paul 8-6 but drew nine walks.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-3 with a home run, his eighth.  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-4.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 0-for-0 with three walks.

Pitchers:  Starter Marco Raya had by far his best game of the season, striking out seven in four perfect innings.  Infielder Anthony Prato came on to get the last out of the seventh.

Opponents:  Jordyn Adams was 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Francisco Peguero was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Coby Mayo was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Vimael Machin was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer (his fourth) and a walk.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, NORFOLK TIDES 4 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)

T. T. Bowens doubled home a run in the top of the first, but Mickey Gasper homered in the bottom of the first.  Chadwick Tromp hit a two-run homer in the top of the second, but Patrick Winkel singled home a run in the bottom of the second and Gasper homered again in the third to make it 3-3.  Tromp homered again in the fourth, but Anthony Prato hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to put St. Paul in the lead to stay.  Ryan Fitzgerald singled home an insurance run in the sixth.

Batters:  Edouard Julien was 2-for-2 with a walk.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his eighth and ninth.  Anthony Prato was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Starter Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and one walk and striking out five.  Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opponents:  Chadwick Tromp was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his second and third) and three RBIs.  Jud Fabian was 2-for-3 with a run.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .346/1.183 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .302/.881 OPS.  Will Holland, .874 OPS.  Mike Ford, .851 OPS.  Anthony Prato, .849 OPS.  Richard Lovelady, 1.35 ERA.

Record:  25-22, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SAN ANTONIO

All the runs were scored in the sixth inning.  Wichita got two in the top of the inning, but Marcos Castanon hit a two-run double to tie it, an error scored the go-ahead run, and San Antonio scored two more for insurance.  Wichita got a hit in each of the last three innings but could do nothing with it.

Batters:  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:  Christian MacLeod struck out five and walked three in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Francisco Acuna was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Romeo Sanabria was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Devin Ortiz was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Emmanuel Pinales pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four.

Stats:  Gabriel Gonzalez, .333.  Tanner Schobel, .301/.825 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .832 OPS.  Christian MacLeod, 1.06 ERA.  Jarret Whorff, 2.38 ERA.  John Klein, 3.31 ERA.

Record:  23-21, tied for second with Springfield, one game behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 12, FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 4 IN FORT WAYNE

Fort Wayne scored two in the third, but Kaelen Culpepper delivered a two-run single in a three-run fourth to put Cedar Rapids up 3-2.  The Kernels then got a touchdown and an extra point, scoring seven times in the fifth.  They drew four walks and hit three singles and a double in the inning.  That put them ahead 10-2 and essentially decided the game.

Batters:  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and two RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, a run, and two RBIs.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Chase Chaney struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks.  Spencer Bengard pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Gabriel Yanez struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Leo De Vries was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and a run.  Jason Campbell was 2-for-4.  Ethan Long was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk

Stats:  Nate Baez, .343/.936 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .323/.941 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .302/.886 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .861 OPS.  Misael Urbina, .818 OPS.

Record:  25-18, 1.5 games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND (10 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored two in the top of the first, but Bryce Rainer hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first to tie it.  Jose Rodriguez homered in the third, but Lakeland scored in the fourth to tie it.  Maddux Houghton homered in the seventh, but Carson Rucker delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to tie it.  Dameury Pena singled home a run in the tenth, and this time Lakeland couldn't tie it, as they never advanced the Manfred Man beyond where he was placed.

Batters:  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Dasan Hill struck out five in 2.2 innings, but gave up two runs on two hits and two walks.  Jason Doktorcyzk struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks.  Zander Sechrist pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Hunter Hoopes pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one.

Opponents:  Jackson Strong was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Bryce Rainer was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Jorger Petri pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and  two walks and striking out one.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz, .305/.830 OPS.  Peyton Eeles, .304.  Maddux Houghton, .812 OPS.  Zander Sechrist, 2.03 ERA.  Dasan Hill, 2.12 ERA.  Hunter Hoopes, 2.37 ERA.

