ST. PAUL SAINTS 2, IOWA CUBS 1 IN IOWA
Reese McGuire singled home a run in the third, but the Saints came back with a Carson McCusker two-run double in the fourth. Saints pitching took it from there, striking out nine and walking only one in the game.
Batters: Luke Keaschall and Emmanuel Rodriguez were each 2-for-5. Carson McCusker was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
Pitchers: Zebby Matthews struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Travis Adams pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks and striking out two.
Opponents: Carlos Perez was 2-for-3 with a double. Jonathan Long was 2-for-4. Javier Assad struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Brooks Kriske struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Record: St. Paul is 6-7, in eighth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.
TULSA DRILLERS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN TULSA
It was scoreless until the fifth, when John Rhodes singled home a run and another scored on an error. Rhodes singled home another run in the seventh. Wichita drew six walks but had only five hits, striking out ten times and stranding nine runners.
Batters: Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a double. Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4.
Pitchers: Ricky Castro struck out four in 3.2 innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Michael Martinez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.
Opponents: John Rhodes was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Chris Newell was 2-for-4. Peter Heubeck struck out eight in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Lucas Wepf pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one. Christian Suarez pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Record: Wichita is 6-4, tied for third with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Arkansas and Springfield.
PEORIA CHIEFS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA
Cedar Rapids scored two in the first, one on a bases-loaded walk and the other on a wild pitch. Peoria came back with one in the second and took control with a four-run third. Brayden Jobert had a two-run single in the inning.
Batters: Billy Amick was 2-for-4.
Pitchers: Starter Jeremy Lee pitched 2.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks and striking out two. Logan Whitaker pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.
Opponents: Brayden Jobert was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Johnfrank Salazar was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run. Zach Levenson was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Dionys Rodriguez pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 6-4, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 4 IN FORT MYERS
Fort Myers scored four in the third to take a 5-1 lead. Jose Rodriguez had a two-run triple in the inning. The lead stretched to 9-2 through eight.
Batters: Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs. Peyton Carr was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.
Pitchers: Starter Michael Carpenter struck out three and walked three in two innings, giving up one run and two hits. Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one. Brady Feigl pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Opponents: Axiel Plaz was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs. Yordany De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a double.
Record: Fort Myers is 5-5, tied for second with Lakeland and Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 Wichita (Chase Chaney, 0-0, 7.71) at Tulsa (Chris Campos, 0-0, 6.75)
12:08 St. Paul (Andrew Morris. 0-0, 0.00) at Iowa (TBD)
6:05 Bradenton (Clevari Tejada, 0-1, 11.57) at Fort Myers (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 0.00)
6:35 Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 7.71) at Peoria (Juan Salas, 0-2, 7.71)
