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