Record:  20-24, in sixth (last) place, 5.5 games behind Lakeland.

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

Johanfran Garcia singled home a run in the third and Yohander Linares hit a two-run single in the fourth to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.  The Twins scored one in the fifth, but the Red Sox got it back in the sixth on a Jhoan Peguero home run.  Jayson Bass hit a two-run double in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3, but that was as much as the Twins could do.  The Red Sox got an insurance run in the seventh and that was that.

Batters:  None.  The Twins had three hits.

Pitchers:  Starter Joel Garcia struck out four in three innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks.  Aiberson Ventura pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Yohander Linares was 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs.  Jhoan Peguero was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.  Yoelvin Chirino struck out four in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Stats:  Bryan Acuna, .812 OPS.  Andrew Huffman, 3.00 ERA.

Record:  9-6, tied for second with the Orioles, one game behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Michael Ross. 0-0, 2.77) at Lakeland (TBD)
1:05  Wichita (Trent Baker, 1-2, 2.27) at San Antonio (Victor Lizarraga, 0-6, 9.42)
5:07  Norfolk (Chayce McDermott, 0-1, 1.86) at St. Paul (Darren McCaughan, 2-0, 2.16)
5:35  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 6.52) at Fort Wayne (Eric Yost, 1-4, 1.82)

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Minor Details: Games of May 15

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IOWA CUBS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN IOWA (GAME 1)

James Triantos hit a three-run double in the first, and Iowa added four more in the fourth to take a 7-0 lead.  Jair Camargo hit a two-run homer in the fifth for the only St. Paul runs.

Batters:  Carson McCusker was 3-for-3.  Jair Camargo hit a two-run homer, his second.

Pitchers:  Starter Marco Raya pitched 2.2 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and five walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Carlos Perez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), two runs, and two RBIs.  James Triantos was 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs.  Connor Noland struck out eight in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.

IOWA CUBS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 7 IN IOWA (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

It looked good for quite a while.  St. Paul scored two in the second to take a 2-1 lead, they added two in the fourth to make it 4-1, and scored one more in the seventh to take a 5-1 lead.  All they had to do was get three outs before Iowa scored four runs.  Unfortunately, they couldn't do it.  Two doubles, a two-run homer by Reese McGuire, and a solo shot by Carlos Perez tied the score.  Undaunted, Mickey Gasper delivered a two-run double in the eighth to put St. Paul up 7-5.  But then they were daunted again, as Chase Strumpf hit a two-run homer to tie it and Matt Shaw hit a walkoff homer for Iowa.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and an RBI.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and a run.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on six hits and one walk.  Ryan Jensen pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up two hits and two walks.  He struck out one.

Opponents:  Jonathon Long was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Chase Strumpf was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer (his seventh) and two walks.  Matt Shaw was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his third and fourth.  James Triantos was 2-for-4.  Reese McGuire hit a two-run homer, his third.  Carlos Perez hit a home run, his fifth.  Tom Cosgrove pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .365, 1.284 OPS.  Carson McCusker, .356, 1.086 OPS.  Mike Ford, .849 OPS.  Will Holland, .836 OPS.  Darren McCaughan, 2.16 ERA.  Brady Feigl, 2.35 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-18, in fourth place, 3.5 games behind Nashville.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored single runs in the third and fifth.  Wichita tied it 2-2 in the fifth.  Each team scored one in the sixth.  But in the ninth, Hunter Fitz-Gerald hit a two-run homer to put Arkansas ahead to stay.  Wichita went down in order in the bottom of the ninth.

Batters:  No one had more than one hit.

