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Minor Details: Games of June 1

June 2, 2025 Jeff A Leave a comment

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN OMAHA

M. J. Melendez hit a two-run homer in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie. Mickey Gasper was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run. Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a home run, his sixth. Jose Miranda was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer. Starter Travis Adams pitched 2.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three. Kyle Bischoff struck out two and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings. Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, TULSA DRILLERS 0 IN WICHITA

Five first-inning walks turned into four runs. Tulsa out-hit Wichita 6-4, but Wichita drew thirteen walks to Tulsa's one. Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs. Connor Prielipp struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk. Pierson Ohl also struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids had leads of 3-1 and 5-2, but it took a Brandon Winokur RBI single in the ninth to walk it off for the Kernels. Nate Baez was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and an RBI. Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs. Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs. Alejandro Hidalgo struck out seven in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks. Eston Stull struck out three in two perfect innings. Jacob Wosinski struck out two in a perfect inning.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3, TAMPA TARPONS 2 IN TAMPA

Fort Myers scored two in the ninth to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory. Peyton Carr was 2-for-3. Adrian Bohorquez struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks. Zander Sechrist pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one. Jacob Kisting struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Brennan Oxford pitched a perfect inning.

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Minor Details: Games of May 27

May 28, 2025 Jeff A Leave a comment

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN OMAHA

It looked good early. Matt Wallner led off the game with a home run. Jeferson Morales homered in the second to make it 2-0, and St. Paul scored two more in the third to go up 4-0. But Peyton Wilson hit a two-run single in a three-run fourth, in which Omaha got the benefit of three walks, to cut the lead to 4-3. Jose Miranda singled home a run in the fifth to make it 5-3, but Omaha came back with four in the bottom of the fifth, with two of them coming on a Tyler Tolbert single. St. Paul had a baserunner in each of the last four innings, but only once advanced him past first base.

Batters: Jose Miranda was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Mickey Gasper was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs. Matt Wallner was 1-for-4 with a home run (his third), a walk, and two runs. Jeferson Morales was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.

Pitchers: Cory Lewis pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and four walks and striking out three. Kyle Bischoff struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents: Joey Wiemer was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Peyton Wilson was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Stats: Matt Wallner .375/1.444. Mickey Gasper .357/1.210. Ryan Fitzgerald .863. Mike Ford .826. Patrick Winkel .825. Anthony Prato .823. Emmanuel Rodriguez .808.

Record: 25-24, sixth, five games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11 TULSA DRILLERS 0 IN WICHITA

Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer in the first. It was all Wichita would need, but they scored a lot more. Fedco homered again in the third to make it 3-0. In the fifth, Aaron Sabato hit a three-run homer in a six-run inning that made the score 9-0. Wichita added two more in the sixth. Tulsa had seven hits and drew four walks but went 0-for-11 with men in scoring position. Wichita only out-hit Tulsa 10-7, but got the benefit of twelve walks.

Batters: Kyler Fedco was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his ninth and tenth), a walk, three runs, and four RBIs. Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and two RBIs. Aaron Sabato was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, his fifth.

Pitchers: Aaron Rozek pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three. Pierson Ohl struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents: Noah Miller was 2-for-4.

Stats: Tanner Schobel .302/.829. Kyler Fedco .966. Aaron Sabato .884. Ricardo Olivar .804. Pierson Ohl 3.05. Aaron Rozek 3.20.

Record: 24-22, third, a half game behind Arkansas and Springfield.

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

Caden Kendle singled home a run in the second, but Ralphy Velazquez tied it with a homer in the third and Lake County took the lead in the fourth on a Maick Collado RBI double. Danny De Andrade homered in the bottom of the fourth to tie it, but an Esteban Gonzalez RBI double made it 3-2 Lake County. The Kernels tied it on a wild pitch in the seventh, but Lake County scored on a wild pitch in the eighth, and that turned out to be the deciding run. Cedar Rapids had men on second and third with one out in the ninth but could not score.

