A bullpen failure negates good games by Jose Miranda and Jason Garcia.
TOLEDO 4, ST. PAUL 3 IN TOLEDO
The Saints led 3-0 in the seventh, but the Mud Hens got two in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Batting stars: Jose Miranda was 4-for-5 with two doubles. Drew Stankiewicz was 2-for-4. Tomas Telis was 2-for-5.
Pitching stars: Jason Garcia struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Edgar Garcia pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Riley Greene was 2-for-4. A. J. Ladwig struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Nolan Blackwood pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.
Good stats: Miranda is batting .348. Garcia has an ERA of 2.76.
Bad stats: Ian Gibaut gave up two runs in one inning and has an ERA of 6.95.
Record: The Saints are 4-2 in the "final stretch", tied for fifth place, two games behind Durham.
TODAY'S TILT
5:35 St. Paul (Derek Law, 1-1, 2.84) at Toledo