SAINTS 8, CLIPPERS 1 IN COLUMBUS

Royce Lewis homered in a three-run fourth that broke a 1-1 tie.

Lewis was 3-for-4 with two home runs, his second and third.
Chris Williams was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three RBIs.
Tyler White was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Matt Wallner was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Aaron Sanchez struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks.
Kody Funderburk struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Austin Schulfer pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Patrick Murphy struck out two in a scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

TRAVELERS 14, WIND SURGE 10 IN WICHITA

Spencer Packard's three-run double highlighted a four-run fifth that put Arkansas ahead 10-7.

Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth), a double, a walk, and three runs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Alex Isola was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Seth Gray was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Starter David Festa pitched 2.1 innings, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks and striking out one.
Jordan Brink struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Alex Scherff struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

KERNELS 8, CHIEFS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored four in the second and four in the fourth, building an 8-0 lead.

Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.
Kala'i Rosario hit a home run, his third.

Starter Marco Raya pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.
Matthew Swain pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Regi Grace retired both men he faced, striking out one.

FLYING TIGERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 6 IN LAKELAND

Carlos Aguiar hit a three-run triple in the seventh to tie it 6-6, but Jose De La Cruz singled home a run in the bottom of the seventh.

Aguiar was 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.

Starter Andrew Morris pitched two innings, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks and striking out three.
Samuel Perez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Fort Myers (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.43) at Lakeland
6:05  St. Paul (Connor Sadzeck, 1-2, 4.05) at Columbus
6:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 0-1, 8.10)
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 1-1, 2.25)

CLIPPERS 2, SAINTS 1 IN COLUMBUS

Chris Roller's two-run double in the second gave Columbus all the runs they needed.

Matt Wallner was 3-for-4.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with a double.

Brent Headrick struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits.
Ronny Henriquez struck out four in two perfect innings.

WIND SURGE 6, TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Anthony Prato hit a two-run homer in the third to break a scoreless tie.  Wichita then scored single runs in innings five through eight.

Armani Smith was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-4.
David Banuelos hit a home run, his third.
Prato hit a two-run homer.

Blayne Enlow struck out ten in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits.
Andrew Cabezas retired all four men he faced, striking out three.
Curtis Taylor struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

KERNELS 6, CHIEFS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in the third to break a 3-3 tie and Cedar Rapids led the rest of the way.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.

Jaylin Nowlin pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out four.
Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, FLYING TIGERS 1 IN LAKELAND

Mikey Perez hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.

Perez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-5.

Starter C. J. Culpepper pitched a perfect inning striking out one.  He was removed after a rain dealy.
Ricky Mineo struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits.
Jarret Whorff pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  That was the only walk any of the Twins' affiliates allowed yesterday.
Zach Veen struck out four in two perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:05  St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 1-4, 5.40) at Columbus
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.86(
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (David Festa, 2-2, 4.45)

CLIPPERS 4, SAINTS 3 IN COLUMBUS

Columbus built a 3-0 lead after three and never trailed.

Mark Contreras was 2-for-4 with a double.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Jose Miranda was 2-for-5.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on six hits and four walks and striking out three.
Connor Sadzeck pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Josh Winder pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.

TRAVELERS 2, WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA

Connor Hoover hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Arkansas a 2-1 lead.

Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Wichita had nine hits.

Carlos Luna pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits  and two walks and striking out four.
Alex Scherff struck out four in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Michael Boyle pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits.

CHIEFS 6, KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Peoria led 5-0 after three.  Cedar Rapids scored all their runsin the fifth.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a double.
Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer.

Pierson Ohl pitched four innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and striking out five.
John Stankiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

FLYING TIGERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND

Lakeland scored five in the second and led 7-0 after three.

No Fort Myers batter had more than one hit.  They had five total.

Starter Develson Aria pitched 1.2 innings, allowing five runs on three hits and two walks and striking out five.
Danny Moreno pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.
Juan Mendez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 1-2, 3.09) at Lakeland
6:05  St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 1-0, 5.06) at Columbus
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin, 1-3, 3.96)
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 3.56)

SAINTS 6, CLIPPERS 5 IN COLUMBUS (10 INNINGS)

Andrew Stevenson singled home the go-ahead run.

