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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Cartaya homered in the second to give St. Paul a 3-0 lead.  The Storm Chasers stormed back with four in the third, with two scoring on a Joey Wiemer single.  It went to 5-3 in the top of the fourth, but Ryan Fitzgerald hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to tie it 5-5.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Harold Castro hit a two-run homer that turned out to be the margin of victory.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Diego Cartaya was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Randy Dobnak pitched five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Harold Castro was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  John Rave was 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs.  Joey Wiemer was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-6, in eighth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 4 IN WICHITA

Tanner Schobel homered in the first to give the Wind Surge a 1-0 lead, but Midland came back with three in the third.  Wichita came back in the fifth with four runs, getting doubles from Dalton Shuffield, Rubel Cespedes, and Jorel Ortega.  Shane McGuire homered in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-4, but Cespedes hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits.  He did not walk anyone.  Aaron Rozek pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out five.  John Stankiewicz struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Erubiel Angeles was 2-for-4.  Shane McGuire was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  Wichita is 5-3, tied for second with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the first four innings.  Beloit countered with a three-run homer by Eric Rataczak in the second, leaving the score 4-3 Kernels.  Cedar Rapids then scored three in the sixth, highlighted by an RBI triple by Kyle DeBarge, to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 3-for-5 with a triple and three runs.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out eight in four innings, but allowed three runs on two hits and three walks.  Spencer Bengard struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Eric Rataczak was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 5-3, tied for second with Beloit, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored on a wild pitch in the first and Tampa scored on a double steak of second and home in the second.  In the fourth, Angel Del Rosario delivered an RBI single.  The pitching took it from there, as four Mighty Mussels pitchers limited Tampa to one run despite allowing seven hits and five walks.  It helped that they struck out eleven.  Tampa stranded twelve runners and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Angel Del Rosario was 1-for-4 with an RBI, the only RBI for either team.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Jason Doktorcyzk struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Kade Bragg pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opponents:  Tyler Wilson and Dillon Lewis were each 2-for-4.  Jack Sokol struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-4, tied for second with Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Tampa (Gage Ziehl, no record) at Fort Myers (Michael Ross, 0-0, 1.80)
1:05  Beloit (Jake Brooks, 0-0, 2.25) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 9.00)
1:05  Midland (Will Johnston, 0-1, 8.10) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 1-0, 1.80)
2:07  Omaha (Noah Cameron, 2-0, 0.82) at St. Paul (Darren McCaughan, no record)

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 6, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored four in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead, but St. Paul tied it with two in the bottom of the fourth and Carson McCusker hit a two-run homer in the sixth to win it for the Saints.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Jair Camargo and Anthony Prato were each 2-for-4.  Alex Speas struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Bischoff struck out five and walked two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA

Tyler Dearden singled home a run in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.  Wichita added single runs in the fifth and sixth.  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run.  Trent Baker pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Angel Macuare struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hits and two walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit scored four in the sixth to tie 4-4, but Cedar Rapids came back with two in the eighth on RBI doubles by Misael Urbina and Brandon Winokur.  Billy Amick was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Caden Kendle and Winokur were each 2-for-4 with a double.  Kendle also hit a home run.  Charlee Soto struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, TAMPA TARPONS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers led 3-0 after two.  Tampa cut it to 3-2, but Fort Myers got one in the third and two in the fifth.  Dameury Pena, Yasser Mercedes, and Jefferson Valladeres were each 2-for-4, with Mercedes and Valladeres each hitting a double and driving in two.  Eli Jones struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.  Cole Peschi struck out four in four innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and a walk.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 13, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 4 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored six in the second to take a 7-1 lead.  They were aided by three walks, a hit batsman, and an error.  Yunior Severino was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Austin Martin was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA

Midland scored two in the first, but Wichita came back with two in the fifth and Kyler Fedco doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth.  Fedco was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  John Klein struck out five and walked one, giving up no hits in three shutout innings of relief.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit led 8-2 after four and a half innings.  Cedar Rapids came back and had men on first and second with two out, but a force out ended the game.  Billy Amick was 3-for-4 with two walks, a run, and two RBIs.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBIs.  Nate Baez was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, three runs, and two RBIs.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Parks Harber hit a two-run homer in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.  Miguel Briceno was 2-for-4.  Christian MacLeod struck out four and walked one, allowing no hits in two shutout innings.  Pierson Ohl struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes allowed only a hit batsman in 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out two.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Jair Camargo started the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth.  Andrew Morris held Omaha scoreless for five innings, but then left the game, and reliever Cory Lewis allowed two runs in the sixth to tie it.  Not to worry, as Carson McCusker homered in the bottom of the sixth to give the Saints the lead back.  Lewis settled down to pitch two scoreless innings, and Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.