Pitchers:  Aaron Rozek struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.  John Klein struck out four in three innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Opponents:  Victor Labrada was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Hunter Fitz-Gerald was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Blake Rambusch was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Michael Morales pitched four perfect innings, striking out three.  Brandyn Garcia struck out two in two perfect innings.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .322, .865 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .316, .860 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .865 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .852 OPS.  Noah Cardenas, .837 OPS.  John Klein, 3.26 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 20-16, tied for first with Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 15, PEORIA CHIEFS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the first to put Cedar Rapids up 2-0.  Brayden Jobert hit a three-run homer in a four-run third to give Peoria a 4-2 advantage.  In the bottom of the third, Brandon Winokur and Gonzalez hit two-run doubles and Khadim Diaw hit a two-run homer to give Cedar Rapids an 8-4 lead.  They scored one in the fourth and then had a second six-run inning in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Diaw hit his second homer and Kyle DeBarge had a two-run double in the inning.

Batters:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 4-for-6 with a home run, two doubles, two runs, and six RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, two runs, and three RBIs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and an RBI.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third) and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Jose Olivares pitched three innings, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks and striking out two.  Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Juan Mercedes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opponents:  Tre Richardson was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Johnfrank Salazar was 2-for-4 with a run.  Joshua Baez was 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and an RBI.  Jon Jon Gazdar was 2-for-5 with a run.  Ryan Campos was 2-for-5.  Brayden Jobert hit a two-run homer.  Michael Curialle hit a home run, his fourth.  Tyler Bradt struck out four in 2.1 shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .341, .909 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .333, .937 OPS.  Jose Salas, .320, 1.132 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .909 OPS.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 0.95 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 21-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Quad Cities.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 12, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN JUPITER

Fort Myers scored in each of the first two innings to take a 2-0 lead, but Jupiter responded with two Abe Lincoln innings to lead 8-3 after five.  Jessada Brown hit a two-run homer in the fifth.  They scored three more in the sixth, and it was all over but the shouting.  By the time Fort Myers scored its final run in the ninth, even the shouting had died down.

Batters:  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-3 with a triple, two walks, and three runs.  Peyton Eeles made his season debut, going 2-for-3 with a run.  Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Carpenter struck out three in three innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and no walks.  Devin Kirby pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Lots of them.  Jesus Hernandez was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Abrahan Ramirez was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Yeral Martinez was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Jessada Brown was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.  Ian Lewis was 2-for-5 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Dillon Head was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

Stats:  Peyton Eeles, .667, 1.334 OPS.  Poncho Ruiz, .318, .870 OPS.  Ivran Romero, 2.70 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 16-20, in fifth place, six games behind Dunedin.

FCL RAYS 2, FCL TWINS 1 AT RAYS

Bryan Acuna singled home a run in the first, but that was it for the Twins.  The Rays scored single runs in the second and third to take the lead and eventually the win.

Batters:  Bryan Acuna was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Melvin Rodriguez pitched three innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks, striking out one.  Ruddy Gomez struck three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Santiago Rojas pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Derek Datil was 2-for-2 with an RBI.  Miguel Toscano struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.

Stats:  Jayson Bass, .300, .862 OPS.  Bryan Acuna, .885 OPS.  Ruddy Gomez, zero ERA.  Santiago Rojas, zero ERA.  Melvin Rodriguez, 2.25 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 5-3, in second place, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Dylan Questad, 3.86) at Jupiter (TBD)
6:35  Peoria (Juan Salas, 1-3, 7.09) at Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 2-2, 8.20)
6:35  Arkansas (Reid VanScoter, 0-0, 4.05) at Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 1.06)
7:08  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 1.93) at Iowa (Peter Solomon, 0-1, 3.12)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, IOWA CUBS 4 IN IOWA

Carson McCusker hit a two-run double in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie and put St. Paul in the lead to stay.  They added single runs in the sixth and seventh.  McCusker was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and three runs.  Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-5 with a run.  Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and two walks and striking out one.  Jacob Bosiokovic struck out two in a perfect inning.  Brady Fiegl pitched a perfect inning.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA

Wichita had leads of 2-0, 4-2, and 5-4, but Arkansas finally scored two in the ninth to go ahead.  It was their only lead, but the only one they needed.  Noah Cardenas hit a home run, his third.  Trent Baker struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and no walks.

