SAINTS 11, BISONS 5 IN BUFFALO

Matt Wallner homered in the eighth to give St. Paul a 6-5 lead, and Chris Williams hit a grand slam in a five-run ninth.

Williams was 3-for-5 with a grand slam (his sixth homer), a double, and two runs.
Andrew Bechtold was 2-for-4.
Wallner was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh) and three RBIs.

It apparently was a planned bullpen game.
Cody Laweryson, normally a reliever, started and pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Connor Sadzeck pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and two walks.
Caleb Thielbar struck out two in a perfect inning.
Josh Winder struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

DRILLERS 5, WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Kody Hoese singled home a run in the fifth to make it 5-4.  Wichita lost a 3-0 lead after one.

Alex Isola was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his eighth) and a walk.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.

Starter Aaron Rozek pitched 2.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and struck out three.
Seth Nordlin pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Alex Scherff struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up three walks.

KERNELS 24, LUGNUTS 5 IN LANSING

The Kernels scored seven in the third to take a 9-0 lead.  It wasn't their biggest inning, as they scored eight in the ninth.

Ben Ross was 4-for-6 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth), a double, a walk, four runs, and six RBIs.
Noah Cardenas was 3-for-5 with a walk and three RBIs.
Tanner Schobel was 3-for-6 with a home run (his fifth), a double, four runs, and four RBIs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 3-for-6 with a home run (his sixth), a walk, three runs, and four RBIs.
Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a grand slam (his sixth homer), three walks, and four runs.
Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5 with a walk and threr runs.

Pierson Ohl pitched 4.2 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out three.
Mike Paredes struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
Matthew Swain struck out two in a perfect inning.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, METS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored two in the second and led the rest of the way.

Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Carlos Aguiar hit a two-run homer, his eighth.

C. J. Culpepper struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three walks.
Juan Mendez struck out six in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:30  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (2) (Cory Lewis, 4-2, 2.79, and TBD)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 2.55) at Lansing
6:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 2-1, 4.97) at Buffalo
6:45  Tulsa at Wichita (Travis Adams, 1-4, 5.97)

SAINTS 6, BISONS 2 IN BUFFALO

Kyle Garlick hit a two-run homer in the first and St. Paul led all the way.

Jose Miranda was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.
Matt Wallner was 3-for-5 with a home run (his sixth) and two runs.
Garlick hit a two-run homer, his sixth.

Aaron Sanchez pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out one.
Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Patrick Murphy pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 7, DRILLERS 2 IN WICHITA

Yunior Severino hit a grand slam as part of a six-run third.

Armani Smith was 2-for-3 with a walk.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4.
Severino hit a grand slam, his twelfth home run.

Carlos Luna pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out five.
Curtis Taylor retired all seven men he faced, striking out one.
Jordan Brink struck out two in a perfect inning.

KERNELS 3, LUGNUTS 2 IN LANSING

Keoni Cavaco and Tanner Schobel hit back-to-back homers in the fifth to give Cedar Rapids a 2-0 lead, and the Kernels led the rest of the way.

Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fourth.
Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Cavaco hit a home run, his third.

Kyle Jones pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out three.
John Stankiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

A note:  Pitcher Gianluca Dilatri entered the game at the start of the eighth inning, but apparently injured himself warming up, and so left the game without actually facing a batter.  I don't have any information about what happened or how serious the injury is.

ST. LUCIE AT FORT MYERS

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:05  St. Paul (Cody Laweryson, 2-1, 4.03) at Buffalo
6:00  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (Andrew Morris, 1-0, 6.97)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Pierson Ohl, 2-4, 4.54) at Lansing
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 0-2, 5.51)

SAINTS 9, BISONS 1 IN BUFFALO

Leading 4-1, St. Paul scored five in the ninth.

Matt Wallner was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), a triple, a double, three runs, and four RBIs.
Mark Conteras was 3-for-5.
Jose Miranda was 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs.

Kenta Maeda struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Caleb Thielbar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Brent Headrick pitched five innings of relief, giving up one run on five hits.
Oliver Ortega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

DRILLERS 9, WIND SURGE 8 IN WICHITA

Brandon Lewis' two-run single in the eighth broke a 6-6 tie.

Yunior Severino was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer (his eleventh) and a double.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.
Pat Winkel was 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5.
Alex Isola hit a two-run homer, his seventh.

