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Minor Details: Games of August 23

SAINTS 6, STORM CHASERS 4 IN OMAHA

St. Paul scored two in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.

Kyle Garlick was 5-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Blayne Enlow struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Patrick Murphy struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits.

WIND SURGE 5, TRAVELERS 1 IN ARKANSAS

Leading 3-1, Wichita scored two in the ninth.

Alex Isola was 3-for-5 with three RBIs.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

David Festa struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits.
Aaron Rozek struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Taylor Floyd retired all four men he faced, striking out two.
Alex Scherff retired all four men he faced, striking out three.

KERNELS 8, CUBS 4 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored two in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead.  They added one in the sixth and three in the eighth.

Jose Salas was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.
Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
Noah Miller was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.

Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk and striking out two.
Jordan Carr struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.
John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

TORTUGAS 3, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Daytona scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to break a 1-1 tie.

Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4.

Jack Noble pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out two.
Samuel Perez struck out three in two perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 9.72)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.42) at South Bend
6:35  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 4-2, 5.01) at Omaha
6:35  Wichita  (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-0, 2.08) at Arkansas

Minor Details: Games of August 22

STORM CHASERS 14, SAINTS 4 IN OMAHA

Omaha scored five in the second to take a 5-2 lead.  They also had four two-run innings.

Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fifth.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-5 with a home run (his sixteenth) and a double.

Louie Varland pitched four innings, allowing seven runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks and striking out three.

TRAVELERS 5, WIND SURGE 0 IN ARKANSAS

Leading 2-0, Arkansas scored three runs in the eighth.

Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4.

Travis Adams struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.
Curtis Taylor retired all five men he faced, striking out two.

CUBS 6, KERNELS 3 IN SOUTH BEND

South Bend scored two in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead and led the rest of the way.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.
Misael Urbina hit a home run, his fourth.

Christian MacLeod pitched five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Malik Barrington struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TORTUGAS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Rubel Cespedes homered in a three-run first that gave Fort Myers all the runs they needed.

Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a triple, a double, two walks, and three runs.
Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a home run (his eleventh) and four RBIs.
Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-3 with a double, three runs, and two RBIs.
Alec Sayre was 2-for-4.

Ben Ethridge pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and four walks and striking out three.
Sean Mooney struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.
Danny Moreno struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Zach Veen pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

FCL TWINS 3, FCL ORIOLES 1 AT TWINS

The Twins scored all three of their runs in the fourth.

The Twins had just four hits and drew seven walks.

Eduardo Soriano pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out two.
Julio Bonilla pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out two.
Jeferson Lopez pitched a perfect inning.

This ends the Florida Complex League season.  The FCL Twins finish with a record of 25-29, tied for fourth with the Rays in the FCL South, 6.5 games behind the Pirates.

DSL TWINS AT DSL ANGELS

Rained out.  This ends the Dominican Summer League season.  The DSL Twins finish with a record of 14-37, in eighth place in the DSL South, twenty-six games behind the Phillies White.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Jack Noble, 0-2, 3.15)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris, 3-1, 2.57) at South Bend
6:35  St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, 2-5, 9,20) at Omaha
6:35  Wichita (David Festa, 2-3, 4.56) at Arkansas

Minor Details: Games of August 21

FCL TWINS 10, FCL ORIOLES 7 AT ORIOLES

The Twins scored two in the fifth to go up 7-5 and they led the rest of the way.

Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Anderson Nova was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth) and five RBIs.
Cole Elvis was 2-for-5.

Jacob Wosinski pitched three innings, allowing four runs on six hits and five walks and striking out four.
Yon Landaeta struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

DSL NYY BOMBERS 8, DSL TWINS 7 AT BOMBERS

The Twins trailed 8-1 through five, then scored four in the sixth and two in the eighth.  They did not get the tying run on base.

Ewing Matos was 3-for-4.
Ariel Castro was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and three RBIs.

