SAINTS 11, STRIPERS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Andrew Stevenson's grand slam in the second gave St. Paul a 5-1 lead.

Trevor Larnach was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his fifth.
Elliot Soto was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.
Andres Bechtold was 2-for-4 with a home run, his seventh.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-5 with a double.
Mark Contreras hit a home run, his eighth.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and four walks and striking out one.
Austin Brice pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

NATURALS 7, WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Tyler Tolbert hit a grand slam in a five-run ninth that turned a 4-2 deficit into a 7-4 victory for Northwest Arkansas.

Wichita had just four hits, and no batter had more than one.

Travis Adams struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits.

CHIEFS 3, KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA

Thomas Francisco hit a walkoff sacrifice fly.

Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his twelfth.
Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double.

Cory Lewis pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.

FLYING TIGERS 9, MIGHTY MUSSELS 8 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

Luke Gold hit a two-run homer in the top of the tenth.  Fort Myers got the tying run to first base in the bottom of the inning.

Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, a walk, and four RBIs.
Carson McCusker hit a home run.  A free agent out of Oklahoma State, he signed with the Twins on June 29.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Cardinals at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins
5:30  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-3, 6.60)
5:35  Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 1-0, 3.50) at Peoria
6:07  Gwinnett at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 2-0, 6.66)
6:35  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 1-3, 5.92)

SAINTS 10, STRIPERS 3 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored two in each of the first two innings and led all the way.

Jair Camargo was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Matt Wallner was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, three runs, and two RBIs.
Kyle Garlick was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4.

Blayne Enlow pitched five shutout innings, giving up five walks and striking out three.

WIND SURGE 5, NATURALS 4 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored four in the first and one in the eighth.  Northwest Arkansas closed to within one in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4.

Carlos Luna pitched 4.2 innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk and striking out four.
Alex Scherff pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Taylor Floyd struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 2, CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA

Trailing 1-0, Cedar Rapids scored two in the seventh.

No Cedar Rapids batter had more than one hit.

Starter Marco Raya pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and two walks and striking out four.
Kyle Jones pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks and striking out five.
Malik Barrington pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

FLYING TIGERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Lakeland scored four in the first on one hit and five walks.

Austin Martin was 3-for-5.

Starter Develson Aria retired no one, giving up four runs on one hit and five walks.
Jarret Whorff struck out four in four innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.
Wilker Reyes struck out five in 2.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits.
Johnathan Lavallee pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

FCL TWINS 6, FCL RED SOX 1 AT RED SOX (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored five in the second.

Anderson Nova was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.
Andres Centeno hit a home run, his second.

Brayan Medina pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and striking out three.
Zach Neff pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

FCL RED SOX 8, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored six in the second.

The Twins had only two hits.

Matt Gabbert pitched four innings, giving up six runs on eleven hits and one walk and striking out four.
Yon Landaeta struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

DSL TWINS 10, DSL YANKEES 7 AT YANKEES

The Twins scored four in the first and four in the fourth to build an 8-0 lead.

Yilber Herrera was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer.
Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Miguel Cordero struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00   FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Angels at DSL Twins
5:00  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Jack Noble, no record)*
6:05  Northwest Arkansas (Jose Bravo, 2-3, 6.46) at Wichita
6:07  Gwinnett at St. Paul (Dallas Keuchel, 0-0, 2.25)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, no record)* at Peoria

*Jack Noble is making his first appearance for Fort Myers, having been promoted from the FCL

*C. J. Culpepper is making his first appearance for Cedar Rapids, having been promoted from Fort Myers.

SAINTS 13, STRIPERS 7 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored five in the second and led 9-0 through six.

Mark Kolozsvary was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third), a double, two runs, and four RBIs.
Matt Wallner was 3-for-5 with two home runs, his tenth and eleventh.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), a double, and three RBIs.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with a double.
Mark Contreras was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Randy Dobnak struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.
Austin Brice pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Ronny Henriquez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

WIND SURGE 3, NATURALS 1 IN WICHITA

Aaron Sabato hit a two-run homer in the third to give Wichita a 3-1 lead.

Alex Isola was 3-for-4.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4.
Sabato hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pierson Ohl pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and striking out three.
Hunter McMahon struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Curtis Taylor struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

KERNELS 7, CHIEFS 6 IN PEORIA (GAME 1--9 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

It was 4-4 after seven and 6-6 after eight.  Tanner Schobel singeld home the go-ahead run in the ninth.

