St. Paul Saints win third in a row at Indianapolis

August 14, 2021 at 5:51AM

INDIANAPOLIS – Lewis Thorpe gave up one run in 5⅔ sharp innings, Jimmy Kerrigan and Tomas Telis hit two-run homers and the Saints held on to beat Indianapolis 7-5 on Friday.

The Saints (47-40) beat Indianapolis for the third day in a row after losing on a walkoff homer on Tuesday.

Jose Miranda had three hits and Gilberto Celestino went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI.

Thorpe gave up only two hits in earning his first Class AAA victory of 2021.

The Indians put the tying run on second in the ninth inning, but Yennier Cano struck out Chris Sharpe and Jared Oliva to earn the save.

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