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Minor Details: Game of September 22

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Trailing 2-1, Indianapolis scored six runs in the fifth.  Matt Gorski, Seth Beer, and Ji Hwan Bae all homered in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  Michael Helman was 2-for-4 with a double.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  Rylan Bannon (18); Jair Camargo (12); Patrick Winkel (7).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Eeles 3 (20).

Pitching prowess:  Justin Topa struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Jeff Brigham struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.  Jorge Alcala struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (9-6).

Opposition standout:  Tsung-Che Cheng was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul was 32-43, in ninth place, 16.5 games behind Columbus.  Overall, St. Paul was 70-79, in seventh place, 19.5 games behind Omaha.

NEXT TILT

Sometime in early April of 2025.

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Minor Details: Game of September 21

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INDIANPOLIS INDIANS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Indianapolis took a 7-0 lead in the second, but St. Paul tied it 7-7 after four.  Ji Hwan Bae singled home the deciding run in the sixth inning.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jair Camargo was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Jeferson Morales (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 3 (7); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (81).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out one.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.  Steven Okert struck out two in a perfect inning.

Loss:  Adams (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Andres Alvarez was 3-for-3 with a triple and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 32-42, in ninth place, 16.5 games behind Columbus.

TODAY'S TILT

12:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.98)

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Minor Details: Games of September 15

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN COLUMBUS

Johnathan Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the fourth to give Columbus a 3-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Payton Eeles (6).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Diego Castillo pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Randy Dobnak (12-7).

Opposition standout:  Triston McKenzie pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.

Record:  St. Paul is 30-39, in ninth place, 15.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, TULSA DRILLERS 2 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored two in the sixth to take a 3-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Alex Isola (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Isola 2 (8).

Stolen bases:  Ross (20); Dalton Shuffield (7); Jenkins (2).

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Jarret Whorff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Win:  Culpepper (1-1).

Save:  Whorff (2).

Opposition standout:  Brendon Davis was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 27-42, in fifth (last) place, seventeen games behind Arkansas.  Overall, Wichita was 58-80, in fifth (last) place, 22.5 games behind Arkansas.

TUESDAY'S TILT

6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.98)

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Minor Details: Games of September 6

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

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

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

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

Multi-RBI games:  Eeles 2 (19).

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Ryan Jensen (4-4).

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

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

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Lewis (2-5).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-10).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Jose Olivares (2-3).

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

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

Lakeland scored four in the second and was never threatened.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Ross Dunn (1-5).

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

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

TODAY'S TILTS

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

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Minor Details: Games of August 30

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN OMAHA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Omaha scored two in the fifth to break a 4-4 tie.  St. Paul had the tying run on second base when the game ended.  St. Paul out-hit Omaha 11-4 but Saints pitchers allowed nine walks.

Multi-hit games:  Yunior Severino was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jair Camargo was 2-for-4.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-2 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Giovanny Gallegos (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Nelson Velazquez was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 3 IN OMAHA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

St. Paul scored four in the second and four in the third.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3 with two runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Home runs:  McCusker (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Payton Eeles 3 (15); McCusker 3 (4).

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (34); Yunior Severino (3); Morales (1).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out four.

Win:  Morris (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 3-for-4 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-31, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Jake Rucker hit a two-run double in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (63); Noah Cardenas 2 (32).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.  Christian MacLeod struck out six and walked two in four shutout innings.

Win:  Raya (2-4).

Save:  MacLeod struck out six and walked two in four shutout innings.

Opposition standout:  Nathanael Heredia struck out two in a perfect inning.

Record:  Wichita is 22-33, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Springfield.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN LAKE COUNTY

Alex Mooney's three-run homer capped a six-run third for Lake County.