Batters:  Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.  Jair Camargo was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.

Opposition:  Luca Tresh was 2-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 3-5, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Midland scored three in the top of the first, but Wichita bounced back with a Rubel Cespedes grand slam in the bottom of the first to take a 4-3 lead.  Luke Mann hit a two-run homer in the second, however, and Midland added another in the third to go up 6-4.  Wichita got two on with one out in the eighth with Cespedes again up, but he could not come through again, striking out, and a fly out ended the threat.  Midland added two in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro had a rough go, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  He struck out two.  Mike Paredes pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Euribiel Angeles was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Luke Mann was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.  Colby Halter was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Micah Dallas struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Colin Peluse pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 2-3, tied for third with Arkansas, 2.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

BELOIT SKY CARP 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was actually close most of the way.  Beloit scored two in the third and one in the eighth before exploding for seven in the ninth.  The Kernels managed only three hits.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Ross Dunn pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out one.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Jack Noble struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Yiddi Cappe was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Brock Vradenburg was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.  Noble Meyer pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Justin Storm pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  I don't know how good this team is, but they have some guys with great names.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 3-2, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

A sacrifice fly brought home a run in the first to give Fort Myers the lead.  Tampa tied it in the fourth on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.  Jose Rodriguez singled in the bottom of the fourth to put Fort Myers back up 2-1, and there things stood until the seventh, when Dameury Pena delivered a two-run single.  A wild pitch plated one more in the seventh, and that brought us to the final score of 5-1.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched just one inning, but it was a scoreless inning, as he struck out three, walked two, and gave up one hit.  He threw thirty-six pitches in the inning, which we assume is why he was replaced.  Kade Bragg pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one.  Jacob Kisting struck out six in 2.1 scoreless innings.  Ivran Romero pitched two shutout innings, walking two and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition:  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-4.  Danny Flatt pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 2-3, tied for fourth, one game out of first.  Half the division is 3-2, the other half is 2-3.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.00)
6:35  Beloit (Thomas White, 0-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, no record)
6:35  Midland (James Gonzalez, 1-0, 7.20) at Wichita (Chase Chaney, 0-0, 9.00)
6:37  Omaha (Tyson Guerrero, 1-1, 4.00) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 0.00)

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul had only two hits, both singles.  Zebby Matthews struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Both runs came in the fifth.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA

Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4.  Tanner Schobel hit a home run.  Darren Bowen struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, BELOIT SKY CARP 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Billy Amick was 1-for-3 with a double and drove in all three runs.  Jose Olivares struck out six in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

TAMPA TARPONS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Dameury Pena hit a two-run double in the second, and the 2-0 lead stood up until the ninth, when Tampa scored five runs.  They were aided by four walks and an error.  Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dylan Questad struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN COLUMBUS (10 INNINGS)

Once again the Saints scored two early, and once again it was enough until it wasn't.  In the third, Emmanuel Rodriguez singled home a run and a bases-loaded walk brought home another.  The Clippers got one back in the sixth, but it was still 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth.  Angel Martinez led off the inning with a double and scored on a Petey Halpin single to tie it.  The Saints failed to score the Manfred Man in the tenth, and it cost them as Will Brennan, who apparently kills the Twins even when he's in the minors, singled home the deciding run.  The Saints stranded twelve men and were 1-for-10 with men in scoring position.  They drew ten walks, but could manage only five hits.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitchers:  Randy Dobnak pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks and striking out three.  Travis Adams struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Opposition:  Will Brennan was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Ryan Webb struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits and walking three.

St. Paul is 2-4, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, three games behind Columbus.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 1)

Springfield scored three in the second on a double and three singles.  Wichita managed only one hit, a two-out single by Rubel Cespedes in the second inning.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Aaron Rozek struck out five in four innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and a walk.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Jacob Buchberger was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Max Rajcic pitched five shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out four.

