After going 1-11 on a recent road trip, the St. Paul Saints returned home Tuesday afternoon and suffered another loss. The Indianapolis Indians edged the Saints 8-5 in 11 innings at CHS Field in front of 7,392.
Saints lose to Indianapolis in 11 innings in return home
The Indians scored three runs in the 11th inning on an infield single and two walks. The Saints were coming off a 1-11 road trip.
By NEWS SERVICES
May 24, 2022 at 11:30PM
The Indians scored three runs in the top of the 11th off JC Ramirez on an infield single and two walks.
The Saints went hitless from two outs in the fifth through the end of the game.
For the third consecutive game, the Saints took a 4-0 lead. They scored three runs in the second on Roy Morales' three-run double. Curtis Terry's sacrifice fly made it 4-0 in the third.
Starter Cole Sands, in his first game since returning from the injured list, pitched three shutout innings for the Saints, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out three.
Royce Lewis, the top Twins prospect was back at shortstop but went 0-5. Teammate and outfielder Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-5 with a run scored.
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Kyle Farmer, Matt Wallner and Carlos Santana each homered, and the Twins scored as many runs in the first five innings as they had in their last five games combined to beat the Angels.
