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Minor Details: Games of April 12

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Diego Cartaya homered in the second to give St. Paul a 3-0 lead.  The Storm Chasers stormed back with four in the third, with two scoring on a Joey Wiemer single.  It went to 5-3 in the top of the fourth, but Ryan Fitzgerald hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to tie it 5-5.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Harold Castro hit a two-run homer that turned out to be the margin of victory.

Batters:  Mike Ford was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Diego Cartaya was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Randy Dobnak pitched five innings, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Harold Castro was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.  John Rave was 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs.  Joey Wiemer was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-6, in eighth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 8, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 4 IN WICHITA

Tanner Schobel homered in the first to give the Wind Surge a 1-0 lead, but Midland came back with three in the third.  Wichita came back in the fifth with four runs, getting doubles from Dalton Shuffield, Rubel Cespedes, and Jorel Ortega.  Shane McGuire homered in the sixth to cut the lead to 5-4, but Cespedes hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp struck out five in 2.2 innings, but allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits.  He did not walk anyone.  Aaron Rozek pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out five.  John Stankiewicz struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Erubiel Angeles was 2-for-4.  Shane McGuire was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Record:  Wichita is 5-3, tied for second with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored single runs in the first four innings.  Beloit countered with a three-run homer by Eric Rataczak in the second, leaving the score 4-3 Kernels.  Cedar Rapids then scored three in the sixth, highlighted by an RBI triple by Kyle DeBarge, to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Kyle DeBarge was 3-for-5 with a triple and three runs.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out eight in four innings, but allowed three runs on two hits and three walks.  Spencer Bengard struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Eric Rataczak was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 5-3, tied for second with Beloit, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored on a wild pitch in the first and Tampa scored on a double steak of second and home in the second.  In the fourth, Angel Del Rosario delivered an RBI single.  The pitching took it from there, as four Mighty Mussels pitchers limited Tampa to one run despite allowing seven hits and five walks.  It helped that they struck out eleven.  Tampa stranded twelve runners and went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Angel Del Rosario was 1-for-4 with an RBI, the only RBI for either team.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out six in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Jason Doktorcyzk struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Kade Bragg pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opponents:  Tyler Wilson and Dillon Lewis were each 2-for-4.  Jack Sokol struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-4, tied for second with Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Tampa (Gage Ziehl, no record) at Fort Myers (Michael Ross, 0-0, 1.80)
1:05  Beloit (Jake Brooks, 0-0, 2.25) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 9.00)
1:05  Midland (Will Johnston, 0-1, 8.10) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 1-0, 1.80)
2:07  Omaha (Noah Cameron, 2-0, 0.82) at St. Paul (Darren McCaughan, no record)

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Minor Details: Games of April 9

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Jair Camargo started the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth.  Andrew Morris held Omaha scoreless for five innings, but then left the game, and reliever Cory Lewis allowed two runs in the sixth to tie it.  Not to worry, as Carson McCusker homered in the bottom of the sixth to give the Saints the lead back.  Lewis settled down to pitch two scoreless innings, and Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.

Batters:  Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4.  Jair Camargo was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.

Pitchers:  Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one.

Opposition:  Luca Tresh was 2-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 3-5, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Midland scored three in the top of the first, but Wichita bounced back with a Rubel Cespedes grand slam in the bottom of the first to take a 4-3 lead.  Luke Mann hit a two-run homer in the second, however, and Midland added another in the third to go up 6-4.  Wichita got two on with one out in the eighth with Cespedes again up, but he could not come through again, striking out, and a fly out ended the threat.  Midland added two in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro had a rough go, allowing six runs on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  He struck out two.  Mike Paredes pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out three.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Euribiel Angeles was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Luke Mann was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.  Colby Halter was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Micah Dallas struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Colin Peluse pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 2-3, tied for third with Arkansas, 2.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

