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BATTING

GAMES

Rubel Cespedes, 110
Jose Salas, 102
Misael Urbina, 101

AT BATS

Cespedes, 418
Salas, 339
Urbina, 330

RUNS

Ricardo Olivar, 59
Cespedes, 48
Urbina, 48

HITS

Cespedes, 118
Olivar, 86
Salas, 77

DOUBLES

Cespedes, 22
Gabriel Gonzalez, 19
3 tied at 17

TRIPLES

Rayne Doncon, 3
Olivar, 3
Salas, 3

HOME RUNS

Nate Baez, 12
Cespedes, 12
Olivar, 11

RBIs

Cespedes, 72
Olivar, 44
Jay Harry, 39

WALKS

Urbina, 56
Olivar, 53
Cespedes, 39

STRIKEOUTS

Salas, 104
Kevin Maitan, 103
Urbina, 97

STOLEN BASES

Salas, 16
Luke Keaschall, 14
Urbina, 14

AVERAGE

Keaschall, .335
Walker Jenkins, 290
Olivar, .287

ON-BASE

Keaschall, .457
Olivar, .393
Jenkins, .382

SLUGGING

Keaschall, .544
Jenkins, .482
Olivar, .473

OPS

Keaschall, 1.001
Olivar, .866
Jenkins, .863

PITCHING

GAMES

Gabriel Yanez, 38
Jacob Wosinski, 34
Juan Mendez, 33

WINS

John Klein, 8
Ricardo Velez, 7
Jordan Carr, 6

SAVES

Yanez, 10
Velez, 7
Wosinski, 5

INNINGS

Klein, 100.1
Carr, 90.2
Darren Bowen, 72.2

STRIKEOUTS

Klein, 90
Bowen, 71
Carr, 67

ERA

Mike Paredes, 1.80
Andrew Morris, 2.15
Yanez, 2.26

WHIP

Paredes, 0.93
C. J. Culpepper, 1.07
Velez, 1.07

AVERAGE AGAINST

Velez, .191
Kyle Bischoff, .212
Culpepper, .215

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Minor Details: Games of September 8

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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 8, IOWA CUBS 6 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored six in the second and led 8-2 after six.  Iowa had the tying run at the plate when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rylan Bannon was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.

Home runs:  Eeles (5); Emmanuel Rodriguez (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Rodriguez 4 (5); Eeles 2 (21).

Stolen bases:  Eeles (13).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks.

Win:  Rozek (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Matt Mervis was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 28-34, tied for eighth with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN FRISCO

Alejandro Osuna homered in the first inning.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Aaron Sabato (8).

Pitching prowess:  Pierson Ohl struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Regi Grace pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.  Ricardo Velez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Ohl (4-7).

Opposition standout:  Jacob de Grom struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Wichita is 24-38, in fifth (last) place, 14.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 11, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was scoreless through six.  Kevin Maitan doubled home a run in the seventh, and Cedar Rapids scored ten in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs.

Home runs:  Baez (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Baez 3 (32); Walker Jenkins 3 (17).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out six in three perfect innings.  Ricky Castro struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk.

Win:  Castro (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Tyler Wehrle struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and five walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 30-35, tied for fourth with Beloit, seven games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4 IN LAKELAND

Brandon Winokur singled home a run in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.  Lakeland had the winning run on base when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Caden Kendle was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Kendle 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Byron Chourio 2 (22); Angel Del Rosario (25).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Jack Noble struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Win:  Maldonado (1-1).

Save:  Noble (3).

Opposition standout:  Garrett Pennington was 4-for-5 with a double.

Record:  Fort Myers is 34-25, in second place, 1.5 games behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
1:05  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-2, 6.28)
2:05  Iowa at St. Paul (Travis Adams, 0-0, 4.50)
6:05  Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-1, 8.25) at Frisco

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

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

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

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

Multi-RBI games:  Eeles 2 (19).

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Ryan Jensen (4-4).

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

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

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN FRISCO

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Lewis (2-5).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-10).

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

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

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

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

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Jose Olivares (2-3).

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

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

Lakeland scored four in the second and was never threatened.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

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

Loss:  Ross Dunn (1-5).

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

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

TODAY'S TILTS

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

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL

Columbus had leads of 6-0, 9-1, and 11-3 before St. Paul scored four in the eighth and one in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel 3 (33); Wynton Bernard 2 (27).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (27); Payton Eeles (8).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (9-5).