Juan Cota pitched four innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk and striking out seven.
Jose Vasquez struck out five and walked one in three shutout innings.

WHERE THEY STAND

The St. Paul Saints are 26-19, in first place in the International League West,  a half-game ahead of Iowa.
The Wichita Wind Surge is 24-21, in first place in the Texas League North, a half-game ahead of Northwest Arkansas.
The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 31-17, in first place in the Midwest League West, four games ahead of Peoria.
The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 22-26, in fifth place in the Florida State League West, nine games behind Lakeland.  They are two games behind fourth-place Tampa.
The FCL Twins are 24-29, tied for fourth in the FCL South with the Rays, 6.5 games behind the Pirates.
The DSL Twins are 14-37, in eighth place in the DSL South, twenty-six games behind the Phillies White, two games behind the seventh place Cardinals.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Angels
6:00  Daytona at Fort Myers (Ben Ethridge, 2-5, 2.89)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 4-1, 4.39) at South Bend
6:35  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 7-0, 3.79) at Omaha
6:35  Wichita (Travis Adams, 3-8, 5.86) at Arkansas

Minor Details: Games of August 20

SAINTS 7, INDIANS 6 IN ST. PAUL

Trailing 5-3, St. Paul scored four in the sixth.  They hit two triples in the inning.

Yunior Severino was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth), three runs, and three RBIs.

Randy Dobnak pitched 2.1 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks and striking out three.
Austin Schulfer struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Kody Funderburk retired all four men he faced, striking out one.

WIND SURGE 12, CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored five in the third and three in the fourth to take an 8-1 lead.

Alex Isola was 3-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.
Ernie Yake was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.
Jake Rucker was 3-for-5 with a home run (his eighth), two doubles, and four RBIs.
David Banuelos was 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Pierson Ohl pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.
Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.
Isaac Mattson struck out two in a perfect inning.
Hunter McMahon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Alex Scherff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

KERNELS 4, TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kala'i Rosario hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that gave Cedar Rapids all the runs they needed.

Noah Miller was 2-for-4.
Rosario hit a three-run homer, his eighteenth.

Zebby Matthews struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.
Mike Paredes retired all seven men he faced, striking out one.
Matthew Swain pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 13, CARDINALS 8 IN PALM BEACH

Fort Myers scored four in the seventh to take a 9-4 lead.

Alec Sayre was 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Jay Harry was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.
Yohander Martinez was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Maddux Houghton was 2-for-5 with a double.
Danny De Andrade hit a home run, his tenth.

Jose Olivares pitched 1.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks and striking out two.
Jackson Hicks struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Matt Gabbert pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out three.
Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.
Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL NYY Bombers
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles

Minor Details: Games of August 18

SAINTS 8, INDIANS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Indianapolis scored four in the seventh to tie it 5-5, but Austin Martin hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh.

Martin was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth), a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.
DaShawn Keirsey was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two RBIs.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5.
Andrew Stevenson hit a home run, his fifteenth.

Joe Ryan struck out seven in four innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.
Brent Headrick pitched four innings, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk and striking out four.
Oliver Ortega struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

WIND SURGE 5, CARDINALS 4 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored two in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.  Springfield had the tying run on third with one out in the ninth.

Seth Gray was 2-for-4.
Alex Isola hit a two-run homer, his seventeenth.

Marco Raya struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jaylin Nowlin pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and four walks and striking out four.

KERNELS 6, TIMBER RATTLERS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored three in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.

Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Cory Lewis pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out five.
John Stankiewicz pitched 3.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk and striking out two.
Jarret Whorff struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 13, CARDINALS 8 IN PALM BEACH

Trailing 8-6, Fort Myers scored seven runs in the ninth.  Luke Keaschall hit a three-run homer and Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer in the inning.