Batters: Caden Kendle was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth), a triple, and two runs. Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers: Tanner Hall pitched six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and no walks and striking out two. Eston Stull struck out three and walked two in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Opponents: Alfonsin Rosario was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk. Jose Devers was 2-for-5 with a double and a run. Jacob Cozart was 2-for-5. Ralphy Velazquez was 1-for-5 with a home run, his seventh. Yorman Gomez struck out six in five innings of relief, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Stats: Nate Baez .345/.943. Kaelen Culpepper .311/.905. Khadim Diaw .302/.886. Kyle DeBarge .826. Eston Stull 0.00. Paulshawn Pasqualotto 1.25.

Record: 25-20, second, 3.5 games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Will Taylor singled home a run in the first and Bradenton scored two in the second to take a 3-0 lead. But Luke Napleton, recently signed as a free agent, hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to cut the lead to 3-2. It stayed 3-2 until the sixth, when Jose Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to put Fort Myers ahead to stay. They went on to score two more in the inning to make it 6-3. Bradenton put two on in the seventh but did not threaten after that.

Batters: Luke Napleton was 4-for-4 with a two-run homer. Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI. Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his sixth.

Pitchers: Starter Michael Carpenter pitched 3.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and no walks and striking out three. Jakob Hall pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out two. Jacob Kisting pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.

Opponents: Jose Mendez was 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Ethan Lege was 2-for-4 with a run.

Stats: Luke Napleton .300/.810. Maddux Houghton .824. Poncho Ruiz .813.

Record: 21-25, fifth, six games behind Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 8, FCL ORIOLES 2 AT TWINS (GAME 1)

Daiber De Los Santos singled home a run in the first inning. Joshua Liranzo did the same in the third to tie it, but the Twins scored two in the third and two more in the fourth to go up 5-1. Felix Amparo homered in the fifth, but Isaac Pena hit a two-run single in a three-run sixth to put the game out of reach.

Batters: Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Eduardo Beltre was 2-for-3 with three runs.

Pitchers: C. J. Culpepper made his 2025 debut, striking out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Sebastian Pulido struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opponents: Jose Mejia was 2-for-3. Felix Amparo was 1-for-3 with a home run.

FCL ORIOLES 9, FCL TWINS 8 AT TWINS (GAME 2)

The Twins again scored eight, but this time eight wasn't enough. Ricardo Pena hit a two-run homer in the first, but Elvin Garcia hit a two-run homer in the second. The Twins went up 3-2 in the bottom of the second, but the Orioles got two in the third to make it 4-3. The Twins scored two in the fourth on an error to go back in front 5-4. But the Orioles scored four in the fifth, two on a Luis Almeyda double, and this time they would hold the lead. Joshua Liriano singled in a run in the sixth to make it a Dolly Parton score of nine to five. Carlos Silva hit a three-run homer in the seventh to cut the lead to 9-8, but the Twins did not get the tying run on base.

Batters: Irvin Nunez was 2-for-2 with two walks and three runs. Carlos Silva was 1-for-1 with a three-run homer and three walks. Ricardo Pena was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks.

Pitchers: Liam Roque struck out three in 1.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.

Opponents: Elvin Garcia was 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks, two runs, and three RBIs. Nate George was 2-for-4 with two runs. Joshua Liranzo was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Luis Beltran struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Stats: Irvin Nunez .364/.957. Ricardo Pena .937. Carlos Silva .891. Ariel Castro .826. Ruddy Gomez 0.96.

Record: 10-8, tied for second with the Orioles, three games behind the Rays.

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Minor Details: Games of May 17

May 18, 2025 Jeff A Leave a comment

IOWA CUBS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN IOWA

It looked good early. Jair Camargo hit a two-run double in a four-run first. Armando Alvarez homered in a three-run fourth, and it was 7-0 St. Paul. Unfortunately, they play nine-inning games in the International League. Iowa got one in the fourth, Kevin Alcantara hit a two-run single in the fifth, and Carlos Perez hit a two-run double in a four-run sixth that tied it 7-7. Alcantara struck again in the eighth, hitting a two-run homer that gave the Cubs their first lead at 9-7. St. Paul bounced back, as Will Holland hit a two-run single to tie it in the ninth. But in the bottom of the ninth two walks and an error loaded the bases and Owen Caissie singled to end the game.

