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Minor Details: Game of April 2

NASHVILLE SOUNDS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN NASHVILLE

Yonny Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the eighth to give Nashville a 5-4 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jose Miranda was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBIs:  None.

Stolen bases:  Will Holland (1), DaShawn Kiersey, Jr. (2)

Pitching prowess:  Simeon Woods Richardson pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out four.  Scott Blewett retired both men he faced.

Opposition standout:  Hernandez, of course, but the homer was his only hit.  Brewer Hicklen was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.

Record:  The Saints are 2-1, tied for third with Omaha, a half game behind Louisville and Memphis (3-1).

TOMORROW'S TILT

6:35  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley) at Nashville

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Minor Details: Game of March 31

ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 4 IN ST. PAUL (11 INNINGS)

Yoyner Fajardo's two-run single in the eleventh produced a walkoff win.

Multi-hit games:  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with two walks.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBIs:  Fajardo drove in two runs.

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (1).

Pitching prowess:  Ronny Henriquez struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.  Jeff Brigham struck out two in a perfect inning.  Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.  Diego Castillo pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Juan Brito was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

TUESDAY'S TILT

6:35  St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson) at Nashville

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Minor Details: Game of March 30

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Alex Isola hit a three-run homer in the second and Yoyner Fajardo hit a three-run homer in the fourth to lead the Saints to victory.

Multi-hit games:  Jose Miranda, 2-for-4; Fajardo, 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Isola, Fajardo, Miranda.

Multi-RBIs:  Isola 3; Fajardo 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  David Festa struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.  Randy Dobnak struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on two.  Jordan Balazovic struck out two in a perfect inning.  Scott Blewett struck out one in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Nic Enright struck out all three men he faced.

TOMORROW'S TILT

2:07  Columbus at St. Paul (Brent Headrick)

 

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Minor Details: St. Paul Saints Leaders

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For rate stats, we used an arbitrary minimum of 100 at-bats and 30 innings pitched.

BATTING

AVERAGE

Andrew Stevenson, .317
Anthony Prato, .302
Michael Helman, .296

OBP

Prato, .452
Edouard Julien, .438
Matt Wallner, .403

SLUGGING

Helman .546
Prato, .539
Wallner, .524

OPS

Prato, .991
Julien, .931
Wallner, 927

RUNS

Stevenson, 91
Chris Williams, 58
Jair Camargo, 56
Trevor Larnach, 56

HOMERS

Camargo, 21
Williams, 21
Stevenson, 16

RBIs

Williams, 75
Kyle Garlick, 65
Camargo, 63

STOLEN BASES

Stevenson, 44
Mark Contreras, 23
Austin Martin, 16

PITCHING

WINS

Austin Schulfer, 7
Louie Varland, 7
Simeon Woods Richardson, 7

ERA

Dallas Keuchel, 1.13
Cole Sands, 1.47
Oliver Ortega, 1.82

GAMES

Patrick Murphy, 42
Schulfer, 41
Kody Funderburk, 37
Ronny Henriquez, 37

STARTS

Randy Dobnak, 26
Woods Richardson, 22
Aaron Sanchez, 16

INNINGS

Dobnak, 126.1
Woods Richardson, 113.2
Murphy, 85

STRIKEOUTS

Dobnak, 115
Murphy, 97
Woods Richardson, 96

WHIP

Sands, 0.88
Ortega, 0.98
Funderburk, 1.06

AVERAGE AGAINST

Sands, .156
Michael Boyle, .182
Funderburk, .183

 

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Game of September 24

MUD HENS 3, SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Eddys Leonard hit a two-run homer in the third to give Toledo a 3-0 lead.  St. Paul scored two in the fifth but could do no more.

Jair Camargo hit a two-run homer, his twenty-first.

St. Paul had just two hits.

Patrick Murphy pitched four innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out four.
Brent Headrick struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Ronny Henriquez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Hunter McMahon pitched a perfect inning.
Cole Sands pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

St. Paul finishes with a record of 41-33, in second place in the International League West, two games behind Nashville.