Schobel was 3-for-5 with a home run (his eleventh) and four RBIs.

Zebby Matthews pitched five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out two.
Miguel Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

CHIEFS 3, KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Peoria scored two in the third to take 3 -1 lead.  Cedar Rapids loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, but could only score one.

Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3.

Jaylin Nowlin pitched five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out six.
A. J. Labas pitched a perfect inning.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, FLYING TIGERS 4 IN FORT MYERS (10 INNINGS)

The Manfred Man and three walks brought home the winning run.

Dylan Neuse was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Ben Ethridge struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Ricardo Velez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Jackson Hicks pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

FCL PIRATES 12, FCL TWINS 4 AT PIRATES

The Pirates scored three in the first and four in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead.

Isaac Pena was 2-for-3 with a triple.
Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two RBIs.

Bianger Liendo pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on three hits and three walks and striking out one.

DSL GIANTS BLACK 5, DSL TWINS 3 At TWINS

With the Giants trailing 3-2 in the seventh, Carlos Concepcion hit a three-run homer to put the Giants in the lead to stay.

Jayson Bass was 2-for-4.

Cristian Hernandez pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks and striking out two.
Eider Machuca struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox (doubleheader)
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Yankees
6:00  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Develson Aria, 2-3, 7.30)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-1, 3.19) at Peoria
7:05  Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Carlos Luna, 1-4, 5.30)
7:07  Gwinnett at St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, 1-1, 11.05)

FCL RAYS 6, FCL TWINS 3 AT RAYS

Trailing 3-2, the Rays scored three in the fifth.

Fredy Michel was 2-for-4.
Andres Centeno was 2-for-4.

Cesar Lares pitched 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and striking out four.
Juan Mercedes struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

DSL ROCKIES 13, DSL TWINS 3 AT TWINS

The Rockies scored three in the second and four in the fourth to take a 7-0 lead.

Ariel Castro was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.
Jayson Bass was 2-for-4.

Starter Reynel Garcia pitched two innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks and striking out two.
"Bulk pitcher" Eduardo Soriano pitched 4.1 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and four walks and striking out one.

WHERE THEY STAND

The St. Paul Saints are 43-31, in second place in the International League West, a half-game behind Iowa.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 28-40, in fifth (last) place in the Texas League North, 16.5 games behind Arkansas, a half-game behind fourth-place Northwest Arkansas.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels ended the first half 40-26, in first place in the Midwest League West, seven games ahead of Peoria.  In the second half, they are 2-1, tied for second place with Wisconsin, one game behind Peoria.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels ended the first half 34-32, in third place in the Florida State League North, 10.5 games behind Clearwater, 1.5 games behind second-place Bradenton.  In the second half, they are 1-2, tied for fourth with Dunedin, two games behind Bradenton, one game behind Clearwater and Tampa, who are tied for second.

The FCL Twins are 9-6, in second place in the FCL South, 1.5 games behind the FCL Pirates.

The DSL Twins are 5-11, in seventh place in the DSL South, 6.5 games behind the DSL Giants Black, four games behind the DSL Giants Orange and the DSL Mariners, who are tied for fifth.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Pirates Gold
11:00  FCL Pirates at FCL Twins

SAINTS 10, MUD HENS 6 IN TOLEDO

Trailing 6-4, St. Paul scored four in the seventh and added two in the eighth.

Anthony Prato was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second), a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
Matt Wallner was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Gilberto Celestino was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.

Louie Varland pitched 4.2 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks and striking out four.
Blayne Enlow pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out four.

TRAVELERS 5, WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

Robbie Tenerowicz hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Arkansas a 3-2 lead.  They added two in the eighth.

Brooks Lee was 2-for-2 with a home run (his fifth) and two walks.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4 with a double.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-4.

Carlos Luna pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and striking out three.
Alex Phillips struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.
Francis Peguero pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

SKY CARP 11, KERNELS 9 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit led 10-2 after six.  A five-run eighth made the score closer.

Misael Urbina was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4.
Noah Miller was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Tanner Schobel hit a home run, his ninth.
Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a home run, his tenth.

Marco Raya pitched 3.1 innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk and striking out two.
Niklas Rimmel pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out one.

