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Minor Details: Where They Stand: May 9

The St. Paul Saints are 18-13, in third place in the International League West, one game behind first-place Memphis.  They are a half-game behind second-place Iowa.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 10-17, in fifth (last) place in the Texas League North, seven games behind first-place Tulsa.  They are three games behind fourth-place Springfield.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 13-13, in fourth place in the Midwest League West, three games behind first-place Beloit.  They are 1.5 games behind second-place Peoria and South Bend.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 13-14, in fourth place in the Florida State League West, eight games behind first-place Clearwater.  They are two games behind first-place Dunedin.

This weeks schedule:

Indianapolis (15-17) at St. Paul
Wichita at Frisco (13-14)
Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities (10-16)
Tampa (11-16) at Fort Myers

Minor Details: Games of May 7

SAINTS 4, SOUNDS 3 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Michael Helman hit a three-run homer in the sixth, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead.

Helman's home run was his third.
Kyle Farmer hit a home run.

Randy Dobnak pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Josh Winder struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

SOUNDS 7, SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Nashville scored six runs in the first inning, including a Patrick Dorrrian grand slam.

Edouard Julien hit a home run, his fourth.

Starter Aaron Sanchez lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing six runs on two hits and four walks.  He struck out two.
Austin Schulfer struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk.
Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Oliver Ortega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

NATURALS 12, WIND SURGE 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Northwest Arkansas scored two in the third to take a 4-3 lead.

DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5 with a triple.

David Festa pitched 4.1 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks and striking out five.
Hunter McMahon pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Tyler Beck retired the only man he faced.

KERNELS 6, CUBS 1 IN SOUTH BEND

Leading 2-1, Cedar Rapids scored four in the fifth.  They had only one hit in the inning, but drew five walks.

Kyle Jones struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.
Mike Paredes pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in a perfect inning.
Malik Barrington pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
Regi Grace struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BLUE JAYS 8, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Leading 4-3, Dunedin scored four in the eighth.  Fort Myers had nine hits and eight walks but only scored five runs.

Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-5.

Starter Tomas Cleto pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on five  hits and three walks and striking out four.
Samuel Perez struck out the only man he faced.
Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning.

There are no games scheduled for today.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  Wichita (TBD) at Frisco
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-1, 1.29) at Quad Cities
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)

Minor Details: Games of May 6

I won't have time to do the night game, but here are the day games:

SAINTS 10, SOUNDS 7 IN ST. PAUL (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Trailing 6-5, St. Paul scored four in the sixth.  Kyle Garlick hit a two-run homer in the inning.

Kyle Farmer was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a double, and two runs.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs.
Mark Contreras was 2-for-5.
Chris Williams hit a home run, his second.
Andrew Bechtold hit a home run, his third.
Garlick hit a home run, his fifth.

Starter Simeon Woods Richardson pitched three innings, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks and striking out four.
Cole Sands struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

NASHVILLE AT ST. PAUL (SCHEDULED GAME)

Rained out--will be made up today.

CUBS 6, KERNELS 1 IN SOUTH BEND

Leading 2-0, South Bend scored three in the seventh.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double.
Ben Ross hit a home run, his third.

Jaylin Nowlin struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks.
Matt Mullenbach pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

BLUE JAYS 3, MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Dunedin scored all their runs in the third.

Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-2.
Alec Sayre hit a two-run homer, his second.

C. J. Culpepper pitched a "complete game", giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out four.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Tomas Cleto, 0-1, 3.38)
12:07  Nashville at St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 1-2, 3.60, and TBD)
1:05  Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 0-2, 4.19) at South Bend
2:05  Wichita (David Festa,1-1, 3.79) at Northwest Arkansas

Minor Details: Games of May 5

NASHVILLE AT ST. PAUL

The game was suspended after 2 1/2 innings with the Sounds leading 3-2.  It will be completed today.

NATURALS 5, WIND SURGE 1 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Northwest Arkansas scored two in the first and three in the fourth.

Alex Isola was 2-for-3.

Starter Chad Donato pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and struck out three.
Seth Nordlin pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

NATURALS 4, WIND SURGE 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Northwest Arkansas scored all of their runs in the first.  Wichita had the bases loaded with one out in the seventh, but DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. hit into a double play to end the game.

Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Seth Gray hit a home run, his second.

Carlos Luna pitched 4.1 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk and striking out four.
Michael Boyle struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 3, CUBS 0 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the third, fifth, and sixth.

Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Starter Marco Raya struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Pierson Ohl struck out nine in six innings of relief, giving up three hits.

BLUE JAYS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN FORT MYERS (11 INNINGS)

Nicolas Deschamps hit a two-run homer in the top of the eleventh to break a 5-5 tie.

Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, and three RBIs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-6 with a triple.

Develson Aria struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks.
Jackson Hicks pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:00  Nashville at St. Paul (completion of suspended game followed  by scheduled game.  Randy Dobnak, 1-0, 5.23, is scheduled to pitched the scheduled game.
3:05  Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 0-2, 5.74) at South Bend
5:00  Dunedin at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-0, 3.05) at Northwest Arkansas

Minor Details: Games of May 4

SOUNDS 10, SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)

Nashville scored two in the ninth to tie it 8-8 and Abraham Toro hit a two-run single in the tenth to give them the victory.

Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Ryan LeMarre was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third), two runs, and two RBIs.
Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with a double.
Kyle Garlick was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Starter Brent Headrick pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and striking out nine.
Cody Laweryson struck out five in three perfect innings.
Oliver Ortega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.

WICHITA AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

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

KERNELS 8, CUBS 1 IN SOUTH BEND

Leading 3-1, Cedar Rapids scored four in the sixth.

Kala'i Rosario was 4-for-5 with two RBIs.
Ernie Yake was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.
Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-5 with a double.

Orlando Rodriguez struck out six in five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits.
John Stankiewicz pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.
Matthew Swain struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

BLUE JAYS 6, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Trailing 6-2, Fort Myers scored three in the ninth and got the tying run to second base with two out, but Rubel Cespedes grounded out to end the game.

Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-5.
Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-5.

Starter Zebby Matthews pitched four innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk and striking out eight.
Johnathan Lavallee struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-0, 5.79 and TBD) at Northwest Arkansas--doubleheader
6:00  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Develson Aria, 0-0, 4.63)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 7.94) at South Bend
6:37  Nashville at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-3, 5.79)

 

Minor Details: Games of May 3

SAINTS 5, SOUNDS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Matt Wallner hit a two-run double in the eighth to give St. Paul a 4-3 lead.

Michael Helman was 3-for-4 with a double.
Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-4.

Starter Jordan Balazovic struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and three walks.
Jorge Alcala struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.
Kody Funderburk struck out the only man he faced.

WIND SURGE 3, NATURALS 1 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Anthony Prato's two-run single in the seventh broke a 1-1 tie.

Brooks Lee was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Prato was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Aaron Rozek pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and striking out two.
Tyler Beck pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.
Alex Scherff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

KERNELS 9, CUBS 5 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored six in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.  Kyler Fedco had a three-run double in the inning.

Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5.
Ben Ross was 2-for-5.
Jose Salas hit a home run.

Alejandro Hidalgo struck out nine in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

BLUE JAYS 5, MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers had the bases loaded with two out in the ninth, but Jorel Ortega struck out to end the game.

Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Jose Olivares pitched five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out four.
A. J. Labas retired all four men he faced, striking out two.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Zebby Matthews, 3-0, 3.10)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Orlando Rodriguez, 2-1, 1.59) at South Bend
6:37  Nashville at St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 0-0, 6.00)
7:05  Wichita (Chad Donato, 0-2, 12.54) at Northwest Arkansas

TBD gets a day off.

Minor Details: Where They Stand: May 2

The St. Paul Saints are 15-10, in fourth place in the International League West, two games behind Memphis, 1.5 games behind second place Iowa and Toledo.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 9-12, tied for fourth (last) place in the Texas League North with Springfield, five games behind Arkansas, one game behind third-place Northwest Arkansas.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 9-11, tied for third place in the Midwest League West with Quad Cities, five games behind Beloit, 3.5 games behind second-place South Bend.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 12-9, in third place in the Florida State League West, three games behind Clearwater, one game behind second-place Bradenton.

