Indianapolis, IN
Saints take down Indianapolis inch by inch
The last series of the season started slow Tuesday at CHS Field for the Saints against the Indianapolis Indians, but they pulled off a 4-2 win.
Both teams were scoreless through the first four innings. Indianapolis scored two in the fifth, which St. Paul answered with a Payton Eeles home run, his seventh of the season.
It was just the second home run Indianapolis starting pitcher Bubba Chandler had allowed in his 39 Triple-A innings. The No. 21 prospect in baseball pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed seven hits and two runs, both earned, walking two and striking out eight.
Caleb Boushley started for the Saints, pitching five innings, allowing six hits and two runs, both of them earned, walking four and striking out three.
The Saints added one run in the sixth, seventh and eighth, but Indianapolis didn’t answer.
Kody Funderburk recorded the win, and closer Steven Okert had the save.