Opposition standout:  Estevan Florial was 4-for-4 with three home runs, a double, a walk, and seven RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-20, tied for sixth with Gwinnett and Memphis, 7.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS 3 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Jeferson Morales hit a two-run homer in the eighth to give Wichita a 4-3 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Schobel (9); Morales (8).

Multi-RBI games:  Morales 2 (50); Schobel 2 (47).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.  Taylor Floyd pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Kyle Bischoff struck out two in a perfect inning.

Win:  Floyd (3-2).

Save:  Bischoff (2).

Opposition standout:  Aaron Brown struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 15-23, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA

Leading 2-1, Cedar Rapids scored three in the fifth to take control.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  Nick Lucky (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 3 (33); Lucky 2 (3).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three walks.  Ty Langenberg struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up four hits.

Win:  Langenberg (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Tre Richardson was 3-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 20-21, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 3 IN JUPITER

Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer in a five-run second.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Culpepper 3 (3).

Stolen bases:  Jaime Ferrer 2 (2); Jay Thomason (1).

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.  Jack Noble struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Noble (6-2).

Save:  Hamilton (9).

Opposition standout:  Brandon White pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 24-13, in first place, two games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL NYY YANKEES 1 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in each of the first three innings.  They had seven hits, but the NYY Yankees made five errors.

Multi-hit games:  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ricardo Paez 3 (13); Nestor Urbina 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez 2 (31); Luis Fragoza (19); De Los Santos (13); Eduardo Beltre (5).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Nestor Cafe struck out five and walked four in two shutout innings.

Win:  Rodriguez (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Isael Arias was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 25-23, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-3, 6,13( at Jupiter
2:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 7-2, 4.56) at Peoria
2:07  Columbus at St. Paul (TBD)
5:05  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.52) at Corpus Christi

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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(

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Kevin Padlo hit a two-run homer in the second and Omaha led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Bernard (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Bernard 2 (21).

Stolen bases:  Bernard (14).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.

Loss:  Zebby Matthews (1-1).

Opposition standout:  C. J. Alexander was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 12-14, tied for sixth place with Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, AMARILLO SOD POODLES 9 IN AMARILLO

Wichita had leads of 4-0 and 10-2 before withstanding an Amarillo comeback.

Multi-hit games:  Tyler Dearden was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Keaschall (7); Jeferson Morales (6); Schobel (5).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (45); Morales 2 (44); Schobel 2 (41); Keaschall 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Cory Lewis (1-2).

Save:  Bischoff (1).

Opposition standout:  Tim Tawa was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and five RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 9-17, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN QUAD CITIES

Trevor Werner hit a two-run double in the third to give Quad Cities a 2-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Rubel Cespdes (5).

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out four in two shutout innings in his high-A debut, giving up two hits.  Jacob Wosinski struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Loss:  Ricky Castro (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Werner was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, a two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 16-13, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN DUNEDIN

Nate LaRue hit a two-run double in the second to give Dunedin a 2-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Lucky (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Houghton (14).

Pitching prowess:  Charlee Soto struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits.  Juan Mercedes pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Soto (0-4).

Opposition standout:  Nolan Perry struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out three.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-9, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL METS ORANGE 4, DSL TWINS 0 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Mets Orange scored all of their runs in the seventh inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Twins had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez (23).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Loss:  Manuel Compres (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Jose Guevara struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

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

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-3, 4.37) at Dunedin
1:00  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-1, 3.26) at Quad Cities
2:07  Omaha at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-7, 5.34)
6:05  Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 4-3, 1.88) at Amarillo

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Minor Details: Games of July 24

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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)

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Minor Details: Games of July 23

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Brian O'Keefe homered in the eight to tie it 1-1 and Cam Devanney hit a two-run homer in the ninth to win it for Omaha.

Multi-hit games:  Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a double.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Payton Eeles (5).

Pitching prowess:  Louie Varland struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Caleb Baragar pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Loss:  Jeff Brigham (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Davanney was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 9-13, in eighth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

AMARILLO SOD POODLES 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN AMARILLO

Trailing 3-2, Amarillo scored seven runs in the sixth inning.  A. J. Vukovich hit a three-run homer in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had eight hits, but no one had more than one.

Home runs:  Ben Ross (7); Jorel Ortega (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Ortega 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Jaylin Nowlin (5-5).