Multi-hit games:  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Wingrove (4).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Jose Salas (16).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Nolan Santos struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.  Xander Hamilton pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

Loss:  Jeremy Lee (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Alonzo Richardson pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out five.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 27-31, tied for fifth with Beloit, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

CLEARWATER AT FORT MYERS (DOUBLEHEADER)

The first game was suspended in the second inning with no score.  It will be completed as part of a doubleheader today.

TODAY'S TILTS

2:35  Clearwater at Fort Myers (TBD and Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 2.19) (completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
6:00  Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 4.73) at Lake County
6:05  St. Paul (TBD) at Omaha
6:05  Springfield at Wichita (Cory Lewis, 1-4, 2.96)

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Minor Details: Games of August 23

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 14, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored seven in the first inning and led 10-2 through three.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Michael Helman was 3-for-5 with four runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs, and two RBIs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-5 with a double.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Rylan Bannon (17).

Multi-RBI games:  Bannon 3 (68); Camargo 3 (44); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (70); Castillo 2 (40).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (31); Bernard (23); Payton Eeles (11); Bannon (10); Helman (10).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Nick Wittgren struck out two in two perfect innings.

Win:  Randy Dobnak (10-6).

Opposition standout:  Jasson Dominguez was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-28, tied for eighth with Iowa, 10.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN MIDLAND

Leading 3-2, Midland scored three in the sixth.

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

Home runs:  Carson McCusker (15).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (64).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Marco Raya (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Jake Walkinshaw struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 19-30, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 11, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN DAYTON

Dayton scored five in the second to take a 7-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Jenkins (1).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  John Klein (8-3).

Opposition standout:  Cam Collier was 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-28, tied for fourth with Beloit, 6.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 1.64 and Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 2-8, 6.37) at Tampa
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 6,10) at Dayton
6:37  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-0, 4.00)
7:00  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.20) at Midland

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Minor Details: Games of August 22

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 7 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Castillo singled home a run in the sixth to break a 6-6 tie and St. Paul added one in the seventh.  SWB had led 5-2 after three.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, three runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (19); Keirsey, Jr. (14); Jair Camargo (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 3 (69); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (68).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (30); Payton Eeles (10).

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Weiss (1-1).

Save:  Scott Blewett (1).

Opposition standout:  T. J. Rumfield was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 20-28, tied for eighth place with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 3 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)

Midland scored in the ninth to tie it 3-3.  Andrew Cossetti singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  McCusker (14); Morales (9).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (62).

Stolen bases:  Shuffield (5); Kyler Fedco (4).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out ten in six shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Velez (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Henry Bolte was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 19-29, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN DAYTON

Cedar Rapids trailed 4-0 after five and tied it 4-4 after eight, but Hector Rodriguez singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Gabriel Gonzalez 2 (30); Jenkins 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Nolan Santos (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Carter Graham was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-27, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS AT TAMPA

Rained out.  It appears the game will not be made up.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 8-2, 4.41) at Dayton
7:00  Wichita (Marco Raya, 1-3, 4.76) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak. 9-6, 3.56)

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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)

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Minor Details: Games of August 14

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul led 5-0 after three, but that was as good as it got.  It was 5-4 after five and Indianapolis scored two in the ninth to win it.  Liover Peguero singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Chris Williams 2 (32).

Stolen bases:  Williams (3); Camargo (2).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Nick Wittgren struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Diego Castillo (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Nick Yorke was 3-for-5 with a double.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-23, in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 4 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored three in the top of the seventh to tie it 4-4, but Jorel Ortega homered in the bottom of the seventh and Wichita scored three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two runs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Ortega (9); Ricardo Olivar (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Ortega 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  Ortega (8).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Regi Grace (1-3).

Save:  Rodriguez (5).

Opposition standout:  Cole Young was 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 17-24, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, IOWA CUBS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the second to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Nate Baez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Gonzalez 2 (24).

Pitching prowess:  Ricky Castro struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Castro (1-2).

Loss:  Yanez (9).