Blayne Enlow struck out ten in 4.1 innings, but allowed five runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks.
Michael Boyle struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 5, LUGNUTS 4 IN LANSING

Tanner Schobel singled home the tying and go-ahead runs in the ninth.

Schobel was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Jaylin Nowlin pitched six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, METS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Dylan Neuse hit a two-run homer in a three-run sixth that gave Fort Myers a 5-4 lead.

Mikey Perez was 2-for-2 with a double.
Neuse was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a double, and a walk.
Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer, his second.

Develson Aria pitched four innings, giving up three runs on three hits and four walks and striking out three.
A. J. Labas struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:05  Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 2-3, 5.13) at Lansing
12:05  St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 2-4, 4.17) at Buffalo
6:00  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 1-2, 3.08)
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-3, 5.68)

The St. Paul Saints are 27-22, in second place in the International League West, 2.5 games behind first-place Iowa.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 20-24, in fourth place in the Texas League North, 9.5 games behind first-place Tulsa, a half game behind third-place Springfield.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 25-20, in first place in the Midwest League West, one game ahead of second-place Quad Cities.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 25-20, in second place in the Florida State League West, 6.5 games behind Clearwater.

SAINTS 10, STORM CHASERS 6 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored nine runs in the seventh, including a Jair Camargo grand slam.

Camargo was 2-for-4 with a grand slam (his fifth homer) and two runs.
Hernan Perez was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his fourth) and two runs.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched 4.1 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks and striking out one.
Oliver Ortega pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Josh Winder pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Austin Brice pitched a perfect inning and struck out two.
Patrick Murphy pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

CARDINALS 10, WIND SURGE 5 IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield scored five in the second and led all the way.

Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a triple.
Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Chad Donato pitched 2.2 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk and striking out three.
Curtis Taylor struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk.
Jordan Brink retired all four men he faced, striking out two.
Seth Nordin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 9, TIMBER RATTLERS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Noah Cardenas hit a two-run single in a three-run sixth to break a 6-6 tie.

Noah Miller was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Starter Christian MacLeod pitched one inning, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk.
Miguel Rodriguez pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.
Matthew Swain pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

BLUE JAYS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN DUNEDIN (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Peyton Williams hit a two-run homer in the first and Dunedin never trailed.

Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-3 with a double.
Mikey Perez was 2-for-3.

Jose Olivares pitched 3.2 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and a walk and striking out one.
Jackson Hicks struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Gabriel Yanez struck out two in a perfect inning.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, BLUE JAYS 4 IN DUNEDIN (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Rubel Cespedes hit a two-run homer in a four-run first and Fort Myers led all the way.

Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, and two runs.
Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.

Starter Wilker Reyes pitched 2.2 innings, giving up two runs  on two hits and three walks.
Juan Mendez struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

There are no games scheduled for Monday.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

5:00  Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-3, 3.75) at Lansing
5:05  St. Paul (TBD) at Buffalo
6:00  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (TBD)
7:05  Tulsa at Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 2-1, 3.02)

STORM CHASERS 6, SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored in the first inning and led all the way.

Ryan LeMarre was 2-for-4.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched four innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and two walks and striking out three.
Patrick Murphy struck out four in two shutout innings, walking one.
Kody Funderburk struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one.

CARDINALS 8, WIND SURGE 3 IN SPRINGFIELD

With Springfield leading 5-3, Chandler Redmond hit a three-run homer to put the game out of reach.

Jake Rucker was 3-for-4.
Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a double.

Carlos Luna pitched four innings, allowing four runs on six hits and striking out two.
Osiris German pitched a scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

TIMBER RATTLERS 8, KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Wisconsin scored four in the second, including homers by Je'Von Ward and Eric Brown, Jr., to break a 1-1 tie.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, and two RBIs.
Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a home run, his fifth.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 13, BLUE JAYS 3 IN DUNEDIN

Trailing 3-2, Fort Myers scored eleven runs in the fifth.  They hit five home runs in the inning, two of them by Carlos Aguiar.

Dylan Neuse was 3-for-4.
Aguiar was 3-for-5 with three home runs (his fifth, sixth, and seventh) and five RBIs.
Mikey Perez was 2-for-3 with a double.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a walk, and two runs.
Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his fourth).