Royce Lewis was 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs in his season debut.
Stevenson was 2-for-4.

Randy Dobnak pitched three innings, giving up three unearned runs on four hits and a walk and striking out three.
Cody Laweryson struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two walks.
Patrick Murphy pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Oliver Ortega pitched a perfect inning.

WIND SURGE 6, TRAVELERS 4 IN WICHITA

Brooks Lee hit a two-run homer to give Wichita a 5-4 lead in the fifth.

Lee was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4.
Alex Isola hit a two-run homer, his fourth.

Travis Adams pitched 3.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out one.
Osiris German retired the only man he faced.
Jordan Brink retired all five men he faced, striking out one.

KERNELS 6, CHIEFS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored four in the seventh to take a 6-1 lead.  Peoria had the tying run on third when the game ended.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a walk, and three RBIs.
Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.
Noah Miller hit a home run, his second.

Orlando Rodriguez pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.
Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, FLYING TIGERS 5 IN LAKELAND

Fort Myers scored three in the third and led the rest of the way.  Lakeland had the tying run on second when the game ended.

Dylan Neuse was 3-for-4.
Alec Sayre was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.

Christian MacLeod struck out seven in four innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-3, 7.17) at Columbus
12:05  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Pierson Ohl, 2-2, 2.77)
5:30  Fort Myers (Develson Aria, 1-0, 3.38) at Lakeland
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-1, 5.64)

SAINTS 2, INDIANS 1 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored two in the first and made it hold up.

Edouard Julien was 2-for-3.
Matt Wallner was 2-for-4.

Brent Headrick struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Austin Schulfer pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Randy Dobnak pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 13, ROUGHRIDERS 5 IN FRISCO

Jake Rucker's three-run homer capped a five-run sixth that broke a 4-4 tie.

Seth Gray was 3-for-5.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-6.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth), two walks, three runs, and three RBIs.
Armani Smith was 2-for-5 with two runs.
Rucker's home run was his fourth.

Starter Blayne Enlow pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out four.
Hunter McMahon retired all seven batters he faced, striking out three.
Andrew Cabezas struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

KERNELS 1, RIVER BANDITS 0 IN QUAD CITIES

Ernie Yake homered in the third for the game's only run.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3.

Starter Marco Raya struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jaylin Nowlin struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and two walks.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 12, TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored five in the first.

Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs.
Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two runs.

C. J. Culpepper struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Jarret Whorff struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk in his Class A debut.
Juan Mendez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

2:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 1-3, 5.61)
5:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (Wilker Reyes, 1-0, 6.55)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 1-2, 3.70) at Quad Cities
7:05  Wichita (David Festa, 1-2, 5.40) at Frisco

SAINTS 8, INDIANS 7 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored four in the seventh to take an 8-5 lead; Indianapolis scored two in the ninth and had the bases loaded when Malcom Nunez hit into a force out to end the game.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-3 with two home runs, two walks, and three runs.
Michael Helman was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, and three RBIs.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched 4.1 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and a walk and striking out four.
Cody Laweryson struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

WIND SURGE 8, ROUGHRIDERS 6 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored three in the ninth to break a 5-5 tie.  Alex Isola hit a two-run single for the go-ahead runs.

Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-5.

Carlos Luna struck out five in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.
Michael Boyle struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

RIVER BANDITS 3, KERNELS 0 IN QUAD CITIES (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Quad Cities scored single runs in the first, third, and fifth.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3.

Pierson Ohl pitched a six-inning complete game, giving up three runs on nine hits and no walks and striking out four.

KERNELS 4, RIVER BANDITS 2 IN QUAD CITIES* (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

*The game was played in Quad Cities, but it was a makeup of a game scheduled for Cedar Rapids that had been rained out, so Cedar Rapids batted last.

Cedar Rapids scored two in the first and two in the third.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-3.

Starter Mike Paredes pitched 2.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out two.
Gianluca Dalatri struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Regi Grace struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, TARPONS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored three in the fourth to break a scoreless tie.  The runs scored on two sacrifice flies and an error.

Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.

