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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 24

ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, BUFFALO BISONS 4 IN BUFFALO

St. Paul scored three in the sixth to take a 5-4 lead and added two more in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Yunior Severino was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Patrick Winkel 2.

Stolen bases:  Alex Isola (2).

Pitching prowess:  Josh Winder struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Hobie Harris struck out five in three perfect innings.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Brandon Eisert pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-26, in ninth place, 10.5 games behind Omaha.

SAN ANTONIO MISIONS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN WICHITA

Brandon Valenzuela hit a home run in the seventh for the game's only run.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks.  Travis Adams struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Miguel Rodriguez pitched a scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Victor Lizarraga pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 17-25, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, PEORIA CHIEFS 4 IN PEORIA

Kevin Maitan hit a grand slam in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Maitan was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Maitan (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Maitan 4.

Stolen bases:  Salas (8).

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks.  Rafael Marcano pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out one.  Jacob Wosinski struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Won-Bin Cho was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 27-15, in first place, a half game ahead of Wisconsin.

DAYTONA TORTUGAS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN DAYTONA

Daytona scored four in the fifth to go up 6-1.  Carter Graham hit a three-run double in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur (11); Houghton (8).

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge struck out two in 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Gabriel Aguilera struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-25, in fifth place, twelve games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 4 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored one in the sixth to take a 4-3 lead, but the Twins got two in the bottom of the sixth to go ahead to stay.  Brooks Lee singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Lee was 3-for-4.  Ricardo Pena was 2-for-3.  Jayson Bass was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (8); Hendry Chivilli (4).

Pitching prowess:  Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition standout:  Kelvin Diaz was 2-for-2.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 10-4

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:05  St. Paul (David Festa, 0-1, 3.18) at Buffalo
5:35  Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 0-0, 2.49) at Daytona
6:05  San Antonio at Wichita (TBD)
7:05  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.61) at Peoria

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 10

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, TOLEDO MUD HENS 1 IN TOLEDO

Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer in the fourth and it was all St. Paul would need.

Multi-hit games:  Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Severino (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Randy Dobnak struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks.  Ryan Jensen struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks.  Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Mason Englert struck out four and walked one in two shutout innings.

Record:  St. Paul is 15-20, in ninth place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA (11 INNINGS)

Wichita scored two in the ninth to tie it 2-2.  Each team scored once in the tenth, but Arkansas put up two in the eleventh.  Wichita scored one and had the bases loaded with none out, but did not bring the tying run home.

Multi-hit games:  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ortega 2.

Stolen bases:  Alerick Soularie (7); Rosario (2).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks.

Opposition standout:  Morgan McCullough was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 12-18, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN SOUTH BEND

Trailing 6-3, South Bend scored four in the seventh.  The go-ahead run scored on a Brian Kalmer double.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Misael Urbina (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Urbina 2; Danny De Andrade 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Jefferson Rojas was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-13, tied for third with Beloit, 1.5 games behind Quad Cities and Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin tied it 3-3 in the top of the ninth, but Maddux Houghton doubled home the deciding run in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Angel Del Rosario 2.

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur (6); Payton Eeles (1); Doncon (3); Omari Daniel (1).

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Xander Hamilton pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Manuel Beltre was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 12-19, in fifth place, eight games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 6, FCL RED SOX 5 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

A three-run double in the third by Jayson Bass put the Twins up 6-2.  The Red Sox had the tying run on second in the sixth and third in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.  Damuery Pena was 2-for-3 with a home run.

Home runs:  Pena (1).

Multi-RBi games:  Bass 3.

Stolen bases:  Bass (1); Yilber Herrera (1).

Pitching prowess:  Liam Rocha struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks.  Devin Kirby struck out two and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Opposition standout:  Jesus Garcia pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 3-2, tied for second with the Pirates and Red Sox, one game behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
3:05  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 3.65) at South Bend
4:05  St. Paul (David Festa, 0-1, 3.75) at Toledo
5:05  Dunedin at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 0.53)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 19

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis scored five in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Saints catcher Patrick Winkel was called for catcher's interference twice in the inning.

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

Home runs:  Tony Kemp (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.  Austin Schulfer pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Nick Dombkowski pitched four innings, giving up one run on four hits and four walks and striking out two.