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

Apparently the Wind Surge saved all its offense for the second game.  They scored six runs in the second inning on a walk. three singles, a double, and a two-run homer by Kala'i Rosario.  They added two more in the third, aided by three walks, and were never threatened.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and four RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Kala'i Rosario was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Ben Ross was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out three in three shutout innings, also walking three but allowing no hits.  Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opposition:  Chase Davis was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 1-2, tied for third with Arkansas, two games behind Northwest Arkansas.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN WISCONSIN

It was another see-saw game, as the Kernels led 2-0, trailed 3-2, led 4-3, and trailed 5-4.  They tied it 5-5 in the seventh on doubles by Billy Amick and Gabriel Gonzalez, but Blake Burke's RBI double in the bottom of the seventh gave the lead back to Wisconsin and Hedbert Perez' RBI triple gave them an insurance run.  They needed it, because Gonzalez led off the ninth with a homer, but Cedar Rapids could not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Billy Amick was 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and three RBIs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and a run.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Tanner Hall struck out six in five innings, but allowed five runs on five hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opposition:  Blake Burke was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Yophery Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, a walk, and three runs.  Jadher Areinamo was 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Jeferson Figueroa pitched two shutout innings, walking three and striking out one.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 2-1, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

PALM BEACH CARDINALS 11, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10 IN PALM BEACH

The Mussels led 2-1 through five, but Josh Kross hit a two-run triple in a four-run sixth to give Palm Beach the lead.  Won-Bin Cho hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 7-2, and it looked like Fort Myers was done.  But no, they came back to score six runs in the eighth to take an 8-7 lead.  They had only two hits in the inning, but took advantage of five walks and three errors.  In the ninth, Poncho Ruiz followed three walks with a two-run single, and the Mussels were looking good with a 10-7 lead.  But an error and two walks loaded the bases with none out in the ninth.  A wild pitch scored one and a ground out plated another.  With two out, Cade McGee hit a walk-off two run homer to end the game in favor of the Cardinals.

Batters:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Daniel Pena was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-2 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Michael Ross struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits.

Opposition:  Won-Bin Cho was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.  Christian Martin was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Jose Cordoba was 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Cade McGee was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Record:  Fort Myers is 1-2, tied for third, one game behind Clearwater and Tampa.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa at Fort Myers
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids
6:35  Midland at Wichita
6:37  Omaha at St. Paul

milb.com did not list probable starters at press time.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBS CLIPPERS

Rained out.  Will be made up April 29.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield scored one in the first, three in the third, and two in the fifth to build a 6-0 lead.  Wichita got both of their runs in the ninth.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp pitched just two innings, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk, striking out three.  He threw 47 pitches.  Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition:  Dakota Harris was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jeremy Rivas was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Tekoah Roby struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Edwin Nunez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 0-1, tied for third with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4 IN WISCONSIN

Cedar Rapids trailed 1-0, led 3-1, and trailed 4-3.  It was a three-run homer by Rayne Doncon that game them the short-lived lead.  An RBI ground out tied it in the seventh.  In the eighth, the Kernels scored twice without a hit. two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases with none out.  A wild pitch brought home the go-ahead run and a ground out scored an insurance run.

Batters:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4.  Rayne Doncon was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and two runs.

Pitchers:  Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Opposition:  Eduardo Garcia was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.  Yophery Rodriguez was 2-for-5.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 2-0, tied for first with Beloit.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, PALM BEACH CARDINALS 4 IN PALM BEACH

Angel Del Rosario hit a two-run double in a three-run second that gave Fort Myers a 3-0 lead.  They would never trail, but Palm Beach cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth.  Jose Rodriguez homered in the sixth to make it 4-2.  Fort Myers scored two more in the eighth on just one hit, benefiting from a walk, a hit batsman, and three wild pitches.  Palm Beach came back to score two in the bottom of the eighth and had men on second and third, but a lineout to first ended the inning and they went down in order in the ninth.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out seven and walked none in four innings, giving up one run on one hit.  Ivran Romero struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing only a hit batsman.

Opposition:  Cade McGee was 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and two runs.  Jason Savacool pitched four innings, giving up three unearned runs on three hits and one walk and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 1-1, tied for second, one game behind Tampa.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:30  Fort Myers (Michael Ross) at Palm Beach (TBD)
12:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 0-0) at Columbus (TBD)
1:05  Wichita (Trent Baker and Aaron Rozek) at Springfield (Max Rajcic and TBD)
1:10  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall) at Wisconsin (Chandler Welch)

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1)

The Saints started the game with four consecutive singles, producing two runs.  That was all the runs they would get, and for six innings it looked like that would be enough.  But Scott Blewett came in to pitch the seventh and, well, he blew it.  A walk, a double, and a two-run single by Angel Martinez tied the game, and an RBI double by Will Wilson walked it off for Columbus.  Saints starters still had not allowed a run through four games.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Pitchers:  Marco Raya struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and a walk.  Kody Funderburk struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Angel Martinez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Bradley Hanner pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (GAME 2)

The Saints trailed Columbus 11-1 through five innings at press time.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-3 with a double.  David Festa ended the scoreless streak by St. Paul starters, allowing six runs (five earned) on ten hits and two walks.  He did strike out four in 3.1 innings.  For Wichita, Christian Cairo was 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs.  Will Wilson hit a two-run homer.  Kolby Allard struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

WICHITA WIND SURGE AT SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS

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

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN WISCONSIN

It was scoreless through three, but Billy Amick singled home a run in the fourth, Brandon Winokur doubled one home in the sixth, and Caden Kendle hit a two-run double in the seventh.  Wisconsin did not get on the board until the ninth.  There were thirty strikeouts in the game, with Cedar Rapids pitchers striking out thirteen and Wisconsin pitchers fanning seventeen.