Jay Harry was 4-for-5 with three runs.
Ricardo Olivar was 4-for-6 with two doubles.
De Andrade was 2-for-5 with a home run (his ninth) and four RBIs.
Keaschall hit a three-run homer.

Miguelangel Boadas pitched 2.2 innings, allowing eight runs on six hits and two walks and striking out three.
Samuel Perez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Wilker Reyes pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.
Ricardo Velez struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

FCL TWINS 1, FCL RED SOX 0 AT TWINS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

A wild pitch scored the game's lone run in the first.

The Twins had five hits and no one had more than one.

Cleiber Maldonado struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.
Yon Landaeta struck out four in two perfect innings.
Jeremy Lee pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

FCL RED SOX AT FCL TWINS (GAME 2)

Rained out--will be made up today.

DSL NATIONALS 3, DSL TWINS 3 (6 INNINGS--RAIN)

The Twins scored two in the sixth to tie it at three.  The tying run scored on a wild pitch.  Nothing indicates that it is a suspended game, so we assume it will simply be a tie.

The Twins had one hit and drew five walks.  The Nationals made four errors.

Miguel Cordero pitched 4.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk and striking out five.
Luis Rincon struck out three and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

8:00  DSL Phillies White at DSL Twins
9:00  FCL Twins v. FCL Red Sox (doubleheader)
5:00  Fort Myers (John Klein, 0-1, 7.15) at Palm Beach
6:05  Springfield at Wichita (Curtis Taylor, 0-4, 4.82)
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-0, 3.08)
7:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 4-5, 5.56)

Minor Details: Games of August 17

SAINTS 4, INDIANS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Brooks Lee's two-run double in the second gave St. Paul a 3-0 lead.

Anthony Prato was 3-for-4 with a home run, his eighth.
Kyle Garlick was 2-for-4 with a double.

Blayne Enlow struck out three in two shutout innings.
Patrick Murphy struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Ronny Henriquez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Kody Funderburk retired all four men he faced, striking out one.

WIND SURGE 7, CARDINALS 6 IN WICHITA (10 INNINGS)

Tanner Schobel singled home the tying run.

David Banuelos was 3-for-4 with a home run (his ninth), a walk, and two RBIs.
Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Aaron Rozek pitched 3.1 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out two.
Alex Scherff struck out three in two perfect innings.
Isaac Mattson pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two walks and striking out four.
Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in a perfect inning.

KERNELS 6, TIMBER RATTLERS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer in a four-run fifth that gave Cedar Rapids a 5-2 lead.

Rosario hit a two-run homer, his seventeenth.

Andrew Morris struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits.
Jordan Carr struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
A. J. Labas pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

CARDINALS 6, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN PALM BEACH (10 INNINGS--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Sammy Hernandez singled home the deciding run.

Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5.
Nate Baez was 2-for-5.
Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5.

Ben Ethridge pitched 3.2 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and a walk and striking out three.
Juan Mendez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Jackson Hicks pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Gabriel Yanez struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.

CARDINALS 6, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN PALM BEACH (7 INNINGS--SCHEDULED GAME)

Trailing 5-2, Palm Beach scored four in the sixth.

Rafael Cruz was 3-for-4.
Yohander Martinez was 2-for-3.

Jack Noble struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks.

FCL ORIOLES AT FCL TWINS

milb.com has no report on this game.  We assume it was rained out, but milb.com does not say that.  It simply treats the game as if it was yet to be played.

DSL PHILLIES WHITE 8, DSL TWINS 0 AT PHILLIES

The Phillies scored five runs in the second.  The Twins made three errors in the inning and seven in the game.

Javier Roman was 2-for-4 with a double.

Adrian Bohorquez pitched 2.2 innings, giving up six runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks and striking out one.
Cristian Hernandez pitched three innings, giving up two unearned runs on five hits and two walks and striking out two.
Jose Betancourt pitched two shutout innings, giving up two his and one walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins (doubleheader)*
10:00  DSL Nationals at DSL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 7.66) at Palm Beach
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.05)
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-3, 11.08)
7:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)

*The two games will be played in the same stadium.  The Twins are the home team in the first game and the Red Sox are the home team in the second game.

