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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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ST. PAUL SAINTS 9, IOWA CUBS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a three-run homer in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  McCusker was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs.  Chris Williams was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  McCusker (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo 3 (49); McCusker 3 (9).

Stolen bases:  Williams (4).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out four.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Zack Weiss pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Caleb Baragar (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Riley Thompson struck out eight in six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits.

Record:  St. Paul is 29-34, tied for seventh with Toledo, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2 IN FRISCO (10 INNINGS)

Wichita tied it 2-2 in the eighth and Jake Rucker hit a two-run homer in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Rucker was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Jorel Ortega (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (68).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Cody Laweryson struck out two in a perfect inning.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jarret Whorff struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Whorff (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Kohl Drake struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 25-38, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Homers by Cooper Pratt and Eduardo Garcia gave Wisconsin a 3-0 lead in the first and they led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (8).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Loss:  Tanner Hall (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Victor Torres was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 30-36, tied for fifth with Beloit, eight games behind Quad Cities.  Overall, they were 67-63, in third place, 9.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND

Khadim Diaw homered in the sixth to tie it at three and Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer later in the inning to put Fort Myers ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle DeBarge was 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  Diaw was 2-for-3 with a home run.

Home runs:  Houghton (4); DeBarge (1); Diaw (1).

Multi-RBI games:  DeBarge 4 (41); Houghton 2 (35).

Stolen bases:  DeBarge 2 (15); Byron Chourio (23).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Juan Mercedes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto (3-8).

Opposition standout:  Carlos Lequerica struck out five in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 35-25, in second place, a half game behind Lakeland.  Overall, they were 66-59, in third place, 11.5 games behind Lakeland.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

5:15  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 1-0, 1.54) at Columbus
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (TBD)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, IOWA CUBS 6 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored three in the seventh to tie it 6-6 and Anthony Prato singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 3 (75).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Hobie Harris struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Harris (4-6).

Opposition standout:  William Simoneit was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 27-33, tied for eighth with Iowa, 11.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored five in the third, capped by an Alex Isola two-run homer.

Multi-hit games:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Isola (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Isola 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  John Stankiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jarret Whorff struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.

Win:  Christian MacLeod (1-1).

Save:  Whorff (1).

Opposition standout:  Cody Freeman was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 24-36, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Misael Urbina hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Urbina (5); Rixon Wingrove (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Urbina 2 (30); Wingrove 2 (9).

Stolen bases:  Jenkins 2 (8); Kaelen Culpepper (2).

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out three.  Nolan Santos struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a walk.,

Win:  Santos (1-3).

Save:  Samuel Perez (1).

Opposition standout:  Ramon Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 29-34, tied for fourth with Beloit, seven games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS

The game was suspended in the top of the second with Fort Myers leading 2-0.  It will be completed before the scheduled game today.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (TBD and Jose Olivares, 2-2, 2.93) at Lakeland
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-9, 5.94)
6:37  Iowa at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-0, 3.15)
7:05  Wichita (Marco Raya, 2-4, 4.68) at Frisco

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IOWA CUBS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL

Iowa scored seven in the third to take an 8-1 lead.  It was 10-3 after seven.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 3-for-5.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Severino (20).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 2 (72); Eeles 2 (17).

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (35).

Pitching prowess:  Zack Weiss struck out two in a perfect inning.  Jarret Whorff retired all four men he faced, striking out three.

Loss:  Caleb Baragar (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Caleb Knight was 3-for-4 with two home runs, two runs, and four RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 25-33, in ninth place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN FRISCO (11 INNINGS)

Each team scored two in the third.  Cody Freeman singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Cody Laweryson pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Mike Paredes struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.  Taylor Floyd pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Loss:  Ricardo Velez (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Max Acosta was 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 23-35, in fifth (last) place, 13.5 games behind Springfield.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 3-3, 4.31) at Lakeland
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (TBD)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS AT OMAHA STORM CHASERS

Rained out.  Will be made up as a doubleheader today.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Leading 3-2, Springfield scored three in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Tanner Schobel (10); Fedco (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Schobel 2 (52).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.

Loss:  Jaylin Nowlin (5-6).

Opposition standout:  R. J. Yeager was 2-for-4 with four RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 21-33, in fifth (last) place, fourteen games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 2 IN LAKE COUNTY

Cedar Rapids scored one in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Home runs:  Walker Jenkins (3); Hess (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  John Klein struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.  Jordan Carr pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Spencer Bengard struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Win:  Carr (5-3).

Save:  Bengard (1).

Opposition standout:  Travis Bazzana was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 27-30, tied for fifth with Beloit, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT FORT MYER MIGHTY MUSSELS

Rained out.  Will be made up as a doubleheader today.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:30  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-1, 2.77 and TBD)--2
5:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 10-6, 3.81 and Andrew Morris, 0-0, 4.20) at Omaha
6:00  Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 1-4, 4.38) at Lake County
7:07  Springfield at Wichita (Marco Raya, 1-4, 4.87)

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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)

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul led 4-1, but Billy Cook hit a grand slam in the seventh to put Indianapolis ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  None.  St. Paul had four hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (27); Diego Castillo (9).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect inning.

Loss:  Jeff Brigham (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Billy McKinney was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-22, in ninth place, nine games behind Columbus.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored three in the first inning and led 6-2 after three.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Andrew Cossetti 3 (33).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Kyle Bischoff struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Loss:  Taylor Floyd (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Ben Williamson was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 16-24, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cristian Hernandez had an RBI single in the third to give South Bend a 2-1 lead and added single runs in the fifth and sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Wingrove (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Darren Bowen pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks and striking out two.  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Bowen (2-8).