Opposition standout:  Andy Garriola was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-22, tied for third with Peoria, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

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

Lakeland scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth to tie it 3-3, but Fort Myers scored three in the bottom of the eighth to win it.  Daniel Pena singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Kendle 2 (5).

Stolen bases:  Winokur (16); Kyle DeBarge (7).

Pitching prowess:  Charlee Soto pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out four.  Julio Bonilla pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Juan Mercedes retired all five men he faced, striking out three.

Win:  Mercedes (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Garrett Apker pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Fort Myers is 27-13, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL METS BLUE 12, DSL TWINS 6 AT TWINS

It was 5-5 after six, but the Mets Blue scored four in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Nestor Urbina was 3-for-3 with a double.  Ricardo Paez was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Urbina (7); Paez (4).

Pitching prowess:  Daniel Manzueta pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

Loss:  Aaron Carranza (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Yensi Rivas was 2-for-4 with two walks and two RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 27-24, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Rockies at DSL Twins
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Ricardo Olivares, 2-1, 2.90)
6:05  St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 0-1, 6.38) at Indianapolis
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (TBD)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, no record)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 30

ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, IOWA CUBS 4 IN IOWA

Homers by Jair Camargo and Patrick Winkel in the sixth inning gave St. Paul a 4-3 lead.  Camargo homered again in the eighth to make it 5-3.  Iowa scored in the ninth and had the tying run on base at the end of the game.

Multi-hit games:  Camargo was 2-for-4 with two home runs.  Winkel was 2-for-4 with a home run.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Camargo 2 (8); Winkel (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 2 (57); Camargo 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (22); Yunior Severino (2).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen retired all four men he faced, striking out three.  Justin Topa struck out two in a perfect inning.  Matt Bowman struck out two in a perfect inning.

Win:  Jensen (4-3).

Save:  Josh Winder (4).

Opposition standout:  Owen Caissie was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  St. Paul is 13-15, tied for fifth with Gwinnett and Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Peyton Wilson hit a three-run homer in the eighth to put Northwest Arkansas ahead 4-0.  Wichita scored three in the ninth and had the tying run on third at the end of the game.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up one run on six hits and striking out four.  Mason Fox pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Scott Engler struck out two in a perfect inning.

Loss:  Adams (4-7).

Opposition standout:  Tyson Guerrero pitched seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 10-18, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, GREAT LAKES LOONS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 3-0, Cedar Rapids scored four in the bottom of the ninth.  Kevin Maitan hit a two-run homer, Misael Urbina tied it with an RBI double, and Jose Salas singled home the winning run.

Multi-hit games:  Urbina was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Maitan (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 2 (28).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff retired all five men he faced, striking out one.  Rafael Marcano pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  A. J. Labas pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Win:  Labas (5-3).

Opposition standout:  Payton Martin pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and four walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-13, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

ST. LUCIE METS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Another case of Mets pitchers shutting down the Twins.  St. Lucie scored two in the first and two in the ninth.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (1).

Pitching prowess:  Wilker Reyes struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Jack Noble struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tomas Cleto struck out three in two perfect innings.

Loss:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto (2-5).

Opposition standout:  Saul Garcia struck out nine in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-10, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 10, DSL MIAMI 4 AT MIAMI

Luis Fragoza hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Victor Leal was 2-for-6 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Leal (3); Fragoza (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Leal 3 (15); Fragoza 2 (18).

Stolen bases:  Fragoza 3 (17); Dominguez 2 (2); Merphy Hernandez (24); Ricardo Paez (3).

Pitching prowess:  Anderson Ramos struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Aaron Carranza pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Ramos (4-2).

Opposition standout:  Alexander Requena was 3-for-4.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 21-19, in fourth place, seven games behind the DSL Tigers 2.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 1-3, 3.55)
12:08  St. Paul (Ronny Henriquez, 1-2, 3.69) at Iowa
6:05  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (Spencer Bengard, 7-2, 1.64)
7:05  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 5.79(