Minor Details: Games of August 16

INDIANS 4, SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Nick Gonzales singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Louie Varland pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks and striking out five.
Jovani Moran pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

WIND SURGE 5, CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Alex Isola homered in the third to give Wichita a 3-0 lead.

Isola was 3-for-4 with a home run, his sixteenth.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs.

Travis Adams pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out two.
Hunter McMahon struck out two in a perfect inning.
Francis Peguero pitched a perfect inning.

TIMBER RATTLERS 9, KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Leading 2-1, Wisconsin scored three in the fifth and four in the sixth.

Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-4.
Andrew Cossetti hit a home run, his sixth.
Jeferson Morales hit a home run, his fifth.

These guys are ready for Minnesota.  Two solo homers and ten strikeouts.

Christian MacLeod pitched four innings, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks and striking out four.
Niklas Rimmel pitched a scoreless inning despite three walks.
Matthew Swain struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.
John Wilson pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Kernels pitchers allowed ten walks.

FORT MYERS AT PALM BEACH

The game was suspended after four innings with Palm Beach leading 5-4.  We assume it was raining really hard, since they did not try to get the top of the fifth in to make it an official game.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies White
11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
2:45  Fort Myers (Jack Noble, 0-2, 3.26) at Palm Beach (completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris, 2-1, 2.81)
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 2-3, 6.11)
7:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, 2-5, 9.85)

Minor Details: Games of August 15

INDIANS 8, SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Indianapolis scored four in the second to take a 5-1 lead.

Austin Martin hit a two-run homer, his third.

Randy Dobnak pitched four innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eleven hits and three walks and striking out four.
Austin Brice pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.
Kody Funderburk struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Austin Schulfer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 5, CARDINALS 2 IN WICHITA

Aaron Sabato hit a three-run homer in the third to give Wichita a 5-0 lead.

Patrick Winkel was 3-for-4 with a home run (his eighth) and two runs.
Sabato was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer (his eighth), a double, and a walk.
Alex Isola was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fifteenth), a walk, and two runs.

Pierson Ohl struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.
Denny Bentley pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Miguel Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

KERNELS 4, TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Carson McCusker homered in a two-run fifth that gave Cedar Rapids a 3-0 lead.

Noah Miller was 2-for-4 with a double.
Jorel Ortega hit a home run, his seventh.
McCusker hit a home run, his fourth.

Kyle Jones pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out three.
Jarret Whorff struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, CARDINALS 2 IN PALM BEACH

Fort Myers scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth to build a 5-0 lead, then scored four in the ninth.

Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Jay Harry was 2-for-5 with a double.

Juan Mercedes pitched five shutout innings, giving up six hits and striking out three.
Ricardo Velez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

FCL BRAVES 11, FCL TWINS 7 AT BRAVES

The Braves scored six in the second to take an 8-0 lead.

Walker Jenkins was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.
Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
Harold Grant was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Eduardo Soriano pitched one inning, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits and a walk and striking out one.
Sean Mooney struck out two in a perfect inning.
Alex Rodriguez (not that one) pitched four innings, giving up two runs on two hits and seven walks and striking out three.

DSL ANGELS 7, DSL TWINS 1 AT TWINS

The Angels scored five in the second to take a 6-0 lead.

Jayson Bass hit a home run.

Leonardo Lugo pitched three innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits and two walks and striking out one.
Reynel Garcia pitched two perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Ben Ethridge, 2-5, 2.34) at Palm Beach
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 4-0, 3.86)
7:05  Springfield at Wichita (Travis Adams, 2-8, 6.24)
7:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 7-0, 4.03)

Minor Details: Games of August 13

BATS 8, SAINTS 6 IN ST. PAUL (5 1/2 INNINGS)

St. Paul scored six in the first, but Louisville got two in the second and six in the third.