PEORIA CHIEFS 13, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the second and led all the way through the seventh.  It was, as Dolly Parton sang, nine to five when Peoria scored eight runs in the eighth to win it.  There were eight singles, a double, and an error, which has to be one of the most frustrating ways to give up eight runs (not that there's a good way to do it).  Jose Salas was 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-2 with a triple, three walks, a run, and an RBI.  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-5 with a run.  Brandon Winokur was 1-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out six in five innings but gave up four runs on seven hits and no walks.  Juan Mercedes pitched a perfect inning.

JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN JUPITER

Carlos Sanchez singled home a run in the sixth to put Jupiter ahead to stay.  An error gave them an extra run in the seventh which turned out to be the difference in the game.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and two runs.  Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Adrian Bohorquez struck out five in 3.1 innings but gave up three runs on five hits and two walks.  Cole Peschi pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk and striking out three.

FCL RAYS 7, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS

The Rays took the lead with three in the second and led 7-1 after four.  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.  Yoel Roque started and pitched a perfect inning.  Leonardo Rondon pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out three.  Aiberson Ventura pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 2, BUFFALO BISONS 1 IN ST. PAUL

It was scoreless until the sixth, when an error put Buffalo up 1-0.  In the seventh, however, Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to give St. Paul all the runs they would need.  It was his second homer of the season.  It was the pitching that carried the day.  Zebby Matthews pitched 5.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and no walks and striking out four.  Alex Speas pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Tyler Beede pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 1 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

It was again scoreless until the sixth, and again it was the opponent who scored first, as an infield out brought home a Northwest Arkansas run.  But in the eighth, Kala'i Rosario hit an RBI triple and scored on an infield out to give Wichita a 2-1 lead.  A sacrifice fly brought home an insurance run in the ninth.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a run, but again it was the pitching that carried the day.  Christian MacLeod pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out three.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in two perfect innings.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN BELOIT

Cedar Rapids led 3-1 half-way through, but a three-run fifth put Beloit in the lead to stay.  They added three in the seventh to take control of the game.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Starter Jeremy Lee pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out one.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Devonte Brown's RBI single in the first put Dunedin on the board and his two-run double in the fifth gave the Blue Jays some insurance.  Fort Myers had six hits, five singles and a double.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-3.  Dylan Questad pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Hunter Hoopes struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Ruddy Gomez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 12, FCL RED SOX 5 AT TWINS

Bryan Acuna put the Twins on the board in the first with a home run.  They followed that up with six in the second and four in the third.  The Twins only had six hits, but drew seven walks and took advantage of five Red Sox errors.  They also were hit by pitches three times and stole four bases.  Bryan Acuna was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBIs.  Starter Joel Garcia struck out seven in three innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  Will Armbruester pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, BUFFALO BISONS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Will Wagner hit a two-run single in the third to put Buffalo up 2-0.  Will Holland doubled home a run in the fourth and the Saints scored two in the fifth to go up 3-2.  The lead lasted until the next half-inning, when Joey Loperfido hit a two-run single to make it 4-3.  That lead also lasted until the next half-inning, when Edouard Julien hit a two-run single-plus-error to give St. Paul a 5-4 lead.  In the eighth, homers by Loperfido and Davis Schneider put Buffalo back in front 7-5.  Not to worry, because Mike Ford hit a three-run homer in the ninth to give the Saints a walkoff victory!