Develson Aria struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.
Ricky Mineo pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.
Ben Ethridge struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (C. J. Culpepper, 0-2, 3.50)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Marco Raya, 0-0, 5.19) at Quad Cities
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)
7:05  Wichita (Blayne Enlow, 0-1, 2.70) at Frisco

INDIANS 4, SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Trailing 2-0, Indianapolis scored three in the sixth.  Randy Vilade singled home the tying and go-ahead runs.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Andrew Stevenson was 2-for-4 with a double.
Jair Camargo hit a home run, his third.

Jose De Leon pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out seven.
Cole Sands pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 16, ROUGHRIDERS 8 IN FRISCO

Wichita scored four in the second and five in the third to take a 9-2 lead.

David Banuelos was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and six RBIs.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs.
Yoyner Fajardo was 3-for-5 with a walk, four runs, and three RBIs.
Will Holland was 2-for-2 with four walks, two runs, and three RBIs.
Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), two walks, and three runs.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a home run (his seventh), a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Armani Smith was 2-for-6.

Chad Donato pitched four innings, giving up two runs on six hits and four walks and striking out three.
Seth Nordin pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

RIVER BANDITS 12, KERNELS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Leading 4-1, Quad Cities scored seven in the sixth.

Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-2 with a triple and a double.

Orlando Rodriguez pitched four innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks and striking out five.
Charlie Neuweiler struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, TARPONS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Jorel Ortega hit a three-run homer in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie.

Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth), a walk, and three RBIs.
Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.
Dillon Tatum was 2-for-4 with a double.
Ortega's home run was his second.

Starter Christian MacLeod pitched just 1.1 innings in his season debut, giving up one run on no hits but four walks and striking out one.
Zebby Matthews pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four.
Jackson Hicks retired the only man he faced.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Cedar Rapids (Pierson Ohl, 2-1, 2.25 and TBD) at Quad Cities
6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Wichita (Carlos Luna, 0-1, 5.89) at Frisco
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 0-3, 6.35)

SAINTS 11, INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Michael Helman hit a three-run homer in the third to give St. Paul a 4-0 lead and they added four in the fourth.

Helman was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a double, two runs, and five RBIs.
Edouard Julien was 2-for-2 with two walks and three runs.
Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer (his third) and two runs.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
Mark Contreras was 2-for-5.

Jordan Balazovic struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Patrick Murphy pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Oliver Ortega pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 5, ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO (10 INNINGS)

An infield groundout scored the go-ahead run in the tenth.

Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a double.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5.
Pat Winkel hit a two-run homer, his second.

Aaron Rozek pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits and striking out four.
Tyler Beck struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jordan Brink struck out three in two perfect innings.

KERNELS 7, RIVER BANDITS 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Jeferson Morales and Keoni Cavaco hit back-to-back homers in the fourth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-2 lead.

Misael Urbina was 3-for-5.
Morales' home run was his second.
Cavaco's home run was his first.

Alejandro Hidalgo pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks and striking out two.
Niklas Rimmel struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.
Regi Grace pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, TARPONS 7 IN FORT MYERS

Trailing 7-6, Fort Myers scored two in the eighth.  The winning run scored on a wild pitch.

Jorel Ortega was 4-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and four runs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Ricardo Oliver was 2-for-4.

Jose Olivares pitched four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out two.
Gabriel Yanez pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and striking out three.
Zach Veen pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Wichita (Chad Donato, 0-3, 12.79) at Frisco
6:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Orlando Rodriguez, 3-1, 1.10)
6:37  Indianapolis at St. Paul (TBD)

The St. Paul Saints are 18-13, in third place in the International League West, one game behind first-place Memphis.  They are a half-game behind second-place Iowa.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 10-17, in fifth (last) place in the Texas League North, seven games behind first-place Tulsa.  They are three games behind fourth-place Springfield.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 13-13, in fourth place in the Midwest League West, three games behind first-place Beloit.  They are 1.5 games behind second-place Peoria and South Bend.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 13-14, in fourth place in the Florida State League West, eight games behind first-place Clearwater.  They are two games behind first-place Dunedin.

This weeks schedule:

Indianapolis (15-17) at St. Paul
Wichita at Frisco (13-14)
Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities (10-16)
Tampa (11-16) at Fort Myers