Saints edge Mud Hens on one big inning

The St. Paul Saints scored four runs in the third inning on a wild pitch, two singles and an error.

April 21, 2022 at 1:48AM
Saints shortstop Royce Lewis, above at spring training with the Twins, had two hits and an RBI in a win over Toledo on Wednesday night. (Curtis Compton, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The St. Paul Saints bunched all their runs in the third inning to beat the host Toledo Mud Hens 4-3 on Wednesday night in International League baseball.

After Josh Lester hit a solo homer for the Mud Hens in the second, the Saints tied it on a wild pitch, then got RBI singles from Royce Lewis and Daniel Robertson and scored their fourth run on an error.

Reliever Dereck Rodriguez got the win. He pitched three innings, giving up two runs on three hits. He struck out five, walked none.

Kody Clemens — the son of Red Sox great Roger Clemens — had an RBI double for the Mud Hens in their two-run sixth. They scored their third run on a fielder's choice.

Lewis, the Saints' shortstop, was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Toledo had won the series opener 11-0.

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