Both the Cedar Rapids Kernals and the Clinton Lumber Kings won playoff games in the Midwest League on Wednesday, the Kernals beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Appleton Wisconsin 11-3, and Clinton shutout the Peoria Chiefs 4-0, these are brief two out of three games series. Meanwhile in the American Association playoffs the Sioux City Explorers defeated the Wichita Wingnuts 6-5 in extra innings on a walk off hit to take a 1-0 lead in their best of five series in the semi-final round of that leagues playoffs.