BULLS 8, SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Durham scored five in the ninth to take the victory.

Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-5 with a home run (his tenth), two runs, and two RBIs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two runs.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-4.

Louie Varland pitched four innings, giving up three unearned runs on eight hits and striking out seven.
Josh Winder struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Michael Boyle pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

CARDINALS 4, WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Trailing 3-0, Springfield scored four in the seventh.

DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a home run, his tenth.
Pat Winkel was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.

Marco Raya struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
David Festa struck out three in two perfect innings.
Denny Bentley pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Alex Scherff struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 15, SKY CARP 2 IN BELOIT

Cedar Rapids scored eight in the fourth to take a 9-0 lead, then added five in the sixth.

Jorel Ortega was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), three runs, and five RBIs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.
Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Noah Cardenas was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Jose Salas was 2-for-5.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBIs.

Zebby Matthews struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
Malik Barrington struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
John Wilson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, THRESHERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Leading 2-0, Fort Myers scored four in the eighth.

Carson McCusker was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and two runs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Ben Ethridge pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Wilker Reyes struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.

FCL TWINS 9, FCL RED SOX 8 AT RED SOX

The Twins scored two in the ninth to take a 9-2 lead, then held on.  The Red Sox had the winning run on base when the game ended.

Yasser Mercedes was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), three runs, and four RBIs.
Keoni Cavaco was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.
Harold Grant was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.

Brayan Medina pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and four walks and striking out three.
Cleiber Maldonado struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.
Yon Landaeta struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

DSL PHILLIES WHITE 17, DSL TWINS 9 AT PHILLIES (7 INNINGS)

The Phillies scored five in the fourth to break a 4-4 tie.

Dameury Pena was 2-for-2.
Ariel Castro was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Starter Jeicol Surumay pitched 1.2 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits and three walks.
Jose Ojo struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Guardians Red at DSL Twins
5:00  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Jarret Whorff, 2-0, 1.71)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Beloit
6:05  Springfield at Wichita (TBD)
7:07  Durham at St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 3-1, 4.05)

FCL ORIOLES 4, FCL TWINS 1 AT ORIOLES (7 INNINGS)

The Orioles scored two in the second and two in the third to take a 4-0 lead.

All four Twins hits were singles and no Twin had more than one.

Starter Jacob Wosinski pitched 1.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and striking out two.
Carlos Gutierrez struck out three in three perfect innings.

DSL REDS AT DSL TWINS

Rained out.  Will be made up July 26.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies White
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
6:00  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Ben Ethridge, 0-4.2.49)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 5.33) at Beloit
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 9.00)
7:07  Durham at St. Paul (TBD)

The St. Paul Saints are 9-3, in first place in the International League West, a half game ahead of Nashville.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 6-6, in second place in the Texas League North, 1.5 games behind Arkansas.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 9-6, tied for second place with Beloit in the Midwest League West, one game behind Peoria.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 7-8, in fifth place in the Florida State League West, four games behind Clearwater.  They are two games behind fourth-place Tampa.

The FCL Twins are 11-14, tied for fourth place with the Rays in the FCL South, seven games behind the Pirates.  They are one game behind the first-place Braves.

The DSL Twins are 7-19, in eighth place in the DSL South, 13 games behind the Phillies White.  They are 1.5 games behind the Cardinals.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Reds at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles

SAINTS 4, CUBS 1 IN IOWA

St. Paul scored all of their runs in the seventh inning.

Mark Contreras was 3-for-4.

Dallas Keuchel pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and four walks and striking out four.  In three starts his ERA is 0.64, though his WHIP is 1.43.
Ronny Henriquez struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Austin Brice gave up an unearned run in one inning, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.
Patrick Murphy pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.

DRILLERS 6, WIND SURGE 4 IN TULSA

Tulsa scored four in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie.  Kody Hoese and Eddys Leonard each homered in the inning.

Seth Gray was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Marco Raya pitched two innings, allowing two runs on one hit and four walks and striking out three.
Curtis Taylor struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Isaac Mattson struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks.

KERNELS 5, RIVER BANDITS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead.

Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-4 with a double.
Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs.

C. J. Culpepper struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits.  He had not given up a run in two high-A starts.
John Wilson pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 3, HAMMERHEADS 0 IN JUPITER (10 INNINGS)

Carson McCusker hit a three-run homer in the tenth.

McCusker was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.  He is batting .345 in his first seven professional games.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-5.

Jack Noble struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Danny Moreno pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.
Jackson Hicks struck out three in two shutout innings.

FCL RED SOX 16, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Twins held the Red Sox scoreless in the first and last inning, but the Red Sox scored multiple runs in every inning in-between.

Frank Nigro hit a home run.

Starter Zach Neff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  He is on a rehab assignment--he did not pitch in 2022 and pitched for Wichita in 2021.
Miguel Olivares pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.

FCL RED SOX 4, FCL TWINS 1 AT RED SOX*

*Both games were played at the Century Link Sports Complex.

