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Minor Details: Games of May 22

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NORFOLK TIDES 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)

A passed ball scored a run in the first and a four-run inning, including a Jud Fabian two-run homer, gave Norfolk all the runs it would need.  Matt Wallner homered in the third to put St. Paul on the board, but Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer in the fourth.  Basallo homered again in the seventh.  Wallner homered in the seventh as well, a two-run shot, but it was not nearly enough.

Batters:  Matt Wallner was 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Cory Lewis pitched 2.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks, striking out three.  Randy Dobnak struck out two in two perfect innings.

Opponents:  Samuel Basallo was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth), a double, a walk, four runs, and three RBIs.  Jud Fabian was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his ninth.  T. T. Bowens was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, NORFOLK TIDES 2 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)

Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in the second to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  Coby Mayo singled home a run in the third to tie it.  A wild pitch put St. Paul back in front 2-1 in the fifth and a sacrifice fly provided an insurance run.  They needed it, as Chadwick Tromp homered in the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2.  However, Norfolk did not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-3.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 1-for-1 with a home run (his fourth) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Simeon Woods Richardson struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Opponents:  Vimael Machin was 2-for-3.  Chadwick Tromp hit a home run.  Roansy Contreras struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .348/1.176 OPS.  Ryan Fitzgerald, .320/.933 OPS.  Will Holland, .893 OPS.  Mike Ford, .841 OPS.  Anthony Prato, .812 OPS.  Simeon Woods Richardson, 1.50 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 23-21, in fifth place, five games behind Nashville.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SAN ANTONIO

Francisco Acuna homered in the first to give San Antonio the lead.  It stayed 1-0 until the seventh, when Aaron Sabato homered to tie it.  But in the eighth, Newilian Cedeno delivered an RBI single to drive home what would turn out to be the winning run.  Wichita got the tying run to second with one out in the ninth, but could do no more.  Wichita stranded ten runners and went 0-for-10 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-4.  Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a home run, his third.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three.  Pierson Ohl struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Opponents:  Francisco Acuna was 2-for-4 with a home run, his sixth.  Henry Baez struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Gabriel Gonzalez, .455/.993 OPS.  Tanner Schobel, .304/.827 OPS.  Tyler Dearden, .300/.818 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .904 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .837 OPS.  Jorel Ortega, .825 OPS.  Ricardo Olivar, .817 OPS.  Noah Cardenas,. 810 OPS.

Record:  Wichita is 23-19, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 1 IN FORT WAYNE

Fort Wayne scored in the first on a Rosman Verdugo RBI single.  A Kaelen Culpepper single-plus-error tied it in the third and Cedar Rapids took the lead in the fourth a Caden Kendle RBI single.  Nate Baez doubled home an insurance run in the eighth.  Fort Wayne did not get a hit after the seventh.

Batters:  Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out six and walked five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits.  Kade Bragg struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.  Cole Percival struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opponents:  Kai Roberts was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Brendan Durfee was 2-for-4.  Clark Candiotti struck out nine in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk.  Harry Gustin struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .337, .922 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .307, .902 OPS.  Khadim Diaw, .306, .906 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge, .882 OPS.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 1.29 ERA.  Cole Percival, 1.69 ERA.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-16, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND

Wenceel Perez hit a two-run homer to put Lakeland on the board in the third.  Jefferson Valladares doubled home a run in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-1, but Lakeland came back with two more in the bottom of the fifth.  Fort Myers did not put together a threat the rest of the game.

Batters:  Fort Myers had just three hits.

Pitchers:  Dylan Questad struck out six in 4.2 innings, but allowed four runs on four hits and three walks.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Ivran Romero pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Wenceel Perez was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Lucas Elissalt struck out six in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Luke Stofel struck out five in four innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz, .317/.855 OPS.  Ivran Romero, 2.29 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-23, in sixth (last) place, 5.5 games behind Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 10, FCL PIRATES 2 AT TWINS

Estuar Suero singled home a run in the top of the third to give the Pirates a 2-1 lead, but Ariel Castro answered with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to put the Twins in the lead to stay.  Ramiro Dominguez hit a three-run double in the fourth to make it 6-2.  The Twins added a run in the fifth and Castro homered again in the seventh.  This was another nine-inning game, and that gave time for Javier Roman to hit a two-run homer in the eighth.  Possibly it's just a matter of agreement between the teams involved whether they play seven or nine.

Batters:  Ariel Castro was 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, and three RBIs.  Javier Roman was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.

Pitchers:  Christian Becerra struck out five in two innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Melvin Rodriguez pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with no strikeouts.  Mitch Mueller struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Ruddy Gomez struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Opponents:  Luke Scherrer was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Ronaldys Jimenez struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and a walk.