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Minor Details: Game of September 22

SAINTS 10, MUD HENS 6 IN ST. PAUL

Toledo scored three in the top of the second, but St. Paul came back with seven in the bottom half.  Anthony Prato hit a two-run homer in the inning and Michael Helman hit a grand slam.

Helman was 2-for-3 with a grand slam (his sixth homer), a walk, and two runs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his ninth and tenth) a walk, and three RBIs.
Yunior Severino hit a two-run homer, his eleventh.

Blayne Enlow pitched three innings, allowing three runs on two hits and striking out four.
Brock Stewart struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.
Jorge Alcala struck out four in two perfect innings.
Austin Schulfer struck out two in two perfect innings.

TODAY'S TILT

6:37 Toledo at St. Paul (Patrick Murphy, 6-3, 3.54)

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Minor Details: Game of September 21

SAINTS 4, MUD HENS 2 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored all of their runs in the seventh, overcoming a 2-0 deficit.

Hernan Perez was 2-for-4 with a double.
Michael Helman was 2-for-4.

Randy Dobnak struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks.
Curtis Taylor pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Ronny Henriquez struck out two and walked two in a scoreless inning.

TODAY'S TILT

6:37  Toledo at St. Paul (Blayne Enlow, 2-5, 7.87)

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Minor Details: Games of September 20

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SAINTS 6, MUD HENS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Chris Williams hit a three-run homer to put St. Paul up 4-3 in the fourth.

Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fifth), a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Williams hit a three-run homer, his twenty-first.

Simeon Woods Richardson pitched 5.2 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out four.
Austin Brice pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Cole Sands struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

LOONS 4, KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (PLAYOFF GAME 2--COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Great Lakes scored two in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.

Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4.

Andrew Morris struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on three hits.
John Klein struck out five in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits.
A. J. Labas pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

The best-of-three playoff series was tied 1-1.  The next game would decide the league champion.

KERNELS 7, LOONS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS (PLAYOFF GAME 3--7 INNINGS)

Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a grand slam in the second to give Cedar Rapids a 5-0 lead.  Great Lakes closed to 5-4 in the top of the fifth, but Cedar Rapids scored two in the bottom of the fifth.  Dalton Rushing hit a two-run homer in the seventh but Great Lakes did not get the tying run on base.

Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Rodriguez hit a grand slam, his third homer of the post-season.

Cedar Rapids had only five hits but drew ten walks.

Cory Lewis pitched 4.2 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks and striking out five.
Gabriel Yanez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels win the Midwest League Championship!

TODAY'S TILT

6:37  Toledo at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 5-9, 5.31)

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Minor Details: Games of September 19

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SAINTS 4, MUD HENS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Jair Camargo hit a two-run homer in the second and St. Paul added two in the fifth.  Toledo got both of their runs in the ninth.

Trevor Larnach was 3-for-4.
Nick Gordon was 2-for-3 with a double.
Camargo hit a two-run homer, his twentieth.

Hunter McMahon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks.
Austin Schulfer walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Chris Paddack struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Michael Boyle struck out two in a perfect inning.
Brock Stewart walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Jorge Alcala pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

GREAT LAKES AT CEDAR RAPIDS (PLAYOFF GAME 2)

The game was suspended after four and a half innings with Great Lakes leading 1-0.  It will be completed today.  If Cedar Rapids comes back to win, the series is over.  If Great Lakes wins, the two teams will play a second game tomorrow to decide the championship.

TODAY'S TILTS

4:30  Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids (completion of suspended game)
Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis)*
6:37  Toledo at St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 6-6, 4.92)

*If necessary

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Minor Details: Where They Stand

The St. Paul Saints are 37-32, in second place in the International League West, 1.5 games behind Nashville.  They have been eliminated from playoff competition.

The Wichita Wind Surge ended the second half 36-33, in second place in the Texas League North, two games behind Springfield.  They did not qualify for the playoffs.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels won their playoff series against Peoria two games to one.  They lead Great Lakes in the best-of-three League Championship Series one game to none.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:35  Great Lakes at Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris)
6:37  Toledo at St. Paul (Hunter McMahon, 0-1, 1.93)