Batters:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Caden Kendle was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Pitchers:  Charlee Soto struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.  Spencer Bengard struck out six and walked one in four shutout innings of relief, allowing no hits.

Opposition:  Manuel Rodriguez struck out eleven in 4.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk.  Aidan Maldonado struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  1-0, tied for first.

PALM BEACH CARDINALS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN PALM BEACH

Palm Beach scored two in the third to open the scoring and led all the way.  Jefferson Valladares singled home in the run to cut the lead to 2-1 and a wild pitch scored a run in the seventh to cut the margin to 4-2, but the Cardinals scored one in the seventh and three in the eighth to put it out of reach.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:  Starter Eli Jones pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk and striking out one.

Opposition:  Luis Pino was 2-for-2 with two RBIs.  Jonathan Mejia was 2-for-4 with two triples, a walk, and two runs.  Cade McGee was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Christian Martin was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, a run and an RBI.  Jose Suarez was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Anyelo Encarnacion was 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and three runs.  Leonel Sequera pitched 3.2 innings, giving up a run on three hits and a walk and striking out two.  Michael Watson struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Record:  Fort Myers is 0-1.

TODAY'S TILTS

1:10  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo) at Wisconsin (Bishop Letson)
3:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak) at Columbus (Ryan Webb, 0-0, 2.25)
5:00  Fort Myers (Dasan Hill) at Palm Beach (TBD)
6:05  Wichita (Trent Baker) at Springfield (Max Rajcic)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Leaders

BATTING

GAMES

Brandon Winokur, 94
Byron Chourio, 84
Maddux Houghton, 84

AT BATS

Winokur, 362
Chourio, 328
Houghton, 256

RUNS

Winokur, 60
Houghton, 50
Chourio, 38

HITS

Winokur, 90
Chourio, 68
Poncho Ruiz, 67

DOUBLES

Ruiz, 21
Winokur, 19
Rayne Doncon, 13

TRIPLES

Chourio, 5
Kyle DeBarge, 3
Payton Eeles, 3
Winokur, 3

HOME RUNS

Winokur, 14
Rixon Wingrove, 8
3 tied at 5

RBIs

Winokur, 54
Ruiz, 36
Houghton, 35

WALKS

Isaac Pena, 38
Ruiz, 38
Yohander Martinez, 35

STRIKEOUTS

Winokur, 115
Chourio, 104
Houghton, 89

STOLEN BASES

Angel Del Rosario, 25
Chourio, 23
Winokur, 23

BATTING AVERAGE

Eeles, .331
Doncon, .283
Walker Jenkins, .273

ON BASE PERCENTAGE

Eeles, .448
Jenkins, 404
Doncon, .374

SLUGGING AVERAGE

Eeles, .517
Wingrove, .497
Doncon, .464

OPS

Eeles, .965
Wingrove, .866
Doncon, .838

PITCHING

GAMES

Xander Hamilton, 35
Samuel Perez, 35
Ben Ethridge, 34

STARTS

Charlee Soto, 20
Cesar Lares, 19
Ross Dunn, 16

INNINGS

Lares, 81
Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 75.2
Soto, 74

WINS

Jack Noble, 8
Spencer Bengard, 7
Hamilton, 6
Wilker Reyes, 6

LOSSES

Pasqualotto, 8
Hamilton, 7
Soto, 7

HOME RUNS ALLOWED

Noble, 11
Ethridge, 10
Pasqualotto, 9

HIT BATSMEN

Lares, 20
Tanner Hall, 7
Hamilton, 7
Soto, 7

WALKS

Soto, 33
Dunn, 30
Noble, 30

STRIKEOUTS

Soto, 87
Lares, 77
Perez, 77

ERA

Bengard, 1.64
Nolan Santos, 2.39
Perez, 2.54

WHIP

Bengard, 1.01
Perez, 1.10
Santos, 1.12

BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST

Santos, .191
Perez, .208
Hamilton, .212

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of September 8

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)