BELOIT SKY CARP 10, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It was actually close most of the way.  Beloit scored two in the third and one in the eighth before exploding for seven in the ninth.  The Kernels managed only three hits.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Ross Dunn pitched 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks and striking out one.  Wilker Reyes struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Jack Noble struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition:  Jay Beshears was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Yiddi Cappe was 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Brock Vradenburg was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.  Noble Meyer pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Justin Storm pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  I don't know how good this team is, but they have some guys with great names.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 3-2, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, TAMPA TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

A sacrifice fly brought home a run in the first to give Fort Myers the lead.  Tampa tied it in the fourth on a bases-loaded hit by pitch.  Jose Rodriguez singled in the bottom of the fourth to put Fort Myers back up 2-1, and there things stood until the seventh, when Dameury Pena delivered a two-run single.  A wild pitch plated one more in the seventh, and that brought us to the final score of 5-1.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Michael Carpenter pitched just one inning, but it was a scoreless inning, as he struck out three, walked two, and gave up one hit.  He threw thirty-six pitches in the inning, which we assume is why he was replaced.  Kade Bragg pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out one.  Jacob Kisting struck out six in 2.1 scoreless innings.  Ivran Romero pitched two shutout innings, walking two and striking out one.  Tyler Stasiowski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition:  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-4.  Danny Flatt pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 2-3, tied for fourth, one game out of first.  Half the division is 3-2, the other half is 2-3.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa (TBD) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.00)
6:35  Beloit (Thomas White, 0-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, no record)
6:35  Midland (James Gonzalez, 1-0, 7.20) at Wichita (Chase Chaney, 0-0, 9.00)
6:37  Omaha (Tyson Guerrero, 1-1, 4.00) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 0.00)

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Minor Details: Games of April 6

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COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 3, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN COLUMBUS (10 INNINGS)

Once again the Saints scored two early, and once again it was enough until it wasn't.  In the third, Emmanuel Rodriguez singled home a run and a bases-loaded walk brought home another.  The Clippers got one back in the sixth, but it was still 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth.  Angel Martinez led off the inning with a double and scored on a Petey Halpin single to tie it.  The Saints failed to score the Manfred Man in the tenth, and it cost them as Will Brennan, who apparently kills the Twins even when he's in the minors, singled home the deciding run.  The Saints stranded twelve men and were 1-for-10 with men in scoring position.  They drew ten walks, but could manage only five hits.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Pitchers:  Randy Dobnak pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks and striking out three.  Travis Adams struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Opposition:  Will Brennan was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Ryan Webb struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits and walking three.

St. Paul is 2-4, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, three games behind Columbus.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 1)

Springfield scored three in the second on a double and three singles.  Wichita managed only one hit, a two-out single by Rubel Cespedes in the second inning.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Aaron Rozek struck out five in four innings, but allowed four runs on six hits and a walk.  Jaylin Nowlin pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition:  Jacob Buchberger was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Max Rajcic pitched five shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out four.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 2 IN SPRINGFIELD (GAME 2)

Apparently the Wind Surge saved all its offense for the second game.  They scored six runs in the second inning on a walk. three singles, a double, and a two-run homer by Kala'i Rosario.  They added two more in the third, aided by three walks, and were never threatened.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and four RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Kala'i Rosario was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Ben Ross was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Pitchers:  Trent Baker struck out three in three shutout innings, also walking three but allowing no hits.  Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opposition:  Chase Davis was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Record:  Wichita is 1-2, tied for third with Arkansas, two games behind Northwest Arkansas.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN WISCONSIN

It was another see-saw game, as the Kernels led 2-0, trailed 3-2, led 4-3, and trailed 5-4.  They tied it 5-5 in the seventh on doubles by Billy Amick and Gabriel Gonzalez, but Blake Burke's RBI double in the bottom of the seventh gave the lead back to Wisconsin and Hedbert Perez' RBI triple gave them an insurance run.  They needed it, because Gonzalez led off the ninth with a homer, but Cedar Rapids could not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Billy Amick was 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and three RBIs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and a run.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitchers:  Starter Tanner Hall struck out six in five innings, but allowed five runs on five hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.

Opposition:  Blake Burke was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Yophery Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, a walk, and three runs.  Jadher Areinamo was 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Jeferson Figueroa pitched two shutout innings, walking three and striking out one.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 2-1, in third place, one game behind Beloit and Quad Cities.

