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Minor Details: Games of May 29

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

Matt Wallner hit a three-run homer in the eighth (his fifth) to overcome a 1-0 deficit.  David Festa struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Richard Lovelady struck out two and walked two in a shutout inning.  Brady Feigl pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

TULSA DRILLERS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Tulsa scored three in the first and one in the second.  Tanner Schobel hit a two-run homer (his sixth) in a three-run fifth to get Wichita back into the game, but they did not get a hit after that.  Starter Darren Bowen pitched three innings, allowing four runs on five hits and no walks and striking out one.  John Klein struck out eight in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Michael Martinez struck out three and walked two in 1.2 scoreless innings.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out one.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Jose Salas hit a two-run homer in the fifth to tie it 2-2.  Nate Baez and Brandon Winokur each homered in a three-run sixth to put Cedar Rapids in the lead to stay.  Salas was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Winokur was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Baez hit a home run, his third.  Cole Peschl struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.  Gabriel Yanez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Cole Percival pitched a perfect inning.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Maddux Houghton hit an inside-the-park home run in the second to put Fort Myers up 1-0, but Bradenton took the lead with four in the sixth.  Fort Myers came back with two in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3, but Bradenton scored two more in the eighth.  Luke Napleton was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Ricardo Pena was 2-for-4 with a run.  Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Eli Jones struck out seven in six innings, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks.  Ivran Romero struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 3, FCL ORIOLES 2 AT ORIOLES

Ramiro Dominguez hit a two-run double in the fourth to put the Twins up 3-2.  Luis Fragoza was 2-for-3.  Matt Gabbert pitched four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out two.  Melvin Rodriguez pitched three shutout innings, giving up no hits and three walks and striking out two.

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Minor Details: Games of May 23

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 10, NORFOLK TIDES 2 IN ST. PAUL

Norfolk scored one in the first, but St. Paul came back with five in the second, three on a double by Matt Wallner.  They added one in the fourth, then scored three in the seventh, two on a Mike Ford single.  A bases-loaded walk added one more in the eighth and Norfolk singled one in the ninth.

Batters:  Matt Wallner was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  David Festa struck out seven in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Travis Adams struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opponents:  Luis Vazquez was 2-for-4.  Matt Bowman pitched 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Stats:  Matt Wallner, .556/1.889 OPS.  This Wallner kid might have a shot at the majors.  Mickey Gasper, .329/1.122 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .313/.917 OPS.  Will Holland, .306/.919 OPS.  Mike Ford, .827 OPS.  Emmanuel Rodriguez, .800 OPS.  David Festa, 3.42 ERA.  Travis Adams, 3.47 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-21, in second place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SAN ANTONIO

What appears to be a straight steal of home by Joshua Mears put San Antonio on the board in the third inning.  Wichita tied it in the fifth on a Ben Ross RBI double.  But San Antonio scored one in the sixth on an error, and it was enough.  Wichita got only one hit after that, a two-out single in the ninth.

Batters:  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched five hitless innings, still giving up a run on three walks while striking out four.  Angel Macuare pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Sam Whiting struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Stats:  Gabriel Gonzalez, .357/.828 OPS.  Tanner Schobel, .302/.826 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .889 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .843 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .825 OPS.  Darren Bowen, 2.73 ERA.  Angel Macuare, 3.24 ERA.

Record:  Wichita is 23-20, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN FORT WAYNE (GAME 1)

Cedar Rapids took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but it was all Fort Wayne after that.  Jacob Campbell homered in the second to make it 2-1, and they then scored four in the third, two on a triple by Brandon Butterworth.  They added one more in the fifth on a Campbell double.

Batters:  Kaelen Culpepper was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Ty Langenberg struck out seven in 4.2 innings, but allowed six runs on five hits and three walks.  Jeremy Lee struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Jacob Campbell was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two RBIs.  Brendan Durfee was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Josh Mallitz struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN FORT WAYNE

Oswaldo Linares doubled home a run in the second and Fort Wayne scored two in the third to go up 3-0.  Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Misael Urbina homered in the fifth to tie it at three.  The tie didn't last long, as Kaden Hollow hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth and Brandon Butterworth hit a three-run triple in a four-run sixth to put it out of reach.

Batters:  Danny De Andrade was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Misael Urbina was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second.