The Red Sox scored two in the second to take a 3-0 lead.

Jankel Ortiz was 2-for-3.

Starter Cesar Lares pitched two innings, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out two.
Bianger Liendo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Brayan Medina pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and striking out one.

DSL CARDINALS 7, DSL TWINS 2 AT CARDINALS

The Cardinals scored two in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.

Jayson Bass was 2-for-4.

Cristian Hernandez pitched three innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on two hits and four walks and striking out five.
Eider Machuca struck out two in a perfect inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Rockies
5:00  Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 6.91) at Jupiter
6:08  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 1-5, 7.27) at Iowa
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 3-0, 0.87)
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 2-6, 5.75) at Tulsa

CUBS 5, SAINTS 3 IN IOWA

Nelson Velazquez hit a three-run homer in the third to give Iowa a 4-3 lead.

Kyle Garlick hit a three-run homer, his ninth.

Blayne Enlow pitched five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Kody Funderburk struck out all four men he faced, striking out two.

WIND SURGE 8, DRILLERS 2 IN TULSA

With the score tied at two, Wichita scored three in the sixth and three in the seventh.

Will Holland was 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs.
Alerick Soularie hit a home run, his fifth.
Alex Isola hit a home run, his tenth.

Wichita had five hits and drew thirteen walks.

Chad Donato struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Hunter McMahon retired all eight men he faced, striking out four.
Denny Bentley struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 9, RIVER BANDITS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Tanner Schobel hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give Cedar Rapids a 7-6 lead.

Schobel was 3-for-3 with a home run (his thirteenth), two walks, and three RBIs.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Noah Miller was 2-for-5 with a triple.

Kyle Jones pitched four innings, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four.
Niklas Rimmel pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
A. J. Labas pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.

HAMMERHEADS 4, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN JUPITER

Brett Roberts homered in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie and Ian Lewis added a two-run homer in the eighth.

Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.

Jarret Whorff struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on one hit and four walks.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL ORIOLES 3 AT TWINS

The Twins scored four in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.

Byron Chourio was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Omari Daniel was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.

Matt Gabbert pitched four innings, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks, and striking out four.
Cleiber Maldonado struck out three in 2.1 innings, giving up four hits and two walks.
Pierce Banks struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

DSL ROCKIES 19, DSL TWINS 8 AT TWINS

It was 8-6 through seven, but the Rockies scored seven in the eighth and four in the ninth.

Damuery Pena was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, a walk, and two runs.  He is batting .409 in 18 games (66 at-bats).
Ewing Matos was 3-for-5 with a triple.

Opener Luis Rincon pitched 1.1 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on two hits and two walks and striking out two.
Adrian Bohorquez struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins (doubleheader)
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Cardinals
5:30  Fort Myers (Jack Noble, 0-1, 3.60) at Jupiter
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 0.00)
7:05  Wichita (Marco Raya, no record)* at Tulsa
7:08  St. Paul (Dallas Keuchel, 0-0, 1.08) at Iowa

*Making his AA debut

CUBS 3, SAINTS 2 IN IOWA

Nelson Velazquez hit an RBI double in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.

St. Paul had only four hits and no one had more than one.

Aaron Sanchez struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Austin Brice pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

All four St. Paul pitchers had a first name that begins with "A" (the other was Austin Schulfer).

DRILLERS 4, WIND SURGE 1 IN TULSA

Tulsa scored three in the first on two singles, a walk, and three errors.

Wichita had only two hits and no one had more than one.

Carlos Luna pitched four innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk and striking out seven.
Alex Scherff struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Isaac Mattson pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.

KERNELS 3, RIVER BANDITS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead.  Ben Ross singled home the go-ahead run.

Jose Salas was 2-for-2 with a home run (his third) and a triple.

Jaylin Nowlin struck out ten in six innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk.
Malik Barrington struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Miguel Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER (10 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored two in the top of the tenth.  Jupiter scored one in the bottom of the tenth and had men on first and third when the game ended.

Dillon Tatum was 2-for-4.
Gregory Duran was 2-for-5.

Ben Ethridge pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks and striking out two.
Gabriel Yanez struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Ricardo Velez struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Rockies at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Jarret Whorff, 2-0, 1.63) at Jupiter
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 4-4, 4.02)
6:38  St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, 2-1, 6.57) at Iowa
7:05  Wichita (Chad Donato, 1-5, 10.73) at Tulsa

CUBS 3, SAINTS 2 IN IOWA

Edwin Rios hit a two-run homer in the fourth to give Iowa a 3-1 lead.  St. Paul got the tying run to first base in the ninth.

Gilberto Celestino hit a home run, his second.
Trevor Larnach hit a home run, his seventh.

Randy Dobnak pitched four innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks and striking out three.
Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Patrick Murphy struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

DRILLERS 5, WIND SURGE 4 IN TULSA (11 INNINGS)

Jose Ramos hit a two-run homer in the eighth to tie it 3-3.  Each team scored once in the tenth.  Eddys Leonard delivered a walkoff single.

