Mark Contreras and three pitchers lead the Saints.

ST. PAUL 2, TOLEDO 0 IN TOLEDO

Mark Contreras hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

Batting stars:  Contreras was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his eighteenth.  The Saints had just two hits.

Pitching stars:  Derek Law struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Chandler Shepherd struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Yennier Cano struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opposition stars:  Riley Greene was 3-for-4 with a double.  Mark Leiter, Jr. struck out nine in eight innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk.

Good stats:  Jose Miranda was 1-for-3 and is batting .348.  Law has an ERA of 2.54.

Bad stats:  Caleb Hamilton was 0-for-3 and is batting .120.  Shepherd has an ERA of 5.33.

Record:  The Saints are 5-2 in the "final stretch", tied for fourth, two games behind Durham.

TODAY'S TILT

6:05  St. Paul (Beau Burrows, 3-4, 4.74) at Toledo