Pitchers:  Starter Cole Peschl struck out four in five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks.

Opponents:  Kaden Hollow was 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs.  Brandon Butterworth was 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, and three RBIs.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .337/.915 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .317/.931 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .873 OPS.  Jose Salas, .866 OPS.  Misael Urbina, .808 OPS.  Eston Stull, zero ERA.  Cole Peschl, 2.25 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-18, in second place, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND

Crisitian Santana singled home a run in the second and David Smith hit a two-run double in the fourth to make it 3-0 Lakeland.  A sacrifice fly got Fort Myers on the board in the sixth, but Lakeland responded in the bottom of the sixth when Woody Hadeen hit a three-run double.  Fort Myers got two in the ninth but did not get the tying run up to bat.

Batters:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Starter Eli Jones pitched five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks and striking out four.  Jacob Kisting pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opponents:  Carson Rucker was 3-for-4 with a run.  Cristian Santana was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Gabriel Reyes struck out six and walked four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Ethan Sloan pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.

Stats:  Peyton Eeles is batting .333.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-24, in sixth (last) place, 6.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 4, FCL RED SOX 3 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored one in the second, but the Twins tied it with a sacrifice fly in the third.  The Twins scored two in the fourth in an inning where they got four walks and two wild pitches.  The Red Sox scored one on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2.  A sacrifice fly in the seventh gave the Twins an insurance run and they needed it, as the Red Sox scored one in the bottom of the seventh.  They had the tying run on second base with two out, but a strikeout ended the game.

Batters:  Jayson Bass was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run.

Pitchers:  Matt Gabbert struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Juan Cota struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Opponents:  D'Angelo Ortiz was 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.  Yhoiker Fajardo struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Madinson Frias pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Ariel Castro, .992 OPS.  Ricardo Pena, .814 OPS.  Bryan Acuna, .805 OPS.  Juan Cota, zero ERA.  Liam Rocha, zero ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 9-5, tied for first with the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
5:00  Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 1.26) at Lakeland (TBD)
5:07  Norfolk (Cameron Weston, 0-2, .470 and TBD*) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-3, 12.06 and Andrew Morris, 1-1, 3.44)
5:35  Cedar Rapids (Chase Chaney, 1-1, 4.54) at Fort Wayne (Isaiah Lowe, 1-4, 7.48)
7:05  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 0.87) at San Antonio (Emmanuel Pinales, 0-3, 18.78)

*milb.com lists Cameron Weston as the starter for both games.  We find that rather unlikely.

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IOWA CUBS 12, ST. PAUL SAINTS 7 IN IOWA

Edouard Julien started the game with a home run and Jose Miranda hit an RBI double to give St. Paul a 2-0 lead.  Iowa rebounded with four in the bottom of the first.  St. Paul got one back in the second, but Owen Caissie hit a three-run single-plus-error in the third to make it 7-3 Iowa.  St. Paul came back with four in the fourth on two-run homers by Mickey Gasper and Emmanuel Rodriguez.  From there, though, it was all Iowa.  Matt Shaw hit a two-run homer in the fifth and the Cubs scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5.  Edouard Julien was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, and two runs.  Mickey Gasper hit a two-run homer, his seventh.  Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Starter Tyler Beede lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Lots.  Matt Shaw was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth), a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Jonathan Long was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), two runs, and two RBIs.  Chase Strumpf was 3-for-5 with a home run (his eighth), two runs, and two RBIs.  Owen Caissie was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Dixon Machado was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  It seems like it would be good luck to have five players in your lineup with three hits apiece.  James Triantos was 2-for-5 with a run.  Brooks Kriske struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .357/1.292.  Carson McCusker, .350/.1.062.  Mike Ford, .862 OPS.  Jeferson Morales, .804 OPS.  Richard Lovelady, 1.59 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-19, in fifth place, 3.5 games behind Nashville.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 10, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Jared Sundstrom hit a two-run homer in the top of the third to give Arkansas a 3-0 lead.  Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run double in a three-run third to tie the score.  Arkansas scored one in the fourth and Caleb Cali hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put the Travelers up 6-3.  Kyler Fedco homered in the bottom of the sixth, but Arkansas scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Oddly, all nine Wind Surge batters had exactly one hit.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his sixth.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro pitched 3.1 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out four.  John Stankiewicz struck out four and walked two in two shutout innings.