Royce Lewis was 2-for-3.
Austin Martin hit a three-run homer, his second.

Carlos Luna pitched 2.2 innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits and one walk and striking out three.
Ronny Henriquez struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a perfect inning.

WIND SURGE 9, NATURALS 8 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (10 INNINGS)

Wichita led 3-0, trailed 6-3, and led 8-6 before Northwest Arkansas tied it 8-8 in the ninth.  Pat Winkel doubled home the deciding run.

Alex Isola was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his thirteenth and fourteenth), three runs, and six RBIs.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4.
Winkel was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs.

David Festa pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out four.

KERNELS 4, RIVER BANDITS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Carson McCusker homered in the eighth to tie it 2-2 and Cedar Rapids scored two in the ninth to win it.

Jorel Ortega hit a home run, his sixth.
McCusker hit a home run, his third.

C. J. Culpepper struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.
Alejandro Hidalgo struck out four in 2.2 innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Jordan Carr struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

There were twenty-eight strikeouts in the game.  Cedar Rapids batters struck out fifteen times and Quad Cities batters struck out thirteen times.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 14, MARAUDERS 7 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored two in the first, four in the second, and two in the fourth to build an 8-1 lead.

Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5 with a home run (his tenth), two runs, and four RBIs.
Yohander Martinez was 2-for-2 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs.

John Klein pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out four.

Fort Myers used seven pitchers, five of them for less than an inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Twins v. DSL Phillies White (completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game.  The Phillies are the home team for the suspended game and the Twins are the home team for the scheduled game.)
11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins

Minor Details: Games of August 11

SAINTS 5, BATS 0 IN ST. PAUL

Royce Lewis homered in a three-run first.

Lewis was 2-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eighteenth), a double, and three RBIs.
Austin Martin was 2-for-4.
Brooks Lee hit a home run.

Louie Varland pitched 7.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out four.
Jovani Moran struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

NATURALS 8, WIND SURGE 7 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Luca Tresh singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Alerick Soularie was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eighth) and three RBIs.
Yoyner Fajardo hit a home run, his seventh.
Seth Gray hit a two-run homer, his seventh.

Marco Raya pitched one inning, allowing one run on four walks.
Aaron Rozek struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.

KERNELS 4, RIVER BANDITS 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Noah Miller and Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in the third to give Cedar Rapids a 3-1 lead, and they led the rest of the way.

Miller hit a two-run homer, his seventh.
Rodriguez hit a home run, his fifteenth.
Ben Ross hit a home run, his sixteenth.

Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in two perfect innings.

MARAUDERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

It was 4-3 Fort Myers after five, but Bradenton scored two in the sixth and two in the seventh.

Nate Baez was 3-for-4.

Jack Noble pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and five walks and striking out five.
Jackson Hicks struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

FCL TWINS 8, FCL RED SOX 4 AT RED SOX

Trailing 4-2, the Twins scored three in the eighth and three in the ninth.

Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his third.
Isaac Pena was 2-for-5.

Sean Mooney struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Nolan Santos struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Ty Langenberg struck out two in one inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.
Spencer Bengard walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Pierce Banks pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

The Twins used nine pitchers, most for one inning.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL NATIONALS 4 AT NATIONALS

The Twins scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 6-2 lead.

Angel Trinidad was 3-for-4 with a double.
Moises Lopez hit a home run, his fourth.

Orlando Rubio pitched zero innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on one hit and three walks.
Oscar Paredes pitched a perfect inning.
Reynel Garcia pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Yency De Jesus struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Mariners
5:00  Bradenton at Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 8.53)
6:05 Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 0-0, 1.17) at Northwest Arkansas
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.04) at Quad Cities
7:07  Louisville at St. Paul (Patrick Murphy, 5-2, 4.53)