Develson Aria pitched four innings, giving up three runs on two hits and two walks and striking out one.
Ricky Mineo struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.
Danny Moreno struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jackson Hicks pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-3, 4.06)
5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Dunedin
6:35  Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 1-1, 3.28) at Springfield
7:05  Omaha at St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 1-1, 4.94)

SAINTS 8, CLIPPERS 1 IN COLUMBUS

Royce Lewis homered in a three-run fourth that broke a 1-1 tie.

Lewis was 3-for-4 with two home runs, his second and third.
Chris Williams was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three RBIs.
Tyler White was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Matt Wallner was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Aaron Sanchez struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks.
Kody Funderburk struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Austin Schulfer pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Patrick Murphy struck out two in a scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

TRAVELERS 14, WIND SURGE 10 IN WICHITA

Spencer Packard's three-run double highlighted a four-run fifth that put Arkansas ahead 10-7.

Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth), a double, a walk, and three runs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Alex Isola was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Seth Gray was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Starter David Festa pitched 2.1 innings, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks and striking out one.
Jordan Brink struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Alex Scherff struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

KERNELS 8, CHIEFS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored four in the second and four in the fourth, building an 8-0 lead.

Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.
Kala'i Rosario hit a home run, his third.

Starter Marco Raya pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.
Matthew Swain pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Regi Grace retired both men he faced, striking out one.

FLYING TIGERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN LAKELAND

Carlos Aguiar hit a three-run triple in the seventh to tie it 6-6, but Jose De La Cruz singled home a run in the bottom of the seventh.

Aguiar was 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.

Starter Andrew Morris pitched two innings, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks and striking out three.
Samuel Perez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Fort Myers (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.43) at Lakeland
6:05  St. Paul (Connor Sadzeck, 1-2, 4.05) at Columbus
6:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 0-1, 8.10)
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 1-1, 2.25)

CLIPPERS 2, SAINTS 1 IN COLUMBUS

Chris Roller's two-run double in the second gave Columbus all the runs they needed.

Matt Wallner was 3-for-4.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with a double.

Brent Headrick struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits.
Ronny Henriquez struck out four in two perfect innings.

WIND SURGE 6, TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Anthony Prato hit a two-run homer in the third to break a scoreless tie.  Wichita then scored single runs in innings five through eight.

Armani Smith was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-4.
David Banuelos hit a home run, his third.
Prato hit a two-run homer.

Blayne Enlow struck out ten in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits.
Andrew Cabezas retired all four men he faced, striking out three.
Curtis Taylor struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 6, CHIEFS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in the third to break a 3-3 tie and Cedar Rapids led the rest of the way.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.

Jaylin Nowlin pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out four.
Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, FLYING TIGERS 1 IN LAKELAND

Mikey Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.

Perez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5.

Starter C. J. Culpepper pitched a perfect inning striking out one.  He was removed after a rain dealy.
Ricky Mineo struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits.
Jarret Whorff pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  That was the only walk any of the Twins' affiliates allowed yesterday.
Zach Veen struck out four in two perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:05  St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 1-4, 5.40) at Columbus
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.86(
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (David Festa, 2-2, 4.45)

CLIPPERS 4, SAINTS 3 IN COLUMBUS

Columbus built a 3-0 lead after three and never trailed.

Mark Contreras was 2-for-4 with a double.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Jose Miranda was 2-for-5.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on six hits and four walks and striking out three.
Connor Sadzeck pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Josh Winder pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.

TRAVELERS 2, WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA

Connor Hoover hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Arkansas a 2-1 lead.

Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Wichita had nine hits.

Carlos Luna pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits  and two walks and striking out four.
Alex Scherff struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Michael Boyle pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits.

CHIEFS 6, KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Peoria led 5-0 after three.  Cedar Rapids scored all their runsin the fifth.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double.
Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer.

Pierson Ohl pitched four innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and striking out five.
John Stankiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

FLYING TIGERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland scored five in the second and led 7-0 after three.

No Fort Myers batter had more than one hit.  They had five total.

Starter Develson Aria pitched 1.2 innings, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks and striking out five.
Danny Moreno pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.
Juan Mendez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 1-2, 3.09) at Lakeland
6:05  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 1-0, 5.06) at Columbus
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 1-3, 3.96)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 3.56)