St. Paul Saints players (from left) Robert Coe, Tony Thomas, Mark Hamburger and Tony Caldwell kept the mood light in the dugout before the start of the team's 25th season on Thursday night at CHS Field in St. Paul. The Saints defeated the Gary SouthShore RailCats 5-2, scoring all of their runs in the sixth inning on home runs by Nate Hanson and Thomas. Hamburger got the victory, taking a shutout into the ninth. The four-game series continues Friday night.
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May 19, 2017 at 5:33AM
![Saints players Robert Coe, tony Thomas, starting pitcher Mark Hamburger, and catcher Tony Caldwell, from left, cracked up as they watched a pre-game video projected on the scoreboard before they took the field. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The St. Paul Saints held their 25th Anniversary Opening Day Thursday night, May 18, 2017 at CHS Field in St. Paul. The theme for the Silver Anniversary home opener, against the Gary SouthShore RailCats, was ìWeíre Gonna Make It](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/QD6HFEB7GODZHHSEHP6MWF3W4U.jpg?&w=1080)
Saints players Robert Coe, tony Thomas, starting pitcher Mark Hamburger, and catcher Tony Caldwell, from left, cracked up as they watched a pre-game video projected on the scoreboard before they took the field. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com The St. Paul Saints held their 25th Anniversary Opening Day Thursday night, May 18, 2017 at CHS Field in St. Paul. The theme for the Silver Anniversary home opener, against the Gary SouthShore RailCats, was ìWeíre Gonna Make It After Allî Night, a tribute to Mary Tyler Moore and her role as Mary Richards in the Mary Tyler Moore Show. The first 6000 patrons received a Saints branded Tam o’Shanter. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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