PALM BEACH CARDINALS 11, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10 IN PALM BEACH

The Mussels led 2-1 through five, but Josh Kross hit a two-run triple in a four-run sixth to give Palm Beach the lead.  Won-Bin Cho hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it 7-2, and it looked like Fort Myers was done.  But no, they came back to score six runs in the eighth to take an 8-7 lead.  They had only two hits in the inning, but took advantage of five walks and three errors.  In the ninth, Poncho Ruiz followed three walks with a two-run single, and the Mussels were looking good with a 10-7 lead.  But an error and two walks loaded the bases with none out in the ninth.  A wild pitch scored one and a ground out plated another.  With two out, Cade McGee hit a walk-off two run homer to end the game in favor of the Cardinals.

Batters:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Daniel Pena was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Dameury Pena was 1-for-2 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Michael Ross struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits.

Opposition:  Won-Bin Cho was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.  Christian Martin was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Jose Cordoba was 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Cade McGee was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Record:  Fort Myers is 1-2, tied for third, one game behind Clearwater and Tampa.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:05  Tampa at Fort Myers
6:35  Beloit at Cedar Rapids
6:35  Midland at Wichita
6:37  Omaha at St. Paul

milb.com did not list probable starters at press time.

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Cedar Rapids Kernels Leaders

BATTING

GAMES

Rubel Cespedes, 110
Jose Salas, 102
Misael Urbina, 101

AT BATS

Cespedes, 418
Salas, 339
Urbina, 330

RUNS

Ricardo Olivar, 59
Cespedes, 48
Urbina, 48

HITS

Cespedes, 118
Olivar, 86
Salas, 77

DOUBLES

Cespedes, 22
Gabriel Gonzalez, 19
3 tied at 17

TRIPLES

Rayne Doncon, 3
Olivar, 3
Salas, 3

HOME RUNS

Nate Baez, 12
Cespedes, 12
Olivar, 11

RBIs

Cespedes, 72
Olivar, 44
Jay Harry, 39

WALKS

Urbina, 56
Olivar, 53
Cespedes, 39

STRIKEOUTS

Salas, 104
Kevin Maitan, 103
Urbina, 97

STOLEN BASES

Salas, 16
Luke Keaschall, 14
Urbina, 14

AVERAGE

Keaschall, .335
Walker Jenkins, 290
Olivar, .287

ON-BASE

Keaschall, .457
Olivar, .393
Jenkins, .382

SLUGGING

Keaschall, .544
Jenkins, .482
Olivar, .473

OPS

Keaschall, 1.001
Olivar, .866
Jenkins, .863

PITCHING

GAMES

Gabriel Yanez, 38
Jacob Wosinski, 34
Juan Mendez, 33

WINS

John Klein, 8
Ricardo Velez, 7
Jordan Carr, 6

SAVES

Yanez, 10
Velez, 7
Wosinski, 5

INNINGS

Klein, 100.1
Carr, 90.2
Darren Bowen, 72.2

STRIKEOUTS

Klein, 90
Bowen, 71
Carr, 67

ERA

Mike Paredes, 1.80
Andrew Morris, 2.15
Yanez, 2.26

WHIP

Paredes, 0.93
C. J. Culpepper, 1.07
Velez, 1.07

AVERAGE AGAINST

Velez, .191
Kyle Bischoff, .212
Culpepper, .215

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 31

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN OMAHA

It was 4-1 through six.  Omaha then scored two in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Patrick Winkel (6).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Yunior Severino (4).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (0-5).

Opposition standouts:  Noah Cameron struck out ten in seven innings, giving up one run on five hits.  Cam Devanney was 4-for-4 with three doubles and six RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 24-32, in ninth place, 13.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Dalton Shuffield hit a three-run homer in a five-run fifth that gave Wichita a 6-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with a double.  Alex Isola was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Shuffield (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Shuffield 3 (18); Jake Rucker 2 (65).

Stolen bases:  Ross (18); Ortega (11).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Mason Fox pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Lewis (2-4).