Batters: Jair Camargo was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs. Armando Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a walk. Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and two RBIs. Edouard Julien was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers: Christian MacLeod struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and four walks. Saints pitchers issued twelve walks.

Opponents: Kevin Alcantara was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, and five RBIs. Luke Little struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Stats: Mickey Gasper, .339/1.204 OPS. Mike Ford, .856 OPS. Will Holland .813 OPS. Christian MacLeod, zero ERA.

Record: St. Paul is 21-20, in fifth place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Victor Labrada led off the game with a homer. Wichita scored two in the first, but Caleb Cali led off the second with a homer to tie it. It stayed tied until the fifth, when Kyler Fedco hit a three-run homer. They scored three more in the sixth and Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer in the seventh. Tanner Schobel rounded out the scoring with a home run in the eighth.

Batters: Kyler Fedco was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), a double, two runs, and four RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs. Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers: Darren Bowen pitched four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks and striking out four. Mike Paredes struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks. Jarret Whorff pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents: Caleb Cali was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third. Victor Labrada hit a home run, his fourth.

Stats: Ricardo Olivar, .315/.848 OPS. Tyler Dearden, .314/.873 OPS. Kyler Fedco, .926 OPS. Aaron Sabato, .832 OPS. Mike Paredes, 1.71 ERA. Jarret Whorff, 1.74 ERA. Darren Bowen, 2.89 ERA.

Record: Wichita is 21-17, tied for first with Arkansas.

PEORIA CHIEFS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Ryan Campos hit a two-run single in a three-run first. Cedar Rapids came back to score two in the bottom of the first. Graysen Tarlow homered in the second, but Khadim Diaw tripled and scored in the bottom of the second and the Kernels scored again in the third to tie it 4-4. Peoria scored single runs in the fourth and sixth to take the lead. A bases-loaded walk got one back in the bottom of the sixth, but Cedar Rapids left the bases loaded to still trail by one. They had at least one man in scoring position in each of the last three innings, but could not push the tying run across.

Batters: Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs. Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.

Pitchers: Ty Langenberg pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out three. Wilker Reyes pitched 1.1 perfect innings. Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Opponents: Joshua Baez was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Graysen Tarlow was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Miguel Villarroel was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.

Stats: Nate Baez, .333/.910 OPS. Gabriel Gonzalez, .319/.901 OPS. Kaelen Culpepper, .302/.884 OPS. Khadim Diaw, .301/.877 OPS. Jose Salas, 1.036 OPS. Kyle DeBarge, .931 OPS. Kyle Hess, .876 OPS. Jacob Wosinski, 2.05 ERA. Wilker Reyes, 2.95 ERA.

Record: Cedar Rapids is 22-17, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN JUPITER (12 INNINGS)

It was scoreless until the sixth, when Jupiter scored three times. Fort Myers tied it up when Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the eighth. It stayed 3-3 through nine. Each team scored once in the tenth. Each team scored once in the eleventh. Fort Myers scored once in the twelfth, and this time Jupiter couldn't answer. None of the extra-inning runs were scored on a hit. Four of them came home on sacrifice flies, and one on a throw to first after a missed third strike.

Batters: Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4 with a double. Yohander Martinez was 2-for-5. Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer, his fourth.

Pitchers: Dasan Hill pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and two walks and striking out two. Brennan Oxford struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and no walks. Ivran Romero struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and one walk.

Opponents: Carter Johnson was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and two RBIs. Walin Castillo pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Stats: Rayne Doncon, .429/1.071. Peyton Eeles, .400/.900. Poncho Ruiz, .311/.846. Brennan Oxford, zero ERA. Dasan Hill, 1.26 ERA. Ivran Romero, 2.41 ERA.

Record: Fort Myers is 18-20, tied for fourth with Tampa, four games behind Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL RED SOX 2 AT RED SOX

The Twins broke a 1-1 tie with a five-run fifth. Jayson Bass had a two-run single-plus-error in the inning, which featured two errors, two hit batsmen, and three walks.