Record:  St. Paul is 7-11, in tenth (last) place, 3.5 games behind Iowa.

TULSA DRILLERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN WICHITA

Austin Gauthier had a two-run single in the fifth to break a scoreless tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Emmanuel Rodriguez, 2 (6).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Taylor Floyd struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opposition standout:  Jose Ramos was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 2-11, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 13, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN WISCONSIN

Wisconsin scored eight runs in the first inning.  They had just four hits, but were aided by four walks and an error.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out three.  Juan Mendez pitched 1.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Matthew Wood was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 6-6, in fourth place, 3.5 games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 16, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Leading 4-1, Fort Myers scored exactly four runs in each of innings five, six, and seven.

Multi-hit games:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.  Gregory Duran was 2-for-3 with three runs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Home runs:  Winokur (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Winokur, 4; Ruiz, 3; Jose Rodriguez, 2.

Stolen bases:  Rafael Cruz (3), Rodriguez (1).

Pitching prowess:  Cesar Lares pitched four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.  Wilker Reyes pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Jesus Hernandez was 1-for-2 with two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 5-8, in fourth place, four games behind Dunedin and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:10  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 2.25) at Wisconsin
5:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-0, 2.57)
5:35  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 1-1, 7.20) at Indianapolis
6:05  Tulsa at Wichita (A. J. Alexy, 0-1, 7.71)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 12

IOWA CUBS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL

Matt Mervis hit a two-run homer in the first and Iowa led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Josh Staumont struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Mervis was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-6, tied for fourth with Indianapolis and Toledo, 1.5 games behind Iowa and Omaha.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Noah Mendlinger hit a two-run double in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on four hits.  Scott Engler struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Nathan Church was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 10, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Springfield scored six runs in the third to take a 6-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Emmanuel Rodriguez (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Ian Bedell struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.

Record:  Wichita is 1-6, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cam Collier hit a three-run homer in the ninth to give Dayton a 5-3 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  Ricardo Olivar (1), Willie Joe Garry, Jr. (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Jose Salas (2).

Pitching prowess:  John Klein pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out one.  Jacob Wosinski struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Rhett Lowder struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 2-4, in fifth place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN CLEARWATER

Clearwater scored one in the fifth and two in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Angel Del Rosario, 2 (5); Brandon Winokur (3).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee struck out seven in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Opposition standout:  George Klassen struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 3-4, in fourth place, three games behind Dunedin.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:05  Dayton at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, no record)
2:07  Iowa at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, no record)
5:30  Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-0, 6.00) at Clearwater
6:05  Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 0-0, 3.60) at Springfield

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 5

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, NASHVILLE SOUNDS 5 IN NASHVILLE

Patrick Winkel hit a two-run double in the fifth to give the Saints a 3-1 lead.  They led the rest of the way, although the Sounds put the tying run on base in the seventh and the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Winkel was 3-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel drove in two  runs.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out four in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.  Hobie Harris pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Joey Wiemer was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.

Record:  The Saints are 4-2, in first place, a half-game ahead of Gwinnett, Louisville, and Toledo.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Frisco scored three in the seventh, two of them on a Kellen Strahm single, to take a 6-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.  Wichita had nine hits and five walks but stranded nine.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.

Stolen bases:  Ross (1), Rodriguez (1).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on four hits.  Cody Laweryson pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.  Scott Engler pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up a hit and two walks.

Opposition standout:  Dane Acker pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk, striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 0-1, tied for third, one game behind Springfield and Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN BELOIT

Homers by Joe Mack and Torin Montgomery in the eighth inning resulted in all three Beloit runs.

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

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  A. J. Labas struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Karson Milbrandt struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 0-1, tied four fourth, one game behind Beloit, Peoria, and South Bend.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Roderick Arias hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give Tampa a 4-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Opposition standout:  Arias was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Record:  Fort Myers is 0-1, tied for fourth in the Florida State League, one game behind Clearwater, Lakeland, and Tampa.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:05  Cedar Rapids (John Klein) at Beloit
5:05  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  Frisco at Wichita (TBD)
6:35  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 0-0, 4.91) at Nashville

Old TBD is getting an early workout.  I have to think they know who their second starter is going to be, but have just chosen not to announce it this far ahead for some reason.