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a run.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Mike Ford was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and two walks.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris struck out six in five innings, giving up two unearned runs on eight hits and a walk.  Alex Speas pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Tyler Beede pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opponents:  Joey Loperfido was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Will Robertson was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Will Wagner was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Davis Schneider was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Tommy Nance struck out three in two perfect innings.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .421 with an OPS of 1.560.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .337 with an OPS of .976.  Carson McCusker is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.065.  Mike Ford has an OPS of .877.  Jeferson Morales has an OPS of .859.  Patrick Winkel has an OPS of .829.  Kody Funderburk has an ERA of 2.31.  Alex Speas has an ERA of 2.45.

Record:  St. Paul is 17-14, in third place, 1.5 games behind Nashville.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Rubel Cespedes hit a two-run homer in the first and Wichita scored two in the second to take a 4-0 lead.  It stayed 4-0 through six, and it was looking good.  But Gavin Cross hit a two-run homer in the seventh and did it again in the ninth, tying the score.  A bases-loaded walk scored on for Wichita in the tenth, but Carter Jensen delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the tenth to walk it off for Northwest Arkansas.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 4-for-6 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third), a double, two walks, and three RBIs.  Ben Ross was 2-for-5 with a walk and an RBI.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-6 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out six and walked three in five shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Gavin Cross was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) and four RBIs.  Rudy Martin was 2-for-4 with a run.  Ben Sears struck out three and walked three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Ryan Ramsey struck out five in five innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks.

Stats:  Tyler Dearden is batting .321 with an .843 OPS.  Kyler Fedco has an OPS of .968.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .914.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .809.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .808.  Jarret Whorff has an ERA of 1.84.  Trent Baker has an ERA of 2.03.

Record:  Wichita is 15-14, in third place, three games behind Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, BELOIT SKY CARP 5 IN BELOIT

Danny De Andrade doubled home a run in the first and Cedar Rapids scored three in the second on three hit batsmen, two walks, and a wild pitch to go ahead 4-0.  Beloit scored two in the bottom of the second, but Cedar Rapids scored one in the third on three more walks and another hit batsman.  But Jay Beshears hit a two-run double in the third and homered in the fifth to tie it 5-5.  There was no more scoring until the eighth, when a walk, a passed ball, and a De Andrade RBI single produced the game-winner for Cedar Rapids.

Batters:  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Jaime Ferrer was 0-for-2 but was hit by pitches three times.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out four in three innings, but allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks.  Cole Percival pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Fenwick Trimble was 3-for-5 with a run.  Jay Beshears was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, and three RBIs.  Colby Shade hit a home run.  Gabe Bierman pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Jack Sellinger struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .333 with an OPS of .951.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .328 with an OPS of .901.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .879.  Kyle Hess has an OPS of .825.  Danny De Andrade has an OPS of .813.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Cole Percival has an ERA of 2.08.  Wilker Reyes has an ERA of 2.30.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 19-9, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Homers by Jean Joseph and Sam Shaw gave Dunedin a 3-1 lead in the third.  Yasser Mercedes hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to tie it 3-3.  But it was all Dunedin after that.  Joseph singled home a run in the fourth to make it 4-3.  It stayed close until the eighth, when Dunedin scored three more to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Yasser Mercedes hit a two-run homer, his second.  Fort Myers had only two hits.

Pitchers:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out five in three innings, but allowed four runs on three hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Bryce Arnold was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Jean Joseph was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three RBIs.  Sam Shaw was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, and two runs.  Gage Stanifer struck out four and walked three in four shutout innings, not allowing a hit.

Stats:  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .979.  Cole Peschi has an ERA of 0.83.

Record:  Fort Myers is 15-14, tied for second with Clearwater, one game behind Dunedin and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles
6:05  Dunedin (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 1-0, 4.80)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall,1-1, 5.95) at Beloit (Karson Milbrandt, 0-1, 3.86)
6:37  Buffalo (TBD) at St. Paul (Cory Lewis, 1-2, 9.00)
7:05  Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-2, 4.73) at Northwest Arkansas (Ben Kudrna, 0-2, 5.23)

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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

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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.

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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)

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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)