Opposition standout:  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4.

Record:  Wichita is 23-33, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN LAKE COUNTY

Rubel Cespedes doubled home a run in the top of the ninth to tie it 3-3, but Kevin Rivas singled home the deciding run in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Kaelen Culpepper (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out five and walked one in three shutout innings.

Loss:  Gabriel Yanez (4-4).

Opposition standout:  Carter Spivey struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 27-32, tied for fourth with Beloit, six games behind Quad Cities.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS (7 INNINGS--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Joel Dragoo's two-run double in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie, and Clearwater added two in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Jay Thomason was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Khadim Diaw (4); Caden Kendle (2).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one.

Loss:  Jose Olivares (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Dragoo was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Eduardo Tait's two-run single in the fourth game Clearwater a 4-3 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ferrer 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  Winokur (23); Kyle DeBarge (13).

Pitching prowess:  Tyler Stasiowski pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in his professional debut, striking out one and walking one.

Loss:  Cleiber Maldonado (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Tait was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 33-21, in first place, one game ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Clearwater at Fort Myers (Ross Dunn, 1-4, 6.03 and TBD)--2
12:00  Cedar Rapids (Ricky Castro, 1-3, 4.30) at Lake County
1:05  Springfield at Wichita (TBD)
2:05  St. Paul (TBD*) at Omaha

*milb.com lists Aaron Rozek as the starter, but as he pitched yesterday, that seems unlikely.

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Minor Details: Games of August 23

ST. PAUL SAINTS 14, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored seven in the first inning and led 10-2 through three.

Multi-hit games:  Jair Camargo was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Michael Helman was 3-for-5 with four runs.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs, and two RBIs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-5 with a double.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  Rylan Bannon (17).

Multi-RBI games:  Bannon 3 (68); Camargo 3 (44); Keirsey, Jr. 2 (70); Castillo 2 (40).

Stolen bases:  Keirsey, Jr. (31); Bernard (23); Payton Eeles (11); Bannon (10); Helman (10).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.  Nick Wittgren struck out two in two perfect innings.

Win:  Randy Dobnak (10-6).

Opposition standout:  Jasson Dominguez was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 21-28, tied for eighth with Iowa, 10.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN MIDLAND

Leading 3-2, Midland scored three in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had four hits.

Home runs:  Carson McCusker (15).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (64).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Marco Raya (1-4).

Opposition standout:  Jake Walkinshaw struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 19-30, in fifth (last) place, thirteen games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 11, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN DAYTON

Dayton scored five in the second to take a 7-0 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Walker Jenkins was 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Jenkins (1).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  John Klein (8-3).

Opposition standout:  Cam Collier was 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-28, tied for fourth with Beloit, 6.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (Adrian Bohorquez, 0-0, 1.64 and Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 2-8, 6.37) at Tampa
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 6,10) at Dayton
6:37  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Andrew Morris, 0-0, 4.00)
7:00  Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 3.20) at Midland

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 21

ST. PAUL SAINTS 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 6 IN ST. PAUL (10 INNINGS)

SWB led 6-1 after six, but St. Paul scored four in the seventh, one in the eighth, and one in the tenth.  Diego Castillo hit a grand slam in the seventh, a passed ball brought home the tying run, and Anthony Prato singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-3 with two doubles.  Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and four RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Prato was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Castillo (7).

Multi-RBI games:  Castillo 4 (37).

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. 2 (27); Wynton Bernard (22); Castillo (11).

Pitching prowess:  Hobie Harris struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Caleb Baragar pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Win:  Baragar (1-2).

Opposition standout:  J. C. Escarra was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 19-28, tied for ninth (last) place with Iowa, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 11, WICHITA WIND SURGE 10 IN MIDLAND (11 INNINGS)

Wichita led 9-6 after seven, but Midland scored three in the eighth to tie it.  Brennan Milone doubled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 3-for-6 with two home runs, a double, and six RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-4.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Home runs:  McCusker 2 (13); Rucker 2 (9).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 6 (61); McCusker 3 (60).

Stolen bases:  Dalton Shuffield (4).