Opposition standout:  Vukovich was 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple, two runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 7-15, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 9, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 8 IN QUAD CITIES

Cedar Rapids led 9-3 in the sixth and held on.  Quad Cities had men on second and third when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Cespedes (11).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 4 (55); Rayne Doncon 2 (27); Maitan 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  Jose Salas (13); Gabriel Gonzalez (4); Cespedes (4); Ricardo Olivar (3).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Win:  Rafael Marcano (1-0).

Save:  Gabriel Yanez (8).

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

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 15-10, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 1 IN DUNEDIN

Byron Chourio hit a two-run double in the sixth to give Fort Myers a 2-1 lead.  Three Fort Myers pitchers combined on a no-hitter.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Chourio 2 (29).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ross Dunn pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on two walks and striking out two.  Justin Topa pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.  Wilker Reyes struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Reyes (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Ryan Watson pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and striking out four.

Record:  Fort Myers is 16-7, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 6, FCL ORIOLES 4 AT TWINS

The Twins scored four in the first inning and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Jayson Bass was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Bryan Acuna was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Ariel Castro was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Bass 2 (26).

Stolen bases:  Castro 2 (5).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Cota pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Cleiber Maldonado pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Cota (1-2).

Save:  Maldonado (5).

Opposition standout:  Carlos Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 27-31, in fourth place, eight games behind the FCL Pirates and the FCL Rays.

DSL RANGERS RED 8, DSL TWINS 7 AT RANGERS RED (GAME 1--8 INNINGS)

The Twins led 7-3, but the Rangers Red tied it with four in the seventh and Paulino Santana delivered a walkoff single in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Eduardo Beltre was 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs.  Nestor Urbina was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  Beltre 2 (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Beltre 6 (18).

Stolen bases:  Luis Fragoza (14); Beltre (3).

Pitching prowess:  Jose Vasquez struck out six in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Loss:  Daniel Manzueta (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Michael Guzman was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

DSL TWINS 3, DSL RANGERS RED 0 AT TWINS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in the fourth and one in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Eduardo Beltre was 2-for-3 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Nestor Urbina (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Santiago Rojas pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out three.  Anderson Ramos struck out four in three perfect innings.

Win:  Ramos (3-2).

Opposition standout:  Geury Rodriguez struck out three in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 18-17, in fifth place, 7.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:07  Omaha at St. Paul (David Festa, 3-3, 4.03)
5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Dunedin
6:30  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 6-2, 4.59) at Quad Cities
7:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-6, 4.86) at Amarillo

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, TOLEDO MUD HENS 3 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored four in the second to take a 4-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Anthony Prato was 3-for-3 with a triple, two walks, three runs, and four RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Wynton Bernard was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.  Rylan Bannon was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Prato 4 (17); Shuffield 3 (9); Winkel 2 (24).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adam Plutko struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  Matt Bowman struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Win:  Plutko (4-1).

Opposition standout:  Bligh Madris was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Record:  St. Paul is 8-12, in eighth place, 3.5 games behind Columbus, Louisville, and Nashville.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1 IN WICHITA

Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run double in the third to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had three hits, but drew seven walks.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 2 (26).

Stolen bases:  Tanner Schobel (10; Luke Keaschall (6).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out five.  Scott Engler struck out two and walked two in a scoreless inning.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Win:  Morris (5-2).

Save:  Rodriguez (3).

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

Record:  Wichita is 6-14, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 4-0, Cedar Rapids scored three in the ninth and had the tying run on second when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Misael Urbina 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Mike Paredes pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and striking out three.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Loss:  Darren Bowen (2-5).

Opposition standout:  Tate Kuehner struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 14-9, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Nick Lucky hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs.  Lucky was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Ruiz (4); Lucky (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Lucky 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  Ruiz (3).

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tanner Hall struck out eight in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Juan Mercedes pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.  Samuel Perez struck out three in two shutout innings.

Win:  Hall (2-0).

Opposition standout:  Danyony Pulido pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 14-7, in first place, two games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 4 AT RED SOX (8 INNINGS)

The Twins scored two in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Amilcar Vasquez 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Devin Kirby struck out four in three innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Alejandro Crisostomo struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Win:  Crisostomo (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Cristofer Soriano struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 26-30, in fourth place, seven games behind the FCL Pirates, the FCL Rays, and the FCL Red Sox.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Clearwater
1:05  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-3, 5.43)
1:05  Frisco at Wichita (Cory Lewis, 0-2. 5.09)
3:05  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, no record) at Toledo