Minor Details: Game of September 29

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