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd retired all four men he faced.

Loss:  Jarret Whorff (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Brayan Buelvas was 3-for-5 with two doubles.

Record:  Wichita is 18-29, in fifth (last) place, twelve games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN DAYTON

Cedar Rapids took a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth, but Dayton scored two in the bottom of the eighth to win it.  Leo Balcazar singled home the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Cespedes (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 2 (69).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Tanner Hall pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out four.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Mike Paredes (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Balcazar was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-26, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN TAMPA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Tampa scored three in the second.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Billy Amick (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Charlee Soto (1-5).

Opposition standout:  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.

TAMPA TARPONS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN TAMPA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS--FORT MYERS DESIGNATED HOME TEAM)

Fort Myers led 5-0 after three, but Tampa scored two in the fourth, three in the fifth, and two in the seventh.  Diomedes Hernandez hit a two-run single to break the 5-5 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Jaime Ferrer was 3-for-3 with a double.  Jay Thomason was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Thomason (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Thomason 2 (6).

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (18); Kyle DeBarge (11); Khadim Diaw (2).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Loss:  Juan Mercedes (1-1).

Opposition standout:  Hernandez was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 30-17, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Jose Olivares, 2-1, 2.57) at Tampa
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 4-2, 4.50) at Dayton
7:00  Wichita (Travis Adams, 4-7, 4.08) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 9-5, 4.73)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 20

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

SWB scored four runs in the first and led 9-0 after six.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Jair Camargo was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Keirsey, Jr. (13).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr 3 (65).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jeff Brigham pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Ryan Jensen pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Aaron Rozek (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Jasson Dominguez was 4-for-5 with three runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-28, in tenth (last) place, 12.5 games behind Columbus.

MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN MIDLAND

Midland scored one in the fourth and two in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Wichita had three hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on five hits.  Kyle Bischoff pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Loss:  Lewis (1-3).

Opposition standout:  Blake Beers struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 18-28, in fifth (last) place, eleven games behind Springfield.

DAYTON DRAGONS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN DAYTON

Dayton scored all of its runs in the fourth.  Cedar Rapids got its lone run in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a double.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4.  Cedar Rapids out-hit Dayton 9-6 but stranded ten and was 0-for-12 with men in scoring position.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.

Loss:  Ricky Castro (1-3).

Opposition standout:  T. J. Sikkema struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up four hits.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-25, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, TAMPA TARPONS 6 IN TAMPA

Fort Myers scored four in the eighth to take a 7-5 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Derek Bender was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Bender 3 (7).

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur 2 (20); Kyle DeBarge 2 (10); Jaime Ferrer (3).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out three in two perfect innings.

Win:  Jack Noble (7-2).

Save:  Wilker Reyes (2).

Opposition standout:  Rafelin Nivar pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, walking two and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 30-15, in first place, four games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL ANGELS 4 AT TWINS

The Twins scored three in the fourth to take a 7-4 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Daiber De Los Santos was 5-for-5.  Merphy Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and four RBIs.  Yandro Hernandez was 2-for-5 with a triple.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Merphy Hernandez 4 (30).

Stolen bases:  De Los Santos (17).

Pitching prowess:  Anderson Ramos struck out six in four innings, giving up three hits.  Sebastian Pulido pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Eudy Garcia (2-0).

Save:  Pulido (1).

Opposition standout:  Humberto Tiberi was 2-for-4.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 30-25, in fourth place, 8.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

3:00  Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 1-4, 4.74 and Cesar Lares, 3-3, 4.37) at Tampa--2
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 0-1, 5.79) at Dayton
6:30  Wichita (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 10.13) at Midland
7:07  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 4-8, 4.91)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 13

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN INDIANAPOLIS

St. Paul led 4-1, but Billy Cook hit a grand slam in the seventh to put Indianapolis ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  None.  St. Paul had four hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (27); Diego Castillo (9).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Giovanny Gallegos pitched a perfect inning.

Loss:  Jeff Brigham (0-2).