Minor Details: Games of April 30

ST. PAUL AT ROCHESTER

Rained out.

CARDINALS 7, WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Irving Lopez hit a three-run homer in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.

Pat Winkel was 2-for-4 with a double.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Alex Isola was 2-for-4.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.

Blayne Enlow pitched five innings, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk and striking out five.
Michael Boyle pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

WHITECAPS 13, KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

West Michigan scored three in the fourth and seven in the fifth to build a 10-0 lead.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a double.

Jaylin Nowlin pitched four innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk and striking out seven.
Charlie Neuweiler struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 10, TORTUGAS 5 IN DAYTONA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

A four-run third gave Fort Myers a 5-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.

Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Dylan Neuse was 3-for-4.
Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Alec Sayre was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and three RBIS.
Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Starter Tomas Cleto pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and four walks and striking out one.
Wilker Reyes pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and striking out three.

TORTUGAS 7, MIGHTY MUSSLES 6 IN DAYTONA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Trailing 6-1, Daytona scored six runs in the seventh.  Cam Collier hit a two-run single to end the game.

Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4.

C. J. Culpepper struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up three hits.

There are no games scheduled for today.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

11:05  Wichita (TBD) at Northwest Arkansas
11:07  Nashville at St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 1-1, 2.42)
5:05  Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 0-1, 3.38) at South Bend
6:00 Dunedin at Fort Myers (TBD)

Minor Details: Games of April 29

RED WINGS 2, SAINTS 1 IN ROCHESTER

Kevin Plawecki homered in the ninth as St. Paul lost by the same score on consecutive days.

Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4.
Elliot Soto was 2-for-4.

Randy Dobnak pitched four innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out one.
Kody Funderburk pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Cody Laweryson pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.

CARDINALS 16, WIND SURGE 10 IN WICHITA

Wichita led 2-0, 5-2, and 6-5.  It was 8-7 Springfield when the Cardinals scored six in the seventh.

Yunior Severino was 4-for-6 with a home run (his sixth), two runs, and four RBIs.
Seth Gray was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Will Holland was 2-for-5.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-6 with two runs.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-6 with two runs.
Pat Winkel hit a home run.

Starter Carlos Luna pitched three innings, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four.
Osiris German pitched a perfect inning.

WHITECAPS 4, KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

West Michigan scored single runs in the first, second, seventh, and ninth.

Jose Salas was 2-for-4.

Pierson Ohl pitched four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out two.
John Wilson struck out two in two scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Matthew Swain pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

FORT MYERS AT DAYTONA

Postponed due to lightning.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 0-1, 3.12) at Rochester
1:05  West Michigan at Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 0-1, 5.40)
1:05  Springfield at Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-0, 2.30)
4:00  Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 0-1, 4.50)

Minor Details: Games of April 28

RED WINGS 2, SAINTS 1 IN ROCHESTER

Rochester scored two in the sixth to break a 0-0 tie.

St. Paul had only two hits.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out four.
Austin Schulfer pitched a perfect inning.

CARDINALS 9, WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA

Springfield scored two in the first and led all the way.

Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with a double.
Alex Isola was 2-for-4.

Starter Chad Donato pitched 3.2 innings, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.
Andrew Cabezas struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.
Michael Boyle struck out two in two perfect innings.

KERNELS 7, WHITECAPS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 5-4, Cedar Rapids scored three in the eighth.  Two of the runs scored on sacrifice flies.

Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Noah Miller was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.

Starter Marco Raya pitched three innings, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk and striking out two.
Niklas Rimmel pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 3, TORTUGAS 2 IN DAYTONA

Fort Myers scored single runs in the second, third, and sixth.

Dylan Neuse was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.
Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-5 with a triple and a double.

Zebby Matthews struck out eight in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.
Johnathan Lavallee struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Jackson Hicks struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 1-0, 5.94) at Rochester
1:05  West Michigan at Cedar Rapids (Pierson Ohl, 1-0, 2.70)
2:05  Springfield at Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-0, 4.09)
5:35  Fort Myers (Tomas Cleto, 0-1, 2.57) at Daytona