Opposition standout:  Grant Kipp pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and three walks and striking out four.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 21-22, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Derek Bender hit a three-run homer in the second and Fort Myers added three more in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Bender was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Bender (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Bender 3 (4); Kyle DeBarge 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  DeBarge (6).

Pitching prowess:  Cesar Lares pitched five shutout innings, giving up seven hits and striking out two.  Cleiber Maldonado struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jack Noble struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Win:  Lares (3-3).

Opposition standout:  John Peck was 3-for-4.

Record:  Fort Myers is 26-13, in first place, three games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL RANGERS RED 4 AT RANGERS RED

Carlos Silva hit a two-run homer in the second to give the Twins a 4-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Silva was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Eduardo Beltre was 2-for-4 with a double.  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  Silva (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Silva 3 (21).

Stolen bases:  De Los Santos 2 (16); Merphy Hernandez (34); Yandro Hernandez (8); Beltre (6); Silva (2).

Pitching prowess:  According to milb.com, Santiago Rojas struck out eleven in a complete game, giving up four runs on seven hits and six walks.  I have to think that's wrong.  Twins Daily says he only pitched 3.1 innings and gave up all four runs.  According to Twins Daily, Anderson Ramos then pitched 3.1 scoreless innings and Alberson Ventura pitched 2.1 scoreless innings.  I've always trusted milb.com completely, and while anyone can make a mistake, it makes me wonder how many other mistakes might have been made that I have no idea about.

Opposition standout:  Rashawn Pinder was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 27-23, in fourth place, 7.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Mets Blue at DSL Twins (completion of suspended game)
12:35  St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, 0-1, 4.11) at Indianapolis
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 1-4, 5.15)
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Ricky Castro, 0-2, 5.25)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (TBD)

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IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN IOWA (11 INNINGS)

Payton Eeles homered in the ninth to tie it 4-4.  Each team scored four in the tenth.  St. Paul scored one in the eleventh, but Caleb Knight hit a two-run homer to win it for Iowa.

Multi-hit games:  Eeles was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-5 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  Eeles (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Eeles 4 (7); Alex Isola 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  Julien (6).

Pitching prowess:  Justin Topa pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Ronny Henriquez struck out two in a perfect inning.  Jeff Brigham gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Loss:  Hobie Harris (3-5).

Opposition standout:  Chase Strumpf was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 16-17, tied for fifth with Gwinnett and Toledo, 6.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 2 IN WICHITA

Trailing 2-0, Wichita scored two in the eighth and won it in the ninth on a walkoff walk.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 2 (52).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out four.  Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jarret Whorff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Win:  Whorff (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Tyson Guerrero struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 12-21, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

GREAT LAKES LOONS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Great Lakes took a 3-1 lead in the fourth, scoring all of their runs in that inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Cedar Rapids had five hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg pitched six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and striking out five.  Spencer Bengard pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.

Loss:  Langenberg (3-1).

Opposition standout:  Jacob Meador struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and four walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-18, tied for second with Peoria, 5.5 games behind Wisconsin.

ST. LUCIE AT FORT MYERS (2)

A doubleheader was rained out.  Fort Myers is 20-12, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

10:00  DSL Rangers Blue at DSL Twins

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(

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 24

ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored two in the third to take a 4-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Yunior Severino was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Jose Miranda was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Bernard 2 (19).

Stolen bases:  Rylan Bannon (8); Payton Eeles (6).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Boushley pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.  Matt Bowman pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.  Diego Castillo struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Win:  Boushley (9-4).

Opposition standout:  Rodolfo Duran was 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Record:  St. Paul is 10-13, tied for sixth with Iowa and Memphis, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

AMARILLO SOD POODLES 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN AMARILLO

Luke Keaschall hit a three-run homer to tie it in the top of the eighth, but Amarillo responded with four in the bottom of the eighth.

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

Home runs:  Keaschall (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Keaschall 3 (20).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks and striking out two.

Loss:  Cody Laweryson (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Yu-Min Lin pitched 6.1 scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out five.

Record:  Wichita is 7-16, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Jose Salas' RBI single in the fourth gave Cedar Rapids a 3-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Ricardo Olivar was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a double.  Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 2 (25).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  John Klein struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks.  Jarret Whorff struck out five in three perfect innings.

Win:  Klein (7-2).

Save:  Whorff (1).

Opposition standout:  Hunter Patteson pitched three innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 16-10, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 1 IN DUNEDIN

Fort Myers broke a scoreless tie with three in the third on homers by Maddux Houghton and Walker Jenkins.  Four pitchers combined for a one-hitter.

Multi-hit games:  Jenkins was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs.  Houghton was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Houghton (3); Jenkins (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Jenkins 4 (29); Houghton 2 (32).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on a hit and a walk.  Tomas Cleto struck out three and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings.  Jack Noble struck out two and walked two in 1.1 scoreless innings.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two perfect innings.

Win:  Cleto (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Victor Arias was 1-for-3 with a home run.  It was the only Dunedin hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 17-7, in first place, 3.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles
10:00  DSL Miami at DSL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Spencer Bengard, 6-2, 1.79) at Dunedin
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 1-3, 3.90) at Quad Cities
7:05  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, no record) at Amarillo
7:07  Omaha at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 8-5, 3.79)