Stats:  Javier Roman, 1.089 OPS.  Ariel Castro, 1.052 OPS.  Irvin Nunez, .853 OPS.  Ruddy Gomez, zero ERA.  Mitch Mueller, 1.74 ERA.  Christian Becerra, 2.25 ERA.  Melvin Rodriguez, 2.45 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 8-5, tied for first with the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
4:35  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-2, 7.52 and Cole Peschl*, no record) at Fort Wayne (Jose Luis Reyes, 0-3, 5.13 and Miguel Mendez, 1-1, 2.25)
5:30  Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-3, 4.41) at Lakeland (TBD)
6:37  Norfolk (Kyle Brnovich, 1-2, 5.62) at St. Paul (David Festa, 2-1, 3.60)
7:05  Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 2.89) at San Antonio (Sam Whiting, 0-0, 5.93)

*We have been misspelling Cole Peschl's name as Peschi.  Not that he's likely to ever know, but we still regret the error.

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Minor Details: Games of May 16

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IOWA CUBS 12, ST. PAUL SAINTS 7 IN IOWA

Edouard Julien started the game with a home run and Jose Miranda hit an RBI double to give St. Paul a 2-0 lead.  Iowa rebounded with four in the bottom of the first.  St. Paul got one back in the second, but Owen Caissie hit a three-run single-plus-error in the third to make it 7-3 Iowa.  St. Paul came back with four in the fourth on two-run homers by Mickey Gasper and Emmanuel Rodriguez.  From there, though, it was all Iowa.  Matt Shaw hit a two-run homer in the fifth and the Cubs scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5.  Edouard Julien was 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks, and two runs.  Mickey Gasper hit a two-run homer, his seventh.  Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run homer, his third.

Pitchers:  Starter Tyler Beede lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Lots.  Matt Shaw was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth), a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Jonathan Long was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), two runs, and two RBIs.  Chase Strumpf was 3-for-5 with a home run (his eighth), two runs, and two RBIs.  Owen Caissie was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Dixon Machado was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  It seems like it would be good luck to have five players in your lineup with three hits apiece.  James Triantos was 2-for-5 with a run.  Brooks Kriske struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper, .357/1.292.  Carson McCusker, .350/.1.062.  Mike Ford, .862 OPS.  Jeferson Morales, .804 OPS.  Richard Lovelady, 1.59 ERA.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-19, in fifth place, 3.5 games behind Nashville.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 10, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Jared Sundstrom hit a two-run homer in the top of the third to give Arkansas a 3-0 lead.  Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run double in a three-run third to tie the score.  Arkansas scored one in the fourth and Caleb Cali hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put the Travelers up 6-3.  Kyler Fedco homered in the bottom of the sixth, but Arkansas scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Oddly, all nine Wind Surge batters had exactly one hit.  Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his sixth.

Pitchers:  Ricky Castro pitched 3.1 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and no walks and striking out four.  John Stankiewicz struck out four and walked two in two shutout innings.

Opponents:  Caleb Cali was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and a double.  Bill Knight was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Nick Raposo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Victor Labrada was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Jimmy Kingsbury struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Stats:  Ricardo Olivar, .317/.834 OPS.  Kyler Fedco, .893 OPS.  Noah Cardenas, .836 OPS.  Aaron Sabato, .833 OPS.

Record:  Wichita is 20-17, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 13, PEORIA CHIEFS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer in a four-run third to give Cedar Rapids a 4-0 lead.  Peoria scored two in the fifth, but Cedar Rapids came back with eight in the bottom of the fifth to put it out of reach.  Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer, Jaime Ferrer hit a three-run homer, and Culpepper hit his second homer of the game in the inning.

Batters:  Kaelen Culpepper was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his third and fourth), three runs, and four RBIs.  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and two runs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with a run.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Pitchers:  Jeremy Lee pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk and striking out three.  Kade Bragg struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Joshua Baez was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Miguel Villaroel was 2-for-4 with a run.

Stats:  Nate Baez, .333/.901 OPS.  Gabriel Gonzalez, .326/.926 OPS.  Kaelen Culpepper, .304/.888 OPS.  Kyle DeBarge .906 OPS.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-14, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 9, JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 40 IN JUPITER

Jupiter scored three in the third, helped by three walks (two with the bases loaded), a balk, and a hit batsman.  Yasser Mercedes homered in the fourth to get Fort Myers on the board, but Jupiter got the run back in the fifth.  Fort Myers then scored one in the sixth and three in the seventh, with a two-run single by Daniel Pena putting the Mussels ahead 5-4.  Damuery Pena hit a two-run single in the eighth and Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer in the ninth.

Batters:  Jefferson Valladares was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Daniel Pena was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Maddux Houghton hit a two-run homer, his second.

Pitchers:  Dylan Questad struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed three runs on three hits and four walks.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out three in three innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk.  Zander Sechrist pitched 2.1 shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Andres Valor was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.  Abrahan Ramirez was 2-for-5 with a run.  Eury Perez pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out three.

