Indianapolis, IN
Saints winning streak comes to an end vs. Indianapolis
St. Paul’s five-game winning streak came to a close Friday night as Indianapolis defeated the Saints 8-3 at CHS Field.
It was the first win in three tries so far for the Indians, who had fallen to St. Paul in the first two matchups of their six-game series.
Indianapolis never trailed in the game, holding a 1-0 lead after the first inning and a 4-1 advantage after two off of Saints starter Ricky Castro. Castro (0-1) lasted just 2 2/3 innings and saw his ERA balloon from 4.32 to 6.55 after allowing four earned runs on seven hits while striking out six.
St. Paul scored all of its runs off solo homers as part of its eight-hit night. Two of the blasts came from Kyler Fedko, one apiece in the second and seventh innings, before Kaelen Culpepper launched his round-tripper in the eighth.
The Saints fell to 32-28 with the loss, while the Indians improved to 25-36 with their initial victory of the week.
The two teams return to the diamond on Saturday, with St. Paul sending Aaron Rozek to the mound for a 6:37 p.m. start.