Charlie Shepherd and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout as the St. Paul Saints defeated the Iowa Cubs 2-0 at CHS Field on Wednesday.
Shepherd pitched five innings, allowing five hits and striking out three. He didn't walk any as he evened his record at 2-2. In his last start, Shepherd allowed 11 runs and 14 hits in 3â…” innings in the Saints' 16-9 loss to Omaha on June 10.
Ian Hamilton, Juan Minaya and Derek Law pitched the final four innings, allowing no hits and walking two.
Law retired all five hitters he faced to earn his fourth save.
Tomas Telis staked the Saints to a 1-0 lead with a first-inning home run. It was his fifth of the season.
Daniel Descalso, who is hitting .074, doubled in Jimmy Kerrigan in the seventh inning.
Max Kepler, on a rehab assignment, was 1-for-4 for the Saints.
Dee Strange-Gordon, brother of the Twins' Nick Gordon, had two hits for the Cubs.
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