Batters: Luis Fragoza was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers: Joel Garcia pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks and striking out three. Hendry Chivilli struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Andrew Huffman struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents: Enddy Azocar was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Stats: Irvin Nunez, .308. Bryan Acuna, .886 OPS. Hendry Chivilli, zero ERA. Andrew Huffman, zero ERA. Will Armbruester, 1.80 ERA. Joel Garcia, 3.38 ERA.

Record: The Twins are 6-4, in second place, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:30 Fort Myers (Jason Doktorczyk, 2-1, 5.01) at Jupiter (TBD)
1:05 Peoria (Chen-Wei Lin, 0-1, 1.93) at Cedar Rapids (Chase Chaney. 1-0, 3.77)
1:05 Arkansas (Dylan File, 1-1, 4.93) at Wichita (TBD)
1:08 St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 1-1, 3.98) at Iowa (TBD)

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Minor Details: Games of May 16

May 17, 2025 Jeff A 2 Comments

IOWA CUBS 12, ST. PAUL SAINTS 7 IN IOWA

Edouard Julien started the game with a home run and Jose Miranda hit an RBI double to give St. Paul a 2-0 lead. Iowa rebounded with four in the bottom of the first. St. Paul got one back in the second, but Owen Caissie hit a three-run single-plus-error in the third to make it 7-3 Iowa. St. Paul came back with four in the fourth on two-run homers by Mickey Gasper and Emmanuel Rodriguez. From there, though, it was all Iowa. Matt Shaw hit a two-run homer in the fifth and the Cubs scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth.

Batters: Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run. Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5. Edouard Julien was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, and two runs. Mickey Gasper hit a two-run homer, his seventh. Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers: Starter Tyler Beede lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out two.

Opponents: Lots. Matt Shaw was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth), a walk, three runs, and three RBIs. Jonathan Long was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), two runs, and two RBIs. Chase Strumpf was 3-for-5 with a home run (his eighth), two runs, and two RBIs. Owen Caissie was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs. Dixon Machado was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and an RBI. It seems like it would be good luck to have five players in your lineup with three hits apiece. James Triantos was 2-for-5 with a run. Brooks Kriske struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats: Mickey Gasper, .357/1.292. Carson McCusker, .350/.1.062. Mike Ford, .862 OPS. Jeferson Morales, .804 OPS. Richard Lovelady, 1.59 ERA.

Record: St. Paul is 21-19, in fifth place, 3.5 games behind Nashville.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 10, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Jared Sundstrom hit a two-run homer in the top of the third to give Arkansas a 3-0 lead. Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run double in a three-run third to tie the score. Arkansas scored one in the fourth and Caleb Cali hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put the Travelers up 6-3. Kyler Fedco homered in the bottom of the sixth, but Arkansas scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Batters: Oddly, all nine Wind Surge batters had exactly one hit. Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his sixth.

Pitchers: Ricky Castro pitched 3.1 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out four. John Stankiewicz struck out four and walked two in two shutout innings.

Opponents: Caleb Cali was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and a double. Bill Knight was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs. Nick Raposo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk. Victor Labrada was 2-for-5 with two runs. Jimmy Kingsbury struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Stats: Ricardo Olivar, .317/.834 OPS. Kyler Fedco, .893 OPS. Noah Cardenas, .836 OPS. Aaron Sabato, .833 OPS.

Record: Wichita is 20-17, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 13, PEORIA CHIEFS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer in a four-run third to give Cedar Rapids a 4-0 lead. Peoria scored two in the fifth, but Cedar Rapids came back with eight in the bottom of the fifth to put it out of reach. Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer, Jaime Ferrer hit a three-run homer, and Culpepper hit his second homer of the game in the inning.

Batters: Kaelen Culpepper was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his third and fourth), three runs, and four RBIs. Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and two runs. Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with a run. Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Pitchers: Jeremy Lee pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk and striking out three. Kade Bragg struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents: Joshua Baez was 2-for-3 with a walk. Miguel Villaroel was 2-for-4 with a run.

Stats: Nate Baez, .333/.901 OPS. Gabriel Gonzalez, .326/.926 OPS. Kaelen Culpepper, .304/.888 OPS. Kyle DeBarge .906 OPS.