Opponents:  Caleb Cali was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and a double.  Bill Knight was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Nick Raposo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Victor Labrada was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Jimmy Kingsbury struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .317/.834 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .893 OPS.  Noah Cardenas, .836 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .833 OPS.

Record:  Wichita is 20-17, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 13, PEORIA CHIEFS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer in a four-run third to give Cedar Rapids a 4-0 lead.  Peoria scored two in the fifth, but Cedar Rapids came back with eight in the bottom of the fifth to put it out of reach.  Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer, Jaime Ferrer hit a three-run homer, and Culpepper hit his second homer of the game in the inning.

Batters:  Kaelen Culpepper was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his third and fourth), three runs, and four RBIs.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and two runs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with a run.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Pitchers:  Jeremy Lee pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk and striking out three.  Kade Bragg struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Joshua Baez was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Miguel Villaroel was 2-for-4 with a run.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .333/.901 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .326/.926 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .304/.888 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge .906 OPS.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-14, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 40 IN JUPITER

Jupiter scored three in the third, helped by three walks (two with the bases loaded), a balk, and a hit batsman.  Yasser Mercedes homered in the fourth to get Fort Myers on the board, but Jupiter got the run back in the fifth.  Fort Myers then scored one in the sixth and three in the seventh, with a two-run single by Daniel Pena putting the Mussels ahead 5-4.  Damuery Pena hit a two-run single in the eighth and Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer in the ninth.

Batters:  Jefferson Valladares was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer, his second.

Pitchers:  Dylan Questad struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed three runs on three hits and four walks.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out three in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk.  Zander Sechrist pitched 2.1 shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Andres Valor was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.  Abrahan Ramirez was 2-for-5 with a run.  Eury Perez pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out three.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon, .333/.833 OPS.  Maddux Houghton, .840 OPS.  Zander Sechrist, 1.98 ERA.  Hunter Hoopes, 2.81 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 17-20, in fifth place, five games behind Dunedin.

FCL RED SOX 5, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS

The Red Sox scored one in the first, two in the second, and one in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead.  The Twins scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to cut the lead in half, but the Red Sox scored one more in the seventh and the Twins had no answer.

Batters:  No Twins had more than one hit.

Pitchers:  Matt Gabbert struck out four in three innings, but allowed three runs on six hits and a walk.  Christian Becerra pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.

Opponents:  Gerardo Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Avinson Pinto was 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, and an RBI.  Enddy Azocar was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Yhoiker Fajardo pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Stats:  Ricardo Pena, .953 OPS.  Bryan Acuna, .837 OPS.  Christian Becerra, zero ERA.  Mitch Mueller, 2.00 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 5-4, tied for second with the Braves, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
3:00  Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-3, 4.33) at Jupiter (TBD)
4:05  Arkansas (Adam Seminaris, 2-1, 1.63) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 2.63)
6:05  St. Paul (David Festa, 2-1, 3.60) at Iowa (TBD)
6:35  Peoria (Cade Winquest*, 0-2, 3.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 6.38)

"Winquest" is an excellent name for a pitcher, even though he doesn't have any wins yet this year.

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BUFFALO BISONS 17, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Buffalo scored six in the first and led 12-1 after four.  Mickey Gasper was 4-for-5 with a home run, his fifth.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Starter Marco Raya pitched just one inning, allowing six runs on seven hits and one walk.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Jac Caglianone broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth.  But in the seventh, Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer and Andrew Cossetti hit a three-run homer to give Wichita the 5-3 victory.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Rosario was 1-for-4 and the home run was his fourth.  Cossetti was 1-for-4 and the home run was his second.  Aaron Rozek pitched four innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks and striking out four.  Ricky Castro struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit scored five in the first and built an 8-0 lead through six.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second), a walk, and two runs.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Starter Jose Olivares lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Kade Bragg struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two walks.  Jacob Wosinski struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Hess pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin scored two in the first and built a 4-0 lead before Fort Myers got its lone run in the third.  A three-run sixth put the game out of reach.  Damuery Pena was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 2, FSL RED SOX 0 AT RED SOX

The Twins scored on an error in the third and on a balk in the fourth.  The pitching was the story, as three pitchers combined for a shutout.  Matt Gabbert pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Hendry Chivilli pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Mitch Mueller struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.