Yoyner Fajardo was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5.

David Festa struck out three in two innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  He is playing in the Futures Game, which may be why he only pitched two innings.
Pierson Ohl struck out nine in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits.

KERNELS 4, RIVER BANDITS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Noah Cardenas hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Cedar Rapids a 3-0 lead.

Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a home run (his thirteenth), a double, and two RBIs.
Cardenas hit a two-run homer, his second.

Zebby Matthews pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out five.
John Stankiewicz pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
A. J. Labas pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, HAMMERHEADS 4 IN JUPITER

Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer in a four-run third that gave Fort Myers a 5-3 lead.

Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5 with a double.
McCusker hit a two-run homer, his second.

Andrew Morris struck out five in five innings, giving up three unearned runs on four hits.
Danny Moreno struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

FCL BRAVES 4, FCL TWINS 3 AT BRAVES

Trailing 4-1, the Twins scored two in the ninth and had men on first and second when the game ended.

Jankel Ortiz was 2-for-2 with two walks.

Opener Josh Mitchell struck out two in a scoreless inning.
Jacob Wosinski pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out four.

DSL TWINS AT DSL NATIONALS

Rained out.  The game will be made up on August 5.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Ben Ethridge, 0-4, 2.58) at Jupiter
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-5, 5.17) at Quad Cities
6:35  Wichita (Carlos Luna, 1-4, 5.02) at Tulsa
6:38  St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 4-4, 5.40) at Iowa

SAINTS 6, STRIPERS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Trailing 4-0, St. Paul scored four in the sixth and Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer in the eighth.

Larnach was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth), two runs, and three RBIs.
Kyle Garlick was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his eighth.

Louie Varland pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and striking out five.
Michael Boyle struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Kody Funderburk struck out two in two perfect innings.

NATURALS 7, WIND SURGE 6 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored four in the eighth to take a 6-5 lead, but Tyler Tolbert hit a two-run homer in the ninth for Northwest Arkansas.

Yoyner Fajardo hit a home run, his third.
Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer, his seventeenth.

Aaron Rozek pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out three.

CHIEFS 3, KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA (10 INNINGS)

Cedar Rapids tied it with two in the ninth, but Alex Iadesernia singled home the winning run.

No Cedar Rapids player had more than one hit.

Christian MacLeod struck out seven in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.
Niklas Rimmel retired all four men he faced, striking out two.
John Wilson struck out two in two perfect innings.

FLYING TIGERS 5, MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored three in the eighth to tie it, but Jose De La Cruz singled home the winning run in the ninth.

Dylan Neuse was 2-for-3.
Carson McCusker was 2-for-5.

Starter Jose Olivares pitched two innings, giving up one run on three hits.
Wilker Reyes pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks and striking out two.

FCL BRAVES 7, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS (6 INNINGS--LIGHTNING)

The Braves scored four in the first and three in the second.

Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a double.

Starter Cesar Lares pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks and striking out two.
Juan Mercedes struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

DSL CARDINALS 6, DSL TWINS 2 AT TWINS

Leading 2-1, the Cardinals scored two in the fifth and two in the seventh.

Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with a double.
Jayson Bass was 2-for-4.

Eduardo Soriano struck out six in four innings, giving up two unearned runs on six hits.
Oscar Paredes struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins and FCL Braves
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Nationals
5:00  Fort Myers (Andrew Morris, 2-1, 3.48) at Jupiter
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Zebby Matthews, 1-1, 6.33)
6:35  Wichita (David Festa, 2-2, 5.24) at Tulsa
7:08  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 4-3, 4.62) at Iowa

SAINTS 11, STRIPERS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Andrew Stevenson's grand slam in the second gave St. Paul a 5-1 lead.

Trevor Larnach was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his fifth.
Elliot Soto was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.
Andres Bechtold was 2-for-4 with a home run, his seventh.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-5 with a double.
Mark Contreras hit a home run, his eighth.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and four walks and striking out one.
Austin Brice pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

NATURALS 7, WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Tyler Tolbert hit a grand slam in a five-run ninth that turned a 4-2 deficit into a 7-4 victory for Northwest Arkansas.

Wichita had just four hits, and no batter had more than one.

Travis Adams struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits.

CHIEFS 3, KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA

Thomas Francisco hit a walkoff sacrifice fly.

Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his twelfth.
Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double.

Cory Lewis pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.

FLYING TIGERS 9, MIGHTY MUSSELS 8 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

Luke Gold hit a two-run homer in the top of the tenth.  Fort Myers got the tying run to first base in the bottom of the inning.

Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, a walk, and four RBIs.
Carson McCusker hit a home run.  A free agent out of Oklahoma State, he signed with the Twins on June 29.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Cardinals at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins
5:30  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-3, 6.60)
5:35  Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 1-0, 3.50) at Peoria
6:07  Gwinnett at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 2-0, 6.66)
6:35  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 1-3, 5.92)