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.
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.
