Indianapolis, IN
Saints use four-run 12th inning to finally put away Indianapolis 10-6
INDIANAPOLIS — The St. Paul Saints pulled out a 10-6, 12-inning victory over Indianapolis on Tuesday. however the host Indians made them work for it.
The Saints (5-4) had been three outs from profitable within the ninth, tenth and eleventh innings, however the Indians (5-5) rallied every time to get to a different additional inning. St. Paul completed issues with 4 runs within the high of the twelfth, then held Indianapolis scoreless within the backside half of the inning.
The Saints took a 3-1 lead into the underside of the ninth, however the Indians scored two runs to ship the sport to the tenth. Each groups scored one run within the tenth and two extra within the eleventh earlier than St. Paul exploded for 4 extra within the twelfth.
Within the twelfth, Kyle Garlick’s RBI groundout with the bases loaded gave St. Paul a 7-6 lead. Mark Contreras adopted with a two-run single, and Chris Williams added an RBI single to compete the large inning.
The primary half of the sport appeared indifferent from the wild ending, however beginning pitcher Brent Headrick was terrific for the Saints, permitting one run and 4 hits in 5 innings. He struck out eight.
The Class AAA groups meet in Recreation 2 of a six-game collection at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Bailey Ober (0-1, 6.75 ERA) will pitch for St. Paul.