SAINTS 6, MUD HENS 2 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored two in the second, two in the fourth, and two in the ninth.

Chris Williams was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourteenth), a walk, and two runs.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-5 with a double.
Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Jair Camargo hit a home run, his eleventh.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and four strikeouts.
Patrick Murphy struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

WIND SURGE 12, TRAVELERS 4 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored five runs in the second inning to open the scoring.

Alerick Soularie was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth), a double, a walk, three runs, and four RBIs.
Jake Rucker was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4.
Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5 with a double.
Aaron Sabato hit a home run, his second.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. hit a three-run homer, his ninth.

KERNELS 11, SKY CARP 3 IN BELOIT

Leading 3-2, Cedar Rapids scored six in the seventh.

Tanner Schobel was 2-for-3 with a triple, two walks, and three runs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his eighth), a walk, and three runs.
Noah Miller was 2-for-4 with a double.

Cory Lewis pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk and striking out three.
Alejandro Hidalgo struck out three in 2.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and five walks.

TARPONS 8, MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN TAMPA

Christopher Familia hit a walkoff two-run homer.

Kyle Schmidt was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
Mikey Perez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Miguelangel Boadas pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

FCL TWINS 6, FCL ORIOLES 1 AT TWINS

The Twins scored once in each of the first four innings and added two in the sixth.

The Twins were out-hit 7-6 but drew eight walks.

Cesar Lares struck out five in three innings, giving up one hit.
Ricardo Velez struck out two in a perfect inning.
Carlos Gutierrez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.
Jacob Wosinski pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.

DSL PHILLIES RED 7, DSL TWINS 2 AT TWINS

The Phillies Red scored four in the third to take a 5-0 lead.

The Twins had just three hits, though they drew seven walks.

Starter Adrian Bohorquez pitched 2.1 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and four walks and striking out four.
Leonardo Lugo struck out four in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
Jeical Surumuy struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.
Jose Betancourt pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 3-3, 5.51) at Toledo
12:05  Beloit at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 1-0, 3.86)
5:30  Fort Myers (Andrew Morris, 1-1, 4.15) at Tampa
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 0-1, 7.59)

FCL ORIOLES1 1, FCL TWINS 0 AT ORIOLES

The game's lone run scored in the eighth on a single and three errors.

The Twins had five hits, but no one had more than one.

John Klein struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.
Owen Griffith pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits.
Jeferson Lopez pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and striking out two.

DSL TWINS 9, DSL MARINERS 2 AT MARINERS

The Twins scored five in the first on three singles, an error, three walks, and a wild pitch.  For the game they had nine runs on five hits eleven walks, and three hit batsmen.

Starter Ledwin Taveras pitched three innings, giving up two runs on four hits and striking out five.
Eduardo Soriano struck out eleven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jose Ojo struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

WHERE THEY STAND

St. Paul is 40-28, in first place in the International League West, a half game ahead of Iowa.
Wichita is 27-35, in fourth place in the Texas League North, 12.5 games behind Arkansas and Tulsa.  They are 3.5 games behind third-place Springfield.
Cedar Rapids is 37-26 and has clinched first place for the first half.  They are six games ahead of Peoria and Quad Cities.
Fort Myers is 32-31, in third place in the Florida State League West, 10.5 games behind Clearwater.  They are two games behind second-place Bradenton.
The FCL Twins are 5-5, tied for second in the FCL South with the Red Sox.  They are 3.5 games behind the Pirates.
The DSL Twins are 3-8, in eight place in the DSL South, five games behind the Phillies White.  They are a half-game behind the seventh-place Cardinals.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Phillies Red at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
5:30  Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 5.63) at Tampa
6:05  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-5, 8.08) at Toledo
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 2-0, 0.90)
7:06  Arkansas at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 1-3, 6.14)

SAINTS 8, BATS 3 IN LOUISVILLE (10 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 after nine.  St. Paul scored seven in the tenth.

Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5.
Matt Wallner hit a home run, his eighth.

Kenta Maeda pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out four.
Kody Funderburk retired all five men he faced, striking out two.
Austin Brice pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Patrick Murphy struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and walking one.

WIND SURGE 8, ROCKHOUNDS 5 IN MIDLAND

Yoyner Fajardo hit a two-run single in a three-run ninth that broke a 5-5 tie.

Seth Gray was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5 with a double.
Fajardo was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.
DaShawn Keirsey was 2-for-5.

David Festa pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out seven.
Hunter McMahon retired all seven men he faced, striking out three.
Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

KERNELS 3, CUBS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead.

Misael Urbina was 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Jose Salas was 2-for-3.

Starter Marco Raya struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.
Zebby Matthews pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and striking out four.

MARAUDERS 6, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN BRADENTON

Rodolfo Nolasco opened the scoring with a three-run homer in the fourth and Bradenton added three more in the fifth.