Stats:  Rayne Doncon, .333/.833 OPS.  Maddux Houghton, .840 OPS.  Zander Sechrist, 1.98 ERA.  Hunter Hoopes, 2.81 ERA.

Record:  Fort Myers is 17-20, in fifth place, five games behind Dunedin.

FCL RED SOX 5, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS

The Red Sox scored one in the first, two in the second, and one in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead.  The Twins scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to cut the lead in half, but the Red Sox scored one more in the seventh and the Twins had no answer.

Batters:  No Twins had more than one hit.

Pitchers:  Matt Gabbert struck out four in three innings, but allowed three runs on six hits and a walk.  Christian Becerra pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.

Opponents:  Gerardo Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Avinson Pinto was 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, and an RBI.  Enddy Azocar was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Yhoiker Fajardo pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Stats:  Ricardo Pena, .953 OPS.  Bryan Acuna, .837 OPS.  Christian Becerra, zero ERA.  Mitch Mueller, 2.00 ERA.

Record:  The Twins are 5-4, tied for second with the Braves, two games behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
3:00  Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-3, 4.33) at Jupiter (TBD)
4:05  Arkansas (Adam Seminaris, 2-1, 1.63) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 2.63)
6:05  St. Paul (David Festa, 2-1, 3.60) at Iowa (TBD)
6:35  Peoria (Cade Winquest*, 0-2, 3.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-1, 6.38)

"Winquest" is an excellent name for a pitcher, even though he doesn't have any wins yet this year.

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Minor Details: Games of May 9

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BUFFALO BISONS 17, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Buffalo scored six in the first and led 12-1 after four.  Mickey Gasper was 4-for-5 with a home run, his fifth.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Starter Marco Raya pitched just one inning, allowing six runs on seven hits and one walk.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Jac Caglianone broke a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth.  But in the seventh, Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer and Andrew Cossetti hit a three-run homer to give Wichita the 5-3 victory.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4.  Rosario was 1-for-4 and the home run was his fourth.  Cossetti was 1-for-4 and the home run was his second.  Aaron Rozek pitched four innings, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks and striking out four.  Ricky Castro struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

BELOIT SKY CARP 8, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Beloit scored five in the first and built an 8-0 lead through six.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second), a walk, and two runs.  Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Starter Jose Olivares lasted just two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Kade Bragg struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two walks.  Jacob Wosinski struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Kyle Hess pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin scored two in the first and built a 4-0 lead before Fort Myers got its lone run in the third.  A three-run sixth put the game out of reach.  Damuery Pena was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Tyler Stasiowski struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

FCL TWINS 2, FSL RED SOX 0 AT RED SOX

The Twins scored on an error in the third and on a balk in the fourth.  The pitching was the story, as three pitchers combined for a shutout.  Matt Gabbert pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Hendry Chivilli pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Mitch Mueller struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

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Minor Details: Games of May 3

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ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (2)

Both games were canceled due to rain.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN FRISCO

Aaron Zavala led off the bottom of the first with a home run and Frisco led the rest of the way.  They scored two in the second and one in the third to build a 4-1 lead.  Ben Ross homered to give Wichita a run in the fourth and Jorel Ortega homered in the ninth.  It was the second home run of the season for each.  Ricky Castro pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk and striking out one.  Michael Martinez struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Jarret Whorff struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, SOUTH BEND CUBS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

RBI singles by Gabriel Gonzalez in the first and Kyle DeBarge in the second gave Cedar Rapids a 2-0 lead.  South Bend got one back in the third, but Cedar Rapids scored three in the fourth and got a two-run single from Gonzalez in the fifth to go up 7-1.  Kaelen Culpepper was 4-for-5 with two runs.  Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, a run, and an RBI.  Jose Olivares struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks.  Logan Whitaker pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out two and walked two in two shutout innings.

TAMPA TARPONS 12, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN TAMPA

A pair of bases-loaded walks gave Fort Myers a 2-0 lead in the top of the third.  Owen Cobb homered in the bottom of the third to put Tampa on the board, and Dillon Lewis hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run fifth that put Tampa in the lead to stay.  Fort Myers never got closer than two runs after that.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Dasan Hill pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk, but then was removed due to injury.  We could not quickly find out any details.

FCL TWINS 4, FCL RED SOX 3 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored all of their runs in the sixth to overcome a 1-0 deficit in the 2025 debut of the FCL.  The runs came on a grand slam by Eduardo Beltre.  The Red Sox came back with two in the seventh and had the tying run on third when the game ended.  It does not appear to have been a rain-shortened game--perhaps seven-inning games are a thing in the FCL this year.  Joel Garcia struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Mitch Mueller struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.