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St. Paul Saints Game Info 4-11 at Indianapolis

April 11, 2023 - International League (IL)
St. Paul Saints News Release


The St. Paul Saints (4-4) take on the Indianapolis Indians (5-4) (Pittsburgh Pirates) in game one of a six-game series at Victory Field at 5:05 p.m. (CT). The Saint send LHP Brent Headrick (0-0, 11.25), the #19 rated Minnesota Twins prospect, against the Indians RHP Osvaldo Bido (0-0, 0.00). The game can be heard on KFAN Plus, 96.7 FM.

Under Gardenhire (since '21) ............................219-217 Current Streak .....................................................................L1 Last 5 ...................................................................................2-3 Last 10 ................................................................................4-4 Home ...................................................................................2-3 Road ....................................................................................2-1 Overall Series ................................................................1-1-0 Home Series ..................................................................0-1-0 Away Series ...................................................................1-0-0 Series Openers ..................................................................0-2 Series Finales ....................................................................1-1 Rubber Games .................................................................1-1 Sweep/Swept ....................................................................0/0 March/April ...............................................................0-1/4-3 May ......................................................................................0-0 June ......................................................................................0-0 July ........................................................................................0-0 August .................................................................................0-0 September .........................................................................0-0 Day .......................................................................................3-4 Night ....................................................................................1-0 Tues ......................................................................................0-0 Wed ......................................................................................0-0 Thurs ....................................................................................0-1 Fri ..........................................................................................1-1 Sat ........................................................................................2-1 Sun .......................................................................................1-1 vs. East................................................................................0-0 vs. West ...............................................................................4-4 vs. LH Starter .....................................................................0-1 vs. RH Starter ....................................................................4-4 Saints Score First ..............................................................3-0 Opp. Scores First ...............................................................2-4 Come From Behind Wins ...................................................2 Leading After 7/8 ...................................................3-0/ 3-1 Trailing After 7/8 .....................................................1-4/ 0-2 Tied After 7/8...........................................................0-0 / 0-0 Extra Innings .....................................................................0-0 Doubleheaders ............................................................0-0-1 1-Run Games ...................................................................1-1 Saints Out-Hit Opponents .............................................3-1 Opp. Out-Hit Saints .........................................................1-3 Saints/Opp. Have = Hits ................................................0-0 Run Differential ..................................................-2 (48-50) Saints Get Quality Start ..................................................0-0 Saints Starter Goes 6+ ...................................................0-0 Most Games Over .500 ..............................................1, 4-3 Most Games Under .500 ...........................................1, 0-1 Longest Win Streak ..........................................2, (4/1-4/2) Longest Losing Streak ......................................1, (4x, 4/9) When Saints Score 4+ ...................................................4-3 When Saints Score 3- .....................................................0-1 Saints Get 10+ Hits ........................................................1-2 Days In First Place ................................................................0 Days In Second Place ..........................................................2 Days In Third Place ..............................................................5 Days In Fourth Place ............................................................1 Days In Fifth Place ...............................................................0 Days In Sixth Place ...............................................................1 Days In Seventh Place ........................................................0 Days In Eighth Place ...........................................................1 Days In Ninth Place..............................................................0 Days In 10th Place ...............................................................0 Walk-Off W/L ...................................................................0 / 0 Shutouts W/L ...................................................................0 / 0 Attendance High .........................................................5,038 Attendance Total .......................................................14,862 Attendance Average ...................................................2,973 CHS Field Over Capacity ....................................................0

2023 At A Glance

LAST GAME'S RESULT: The Saints offense was limited in an 11-2 defeat in the series finale against the Iowa Cubs on Sunday afternoon at CHS Field. Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1) took the loss in his season debut, allowing three runs (two earned) in 3.2 innings, striking out six. The I-Cubs broke the game open with a five-run seventh inning, using a David Bote grand slam. The Saints allowed three homers on the day, while plating just two runs on seven hits.

I (BECH)TOLD YOU SO - After finishing the 2022 season on a hot streak, INF Andrew Bechtold has picked up where he left off in 2023. Bechtold is riding a team-best five-game hit streak (9-19), with multiple hits in each of his last three games and ranks ninth in the International League in batting average at .391. Bechtold finished the 2022 season on an eight-game hit streak and hit .319 in the final month of last season. He is also the only player on the Saints roster to have multiple hits with an exit velocity over 108 miles per hour.

