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The St. Cloud Rox downed Waterloo 5-1 Monday night to win their 5th straight game. The Rox scored 2 runs in the 5th inning and added 2 more runs in the 6th inning. Chris Paul was 2-5 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Nick Rau was 2-2 with a run scored for St. Cloud. Lucas Long threw 8 innings with 5 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win. He struckout 7.

The St. Cloud Rox host Waterloo Monday night to begin a 5-game series at Joe Faber Field at 7:05, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:35. Righthander Lucas Long will get the start for the Rox. St. Cloud is 16-13 while Waterloo is 14-14. The Rox are 2 1/2 games back of Willmar for first place in the 2nd half North Division standings.

The St. Cloud Rox downed the Thunder Bay Border Cats 6-0 Saturday night. Billy Soule threw 8 shutout innings with 3 hits allowed and 7 strikeouts to get the win. Elvin Soto was 2-4 with 2 RBIs and Andy Henkemeyer was 2-4 with a triple and 2 runs scored for St. Cloud. The Rox led 4-0 after 2 innings.

The St. Cloud Rox defeated Thunder Bay 8-4 Thursday night. St. Cloud scored 6 runs in the 1st inning and held on from there. Chris Paul was 2-5 with 3 RBIs, Elvin Soto went 2-4 with 2 RBIs and Boo Vazquez and Nick Tanielu were each 2-4 with 1 RBI for the Rox. Tony Mollica threw 4 shutout innings in relief to earn the win. Tadd Johansen threw the first 4 innings with 3 earned runs allowed for St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Rox defeated Alexandria 5-4 on a walk-off RBI single from Nick Tanielu in the 9th inning to break the 4-all tie. Boo Vazquez went 4-5 with 2 runs scored, Tanielu went 4-5 with 1 RBI and Elvin Soto went 2-4 with 2 RBIs for the Rox. Zach Hirsch threw 7 innings with 7 hits and 1 earned run but didn't figure in the final decision. Adam Maxon allowed 3 earned runs in the 9th inning to blow the save but he got the win.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 12-9 at Alexandria Tuesday night. St. Cloud scored 7 runs in the 4th inning to lead 8-5 but the Beetles rallied for 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th and added 3 more runs in the 5th inning. Erik Kozel hit a grand slam homerun and Carlos Lopez was 2-4 with 2 runs scored including a solo homerun for the Rox. James Jensen threw 3 1/3 innings with 8 hits and 7 earned runs allowed for St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Rox won 11-4 at Alexandria Monday night. St. Cloud scored 4 runs in the 1st inning and added 2 more runs in the 2nd. Jamie Simpson went 3-5 with a run scored and 3 RBIs, Erik Kozel had a triple and 3 RBIs and Andy Henkemeyer was 3-6 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for the Rox. Lucas Long threw 8 innings with 9 hits and 4 earned runs allowed to get the win.

The St. Cloud Rox lost 11-10 in Thunder Bay to the Border Cats Thursday night. St. Cloud scored 4 runs in the 8th inning and 3 more runs in the 9th inning but their comeback came up short. Zach Hirsch allowed 12 hits and 8 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss for the Rox. Boo Vazquez was 2-5 with 3 RBIs and Mark Rhine drove in 3 runs for St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud Rox defeated Rochester 7-6 in 10 innings on Adam Martin's walk-0ff RBI double. Erik Kozel was 3-5 with 3 RBIs, Jamie Simpson had 2 hits and 2 runs scored and Elvin Soto was 2-4 with a run scored for the Rox. Adam Maxon threw 2 scoreless innings to get the win in relief.

The St. Cloud Rox downed Rochester 3-2 Saturday night. Billy Soule threw 8 innings with 1 earned run allowed to get the win and Adam Maxon threw a scoreless 9th inning for the save. Chris Paul was 3-4 with a run scored and 1 RBI and Andy Henkemeyer was 2-4 with 1 RBI for the Rox. St. Cloud had 10 hits in the game.