Saints beat Indianapolis, 9-7, improve to 2-0
All nine St. Paul hitters collected a hit, and Marco Raya earned his first professional save as the Saints beat Indianapolis, 9-7, Saturday at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The Saints (2-0) have now equaled their win total in Indianapolis of the past two seasons combined, 2-16.
Outfielder Alan Roden, acquired by the Twins at last July’s MLB trade deadline, sealed the victory with a two-run double that broke a 7-7 tie in the eighth innings. Alan Roden then drilled a two run double over Ronny Simon’s head in left that plated both runners giving the Saints a 9-7 lead. Raya, who only had 12 relief appearances in his career and never a save opportunity, struck out the side in the ninth for the Saints.
He fanned Enmanuel Valdez looking to start the inning and , after a double from Termarr Johnson, got Esmerlyn Valdez and Dominic Fletcher swinging to pick up his first career save. Kaelen Culpepper, coming off a three-hit game in his Triple-A debut on Friday, hit a three-run home run to tie the game in the fifth inning, and Ryan Kreidler drove in two with a pair of singles. Kyler Fedko added an RBI.
The teams meet Sunday in the series finale. First pitch is set for 12:35 p. m.
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