Lots of walks and a walkoff grand slam for the Wind Surge. Travis Adams pitches very well. Two extra-innings wins as the Twins sweep.
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Minor Details: Gams of August 16
The Saints blow a huge lead. A big surge by Wichita. Brooks Lee is off to a good start.
Minor Details: The Return
I'm not going to try to go back and review all the games I missed, nor am I going to go back and choose players of the week(s). I did think, however, that you might be interested in seeing where the teams are in the standings. We'll resume game results tomorrow.
ST. PAUL SAINTS
The Saints are 54-55, tied for fifth place with Indianapolis in the International League West, 11.5 games behind Nashville. They are 5-5 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.
WICHITA WIND SURGE
The Wind Surge is 25-14, in first place in the Texas League North, five games ahead of Springfield. They are 9-1 in their last ten games and won their last four games.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
The Kernels are 20-22, in fourth place in the Midwest League West, two games behind third-place Wisconsin, five games behind South Bend.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS
The Mighty Mussels are 16-24, in fifth place in the Florida State League West, three games behind fourth-place Lakeland, ten games behind Bradenton.
And just for fun, I thought I'd put standings together as if all four teams were in the same league. It proves nothing, and I'm not pretending that it does. I just thought it would be kind of cool.
Cedar Rapids 63-45 .583 --
Wichita 60-47 .561 2.5
Fort Myers 57-47 .548 4
St. Paul 54-55 .495 9.5
Minor Details: Games of July 29
A big day for Jermaine Palacios. Dereck Rodriguez pitches well.
Minor Details: Games of July 28
A big game for Jermaine Palacios. Sawyer Gipson-Long pitches seven strong innings. Wichita has an Earl Weaver game.
Minor Details: Games of July 27
David Banuelos has a big day. Calm hits the Wind Surge bats. Misael Urbina's good games are not enough for the Mighty Mussels.
Minor Details: Games of July 26
Devin Smeltzer wants to come back to the Twins. Christian Encarnacion-Strand keeps hitting. So does Yunior Severino.
Minor Details: Players of the Week: July 22-24
A short week, making choosing players of the week a challenge in some instances.
ST. PAUL SAINTS
Batter: Jermaine Palacios was 3-for-11 with a home run and two walks.
Pitcher: Dereck Rodriguez struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
WICHITA WIND SURGE
Batter: Christian Encarnacion-Strand was 5-for-11.
Pitcher: Kody Funderburk struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and one walk.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS
Batter: Yunior Severino was 6-for-7 with a home run and two walks.
Pitcher: Hunter McMahon retired all five men he faced, striking out three.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS
Batter: Keoni Cavaco was 6-for-11 with two home runs, a triple, and a walk.
Pitcher: Marco Raya struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Minor Details: Games of July 24
A big day for Mark Contreras. Christian Encarnacion-Strand keeps hitting. So does Yunior Severino. A big day for Keoni Cavaco.
Minor Details: Games of July 23
Miguel Sano is as ready as he'll ever be. Bad starting pitching throughout. Yunior Severino batted like Senior Severino.