THE DUALITY OF MAN (ON THE MOUND) - The Saints have been able to rack up strikeouts at a franchise-record pace to start the year with 84 through the first eight games, 15 more than the 69 K's they had through eight games in 2022. However, they have also given up 6.18 walks per nine innings, the second-most in the International League and the second-highest WHIP in the league at 1.72. The Saints pitchers also rank 19th in exit velocity, with an average of 88.7 miles per hour.

I NEED TO GO FOR A WALK - Despite drawing 10 walks against Iowa last Thursday, the Saints could not pull out the win. It's just the seventh time in franchise history that the Saints have earned 10 free passes and just the second time they have lost the game.

The only other loss came on July 29, 2022 when the Saints lost 5-4 against the Iowa Cubs. Iowa is responsible for three of the seven 10-walk games against the Saints.

ON TOP OF THE WORLD: The Saints active roster is made up of six guys on Baseball America's Top 30: Edouard Julien (#4), Matt Wallner (#6), Louie Varland (#9), Simeon Woods Richardson (#11), Jordan Balazovic (#17), and Brent Headrick (#19).

SEASON MAKEUP: The Saints are scheduled to play 150 games this season, same as 2022. If they play all 150, it will be the most in franchise history. Last season, their final game against Nashville on May 1 wasn't played due to unsafe playing conditions.

It was the only series the two teams played, so there was no makeup date. The schedule is made up of six-game series with the exception of the opening three-game series at Toledo and a three-game series vs. Durham Bulls from July 14-16 following the four-day All-Star break. Each six-game series is Tuesday-Sunday with the exception of the series vs. Gwinnett Stripers from June 26-July 3 which will be Wednesday- Monday that follows a two day break in the schedule.

BRRRRING ON THE SEASON: The St. Paul Saints found out what April baseball was like in 2022. The coldest game time temperature in franchise history was 32 degrees on April 15, 2022 at CHS Field against Indianapolis. Their coldest road game was a balmy 43 degrees on April 9, 2022 at Louisville.

WE HAVE LIFTOFF: Over the first two seasons as a Triple-A franchise, the St. Paul Saints have the third most long balls of any team in the International League. Their 372 home runs trails only the Omaha Storm Chasers (425) and Durham Bulls (395).

Lest you think it's because CHS Field plays in favor of the offense, the Saints have slugged 177 home runs away from home during that time, 47.5% of their overall total. Their 106 home runs on the road last season, trailed only the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (109) and were tied with the Memphis Redbirds.

ALL IN THE FAMILY: Last season, only four organizations had a better overall record than the Minnesota Twins. When you add up the Twins, Saints, Double-A Wichita, High-A Cedar Rapids, Single-A Fort Myers, and the GCL Twins, the organization went an impressive 351-309, a .532 win percentage. Wichita, Cedar Rapids, and Fort Myers all made the playoffs. Only the Tampa Bay Rays (.576), Colorado Rockies (.549), New York Yankees (.548), and Los Angeles Dodgers (.545) had a better winning percentage.

DIAMONDS ARE THE SAINTS BEST FRIEND: After 30 years of ownership, Marv Goldklang, Mike Veeck, and Bill Murray sold the St. Paul Saints. They started the franchise in 1993 and took them from a rundown Midway Stadium, to CHS Field in 2015, to the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. The announcement of the Saints sale to Diamond Baseball Holdings occurred on March 14, 2023.

TWINS UPDATE - The Minnesota Twins dropped their first game of the series against the division-rival Chicago White Sox on Monday afternoon 4-3. The White Sox scored all four runs in the fourth inning, including a three-run homer by Hanser Alberto to make it 4-1.

Former Saint Jovani Moran pitched 2.0 innings of shutout relief and former Saint Trevor Larnach drove in the Twins lone RBI, improving his average to .308.

SEASON STATS VS. INDIANAPOLIS TODAY'S HEADLINES SAINTS VS INDY .000 ...................BA ......................000 .000 (0-0) .......W/RISP ........000 (0-0) 0 ...................... RUNS .......................0 0 ........................HR ..........................0 0 ...................... STEALS ....................0 0.00 ...................ERA ...................0.00 0 ........................K'S .........................0 TEAM LEADERS

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (PIT) (5-4) vs ST. PAUL SAINTS (4-4) TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023 - 5:0 5P.M. (CT) - VICTORY FIELD, TV: MiLB.TV RADIO: KFAN+ RHP OSVALDO BIDO (0-0, 0.00) VS. LHP BRENT HEADRICK (0-0, 11.25) GAME 9

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