Record: Cedar Rapids is 22-14, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 40 IN JUPITER

Jupiter scored three in the third, helped by three walks (two with the bases loaded), a balk, and a hit batsman. Yasser Mercedes homered in the fourth to get Fort Myers on the board, but Jupiter got the run back in the fifth. Fort Myers then scored one in the sixth and three in the seventh, with a two-run single by Daniel Pena putting the Mussels ahead 5-4. Damuery Pena hit a two-run single in the eighth and Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer in the ninth.

Batters: Jefferson Valladares was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs. Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and two runs. Dameury Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Daniel Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer, his second.

Pitchers: Dylan Questad struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed three runs on three hits and four walks. Tyler Stasiowski struck out three in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk. Zander Sechrist pitched 2.1 shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Hunter Hoopes struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opponents: Andres Valor was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. Abrahan Ramirez was 2-for-5 with a run. Eury Perez pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out three.

Stats: Rayne Doncon, .333/.833 OPS. Maddux Houghton, .840 OPS. Zander Sechrist, 1.98 ERA. Hunter Hoopes, 2.81 ERA.

Record: Fort Myers is 17-20, in fifth place, five games behind Dunedin.

FCL RED SOX 5, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS

The Red Sox scored one in the first, two in the second, and one in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead. The Twins scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to cut the lead in half, but the Red Sox scored one more in the seventh and the Twins had no answer.

Batters: No Twins had more than one hit.

Pitchers: Matt Gabbert struck out four in three innings, but allowed three runs on six hits and a walk. Christian Becerra pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.

Opponents: Gerardo Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Avinson Pinto was 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, and an RBI. Enddy Azocar was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI. Yhoiker Fajardo pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Stats: Ricardo Pena, .953 OPS. Bryan Acuna, .837 OPS. Christian Becerra, zero ERA. Mitch Mueller, 2.00 ERA.

Record: The Twins are 5-4, tied for second with the Braves, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00 FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
3:00 Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-3, 4.33) at Jupiter (TBD)
4:05 Arkansas (Adam Seminaris, 2-1, 1.63) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 2.63)
6:05 St. Paul (David Festa, 2-1, 3.60) at Iowa (TBD)
6:35 Peoria (Cade Winquest*, 0-2, 3.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 6.38)

"Winquest" is an excellent name for a pitcher, even though he doesn't have any wins yet this year.

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Minor Details: Games of July 24

July 25, 2024 Jeff A

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)

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–June 29

June 29, 2024 Jeff A

Wilbert Robinson (1863)
Harry Frazee (1880)
Bobby Veach (1888)
Ollie Carnegie (1899)
Ken Blackman (1911)
Dizzy Trout (1915)
Cal Drummond (1917)
Bob Shaw (1933)
Katsuya Nomura (1935)
Harmon Killebrew (1936)
John Boccabella (1941)
Larry Stahl (1941)
Bruce Kimm (1951)
Rick Honeycutt (1954)
Pedro Guerrero (1956)
John Wehner (1967)
Trey Hodges (1978)
Dusty Hughes (1982)
Brooks Raley (1988)
Jose Miranda (1998)

Harry Frazee was the owner of the Red Sox from 1916-1923 and is best remembered for selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees.

Ollie Carnegie is the all-time home run king of the International League with 258. He started his minor league career at age 32.

Ken Blackman was a minor league player, college coach, minor league executive, and major league scout.

Cal Drummond was an American League umpire from 1960-1969.

Katsuya Nomura hit 657 home runs in Japan during his twenty-five-year career.

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Game of March 30

March 31, 2024 Jeff A

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Alex Isola hit a three-run homer in the second and Yoyner Fajardo hit a three-run homer in the fourth to lead the Saints to victory.

Multi-hit games: Jose Miranda, 2-for-4; Fajardo, 2-for-4.

Home runs: Isola, Fajardo, Miranda.

Multi-RBIs: Isola 3; Fajardo 3.

Stolen bases: None.

Pitching prowess: David Festa struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Randy Dobnak struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on two. Jordan Balazovic struck out two in a perfect inning. Scott Blewett struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout: Nic Enright struck out all three men he faced.

TOMORROW'S TILT

2:07 Columbus at St. Paul (Brent Headrick)