Opposition standout:  Billy McKinney was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-22, in ninth place, nine games behind Columbus.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA

Arkansas scored three in the first inning and led 6-2 after three.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Andrew Cossetti 3 (33).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Kyle Bischoff struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Loss:  Taylor Floyd (3-3).

Opposition standout:  Ben Williamson was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 16-24, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cristian Hernandez had an RBI single in the third to give South Bend a 2-1 lead and added single runs in the fifth and sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Wingrove (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Darren Bowen pitched four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks and striking out two.  Rafael Marcano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Bowen (2-8).

Opposition standout:  Grant Kipp pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and three walks and striking out four.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 21-22, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Derek Bender hit a three-run homer in the second and Fort Myers added three more in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Bender was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Bender (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Bender 3 (4); Kyle DeBarge 2 (7).

Stolen bases:  DeBarge (6).

Pitching prowess:  Cesar Lares pitched five shutout innings, giving up seven hits and striking out two.  Cleiber Maldonado struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jack Noble struck out the side in a perfect inning.

Win:  Lares (3-3).

Opposition standout:  John Peck was 3-for-4.

Record:  Fort Myers is 26-13, in first place, three games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL TWINS 6, DSL RANGERS RED 4 AT RANGERS RED

Carlos Silva hit a two-run homer in the second to give the Twins a 4-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Silva was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Eduardo Beltre was 2-for-4 with a double.  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Home runs:  Silva (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Silva 3 (21).

Stolen bases:  De Los Santos 2 (16); Merphy Hernandez (34); Yandro Hernandez (8); Beltre (6); Silva (2).

Pitching prowess:  According to milb.com, Santiago Rojas struck out eleven in a complete game, giving up four runs on seven hits and six walks.  I have to think that's wrong.  Twins Daily says he only pitched 3.1 innings and gave up all four runs.  According to Twins Daily, Anderson Ramos then pitched 3.1 scoreless innings and Alberson Ventura pitched 2.1 scoreless innings.  I've always trusted milb.com completely, and while anyone can make a mistake, it makes me wonder how many other mistakes might have been made that I have no idea about.

Opposition standout:  Rashawn Pinder was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 27-23, in fourth place, 7.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Mets Blue at DSL Twins (completion of suspended game)
12:35  St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, 0-1, 4.11) at Indianapolis
6:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 1-4, 5.15)
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids (Ricky Castro, 0-2, 5.25)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (TBD)

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of July 28

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Leading 3-1, Omaha scored six runs in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Wynton Bernard (15).

Pitching prowess:  Jeff Brigham pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.  Zack Weiss pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Scott Blewett pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Loss:  Louie Varland (3-8).

Opposition standout:  Tyler Gentry was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 12-15, in seventh place, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, AMARILLO SOD POODLES 8 IN AMARILLO

Wichita scored four in the seventh to lead 10-2, then held on as Amarillo scored one in the seventh and five in the ninth.  They tying run was on base when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Rucker (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 3 (50); McCusker 2 (47); Tyler Dearden 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Rucker (5).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and striking out six.  Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Win:  Rozek (5-3).

Save:  John Stankiewicz (2).

Opposition standout:  J. J. D'Orazio was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 10-17, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Rayne Doncon hit a two-run homer in the ninth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-0 lead.  They needed it, as Quad Cities scored three in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a double.  Dillon Tatum was 2-for-3 with a double.  Doncon was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Doncon (7).

Stolen bases:  Gabriel Gonzalez (5).

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out three in two perfect innings.  Jordan Carr pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk and striking out five.

Win:  Carr (3-3).

Save:  Nolan Santos (1).

Opposition standout:  Frank Mozzicato pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out four.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-13, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 3 IN DUNEDIN

Fort Myers scored three in the second to take a 3-2 lead, then added two in the third.

Multi-hit games:  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-4.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Jenkins 3 (33).

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (15).

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Bloor pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.  Xander Hamilton struck out three in two shutout innings.

Win:  Bloor (1-0).

Save:  Hamilton (7).

Opposition standout:  Luis Torres retired all eight men he faced, striking out three.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-9, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

10:00  DSL Arizona Black at DSL Twins