Jorel Ortega was 3-for-4 with a double.  It was his twenty-second double, which leads the league by five.

Jose Olivares pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on two hits and four walks and striking out seven.  Three of the Twins' starters pitched exactly 4.1 innings.
Ricky Mineo struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Jackson Hicks struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

FCL TWINS 12, FCL RED SOX 11 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

The Twins trailed 8-3 after four and 11-7 after five.  Jose Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh to put the Twins ahead to stay.

Anderson Nova was 2-for-2 with two doubles, two walks, and two RBIs.
Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, a walk, and two runs.
Bryan Acuna was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Yes, he is the brother of Ronald Acuna, Jr.

Starter Brayan Medina pitched 3.1 innings, allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and two walks and striking out one.
Matt Gabbart retired all four men he faced, striking out three.

The box score did not reveal why the game only went seven innings.

DSL TWINS 12, DSL BREWERS1, 1

The Twins scored five in the first and never trailed.

Dameury Pena was 5-for-6 with two doubles, two runs, and three RBIs.
Jesus Peraza was 3-for-5 with a double.
Juan Hernandez was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Miguel Cordero struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks.
Joel Garcia struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Juan Cota struck out two in a perfect inning.
Eider Machuca struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Astros Orange
5:30  Fort Myers (Ben Ethridge, 0-3, 2.96) at Bradenton
6:15  St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, no record) at Louisville
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-3, 4.11)
7:00  Wichita (Carlos Luna, 1-3, 5.40) at Midland

BATS 6, SAINTS 3 IN LOUISVILLE

Louisville scored in four of the first five innings, building a 5-1 lead.

Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth), a triple, and two runs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4.
Chris Williams hit a home run, his thirteenth and his sixth in three games.

Starter Cody Laweryson pitched three innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Michael Boyle pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

ROCKHOUNDS 8, WIND SURGE 7 IN MIDLAND

Wichita led 6-1 and 7-2, but Midland tied it in the eighth and two errors in the ninth led to the winning run.

DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs.
Brooks Lee was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBIs.
Pat Winkel was 2-for-5 with a double.

Pierson Ohl pitched 6.1 innings, giving up four runs on six hits and striking out seven.
Curtis Taylor pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

KERNELS 6, CUBS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (12 INNINGS)

It was 3-3 after nine.  Each team scored once in the tenth and eleventh.  Ernie Yake singled home the winning run.

Kala'i Rosario hit a home run, his eleventh.
Cedar Rapids had five hits and drew eight walks.

Christian MacLeod struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on five hits.
Charlie Neuweiler struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Matthew Swain pitched two perfect innings.
John Wilson pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, MARUADERS 4 IN BRADENTON

Rafael Cruz hit a three-run homer in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.

Rubel Cespedes hit a home run, his sixth.
Gregory Duran hit a home run.
Ricardo Oliver hit a two-run homer, his fifth.

Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks and striking out six.
A. J. Labas pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

FCL TWINS 7, FCL BRAVES 2 AT TWINS

The Twins scored two in each of innings two through four to build a 6-0 lead.

Bryan Acuna was 2-for-4.
Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a double.
Daniel Pena hit a two-run homer, his second.

Jack Noble struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits.
Bianger Liendo struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks.
Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

DSL PHILLIES RED 15, DSL TWINS 10 AT TWINS

The Phillies Red scored eleven runs in the third inning.  The inning included seven walks and two hit batsmen.

Moises Lopez was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Ricardo Pena was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Denyerbe Gervis was 2-for-6 with a triple.
Ariel Castro hit a home run.

Starter Cristian Hernandez pitched 2.2 innings, allowing nine runs on seven hits and three walks.
Reynel Garcia struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Junior Del Valle pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Javier Roman pitched a perfect inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Brewers 1 at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:30  Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-2, 5.89) at Bradenton
6:15  St. Paul (Kenta Maeda, 0-0, 2.00) at Louisville
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 2.55)
7:00  Wichita (David Festa, 2-2, 4.75) at Midland

SAINTS 18, BATS 7 IN LOUISVILLE

Chris Williams hit a two-run homer in a four-run third to break a 3-3 tie.

Elliot Soto was 3-for-4 with two walks, three runs, and two RBIs.
Williams was 3-for-5 with three home runs (his eighth, ninth, and tenth), a walk, and seven RBIs.
Gilberto Celestino was 3-for-6 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.
Tony Wolters was 3-for-6 with two RBIs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-5 with a double.
Matt Wallner was 2-for-5 with a walk and two RBIs.
Kyle Garlick was 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs.
Mark Contreras was 2-for-6 with two runs.

Aaron Sanchez pitched 3.1 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and six walks and striking out one.
Ronny Henriquez pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out one.
Austin Brice pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Michael Boyle struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and two walks.
Patrick Murphy struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

St, Paul pitchers walked thirteen batters.