TARPONS 5, MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN TAMPA

Agustin Ramirez hit a three-run homer in the eighth to turn a 3-2 Fort Myers lead into a 5-3 loss.

Rubel Cespedes hit a home run, his seventh.

Ben Ethridge pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk and striking out two.
Danny Moreno struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 2 AT TWINS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

The Twins score three in the second and led the rest of the way.

Harold Grant was 3-for-3 with a home run and three runs.
Isaac Pena was 2-for-4 with a double.

Starter Matt Gabbert pitched 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.
Kyle Bischoff struck out five and walked two in two shutout innings.

FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 1 AT RED SOX (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored three in the fourth and led the rest of the way.

Harold Grant was 2-for-4.

Brayan Medina pitched five innings, giving up one run on one hit and five walks and striking out three.
Miguel Olivares struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Cleiber Maldonado pitched a perfect inning.

DSL TWINS 11, DSL YANKEES BOMBERS 6 AT YANKEES BOMBERS

The Twins scored seven in the sixth to take an 11-0 lead.  Dameury Pena hit a three-run triple and Angel Trinidad hit a three-run homer in the inning.

Ricardo Pena was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two runs.
Yilber Herrera was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Trinidad hit a three-run homer.

Miguel Cordero struck out eight and walked one in four shutout innings.
Juan Cota pitched two innings, giving up two unearned runs on one hit.
Jose Ojo struck out two and walked two in two shutout innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Angels at DSL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Develson Aria, 2-3, 6.75) at Tampa
6:05  St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 4-4, 5.12) at Toledo
6:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Jose Bravo, 2-2, 6.16)
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 3-4, 4.47)

MUD HENS 6, SAINTS 0 IN TOLEDO

Leading 3-0, Toledo scored three in the eighth to put it out of reach.

St. Paul had just three hits.

Starter Cody Laweryson pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and two walks and striking out one.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Michael Boyle pitched a perfect inning.

TRAVELERS 10, WIND SURGE 7 IN WICHITA

Robbie Terenowicz hit a grand slam in the ninth to turn a 7-6 deficit into a 10-7 victory for Arkansas.

Alerick Soularie was 3-for-3 with a walk.
Alex Isola was 2-for-3 with a home run (his ninth), two walks, two runs, and three RBIs.

David Festa pitched five innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks and striking out eight.
Curtis Taylor retired all seven men he faced, striking out one.

KERNELS 6, SKY CARP 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run triple in the fifth that put Cedar Rapids up 4-3 and they held the lead the rest of the way.  Beloit had the tying run on second with none out in the ninth, but could only advance him to third.

Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his ninth), a triple, and three RBIs.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), a double, and two RBIs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double.

Zebby Matthews pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk and striking out one.
Malik Barrington struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, TARPONS 0 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Both runs scored in the fourth.  Fort Myers had men on first and third with two out.  Two wild pitches resulted in one run and a man on third, and a passed ball brought home the second run.  TWINS BASEBALL!!!

Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4.

Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.
A. J. Labas struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TARPONS 6 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--9 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored three in the seventh (a passed ball brought home the tying run) and Kamron Willman singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth.

Maddux Houghton was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a double.
Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run homer, his sixth.

Jose Olivares pitched four innings, allowing five runs on six hits and a walk and striking out two.
Ricky Mineo pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, walking three and striking out one.
Gabriel Yanez struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 6, FCL RAYS 0 AT TWINS

The Twins scored two in the first, two in the sixth, and two in the eighth.  Two of the runs scored on wild pitches.

Jose Rodriguez was 4-for-4 with a walk.

Jack Noble struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and four walks.
Pierce Banks struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Bianger Liendo struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

DSL TWINS 12, DSL CARDINALS 9 AT CARDINALS (10 INNINGS)

The Twins scored three in the tenth to break a 9-9 tie.  They also scored two runs on wild pitches, but not in the tenth inning.

Jayson Bass was 4-for-5 with a double.
Javier Roman was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.

The top of the Twins lineup sounds like some Twins from back in the day.  Lead off with Castro, followed by Silva and Bass.

Cristian Hernandez pitched 3.2 innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks and striking out eight.
Reynel Garcia pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins (doubleheader)
10: 00  DSL Twins at DSL Yankees Bombers
5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Tampa
6:05  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 2-0, 4.05) at Toledo
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 2.60)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Carlos Luna, 1-3, 5.21)