WIND SURGE 9, ROCKHOUNDS 4 IN MIDLAND

Seth Gray hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run third.

Yunior Severino was 3-for-5.
Gray was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fourth.
Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with two doubles.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh) and two runs.

Travis Adams pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks and striking out three.
Osiris German struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.
Regi Grace pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.

KERNELS 3, CUBS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kala'i Rosario singled home the winning run in the ninth.

Rosario was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Mike Paredes struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.
Jordan Carr pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out three.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, MARAUDERS 3 IN BRADENTON

Leading 3-2, Dillon Tatum hit a three-run homer in the fourth.

Jorel Ortega was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), a double, two runs, and two RBIs.
Tatum was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4.

C. J. Culpepper struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks.
Jarret Whorff struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

FCL BRAVES 7, FCL TWINS 3 AT BRAVES

The Braves scored four in the first.

Isaac Pena was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Starter Jacob Wosinski pitched just a third of an inning, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits.
Owen Griffith retired all five men he faced, striking out two.
Miguel Olivares struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

DSL TWINS 8, DSL ASTROS ORANGE 7 AT ASTROS (10 INNINGS)

Three Astros errors led to two Twins runs in the top of the tenth and the first DSL Twins win of the season.

Jayson Bass was 3-for-5 with a double.
Dameury Pena was 2-for-6 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

Adrian Bohorquez pitched four innings, giving up three runs on two hits and four walks and striking out four.
Leonardo Lugo struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk,

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Phillies Red at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins
11:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Bradenton
11:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 2-3, 6.15) at Louisville
12:05  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 1-0, 0.00)
6:30  Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 0-3, 7.11) at Midland

SAINTS 10, CUBS 5 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul trailed 4-2 after four, but Jair Camargo hit a grand slam in the fifth and Chris Williams hit a grand slam in the eighth.

Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs.
Williams was 2-for-4 with a grand slam (his seventh homer), a walk, and two runs.
Jose Miranda was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Mark Contreras was 2-for-5.
Camargo hit a grand slam, his sixth homer.

Cody Laweryson was used as an opener and pitched 1.2 innings, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks and striking out three.
Jordan Balazovic struck out seven in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Austin Schulfer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up three hits.
Austin Brice struck out three in two perfect innings.
Oliver Ortega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

MISSIONS 6, WIND SURGE 5 IN SAN ANTONIO

Tirso Ornelas hit a three-run walkoff double.

Jake Rucker was 2-for-2 with two doubles, a walk, and four RBIs.
Brooks Lee was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.

Carlos Luna pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out three.
Jordan Brink pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

DRAGONS 6, KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Dayton scored two in the first and three in the second to take a 5-0 lead.

Cedar Rapids had two hits, both singles.

Kyle Jones pitched four innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on four hits and two walks and striking out seven.

THRESHERS 10, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN FORT MYERS

Clearwater scored four in the first on two hits and five walks and led all the way.

Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Starter Develson Aria pitched only a third of an inning, allowing four runs on one hit and five walks.
A. J. Labas struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Mikey Perez retired both men he faced.

FCL RAYS 6, FCL TWINS 5 AT RAYS

The Rays scored five unearned runs in the seventh to take a 6-4 lead.

Anderson Nova hit a three-run homer.

Jack Noble struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.
Owen Griffith pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

DSL PHILLIES RED 4, DSL TWINS 3 AT PHILLIES RED

The Phillies Red scored two in the eighth to take a 4-3 lead.  The go-ahead run scored on an error.

Adrian Bohorquez struck out nine in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
Oscar Paredes pitched a perfect inning.

The Twins used six pitchers.  Two of them only faced one batter.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Clearwater at Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 2-2, 2.59)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Mike Paredes, 2-0, 2.11) at Dayton
7:05  Wichita (TBD) at San Antonio
7:07  Iowa at St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 3-4, 3.72)

"Minor Details" will take a few days off, as our staff will be attending United Methodist Annual Conference.  If all goes according to plan, we will be back Monday.

FCL TWINS 4, FCL RAYS 1 AT TWINS

Daniel Pena hit a two-run homer in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.

Pena was 3-for-3 with a two-run homer.
Austin Martin hit a home run.

Cesar Lares struck out nine in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.
Juan Mercedes struck out five in three innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Yon Landaeta struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.
Ricardo Velez struck out all three men he faced.

DSL GIANTS ORANGE 5, DSL TWINS 1 AT TWINS

The Giants Orange scored three in the first and led all the way.

Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-4.

Ledwin Taveras pitched four innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks and striking out seven.
Eduardo Soriano struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up four hits.
Eider Machuca struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Phillies Red
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Rays
6:00  Clearwater at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 3-3, 4.70) at Dayton
7:05  Wichita (TBD) at San Antonio
7:07  Iowa at St. Paul (Jordan Balazovic, 0-1, 4.45)