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St. Paul Saints Game Info 7-3 vs. Omaha Storm Chasers

July 3, 2022 - International League (IL)
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LAST GAME'S RESULT - The St. Paul Saints gave up a grand slam in the first and six runs over the first three innings, losing 6-4 on Saturday night at CHS Field. Down 6-0, the Saints got home runs from Mark Contreras, his eighths, and Jake Cave, his 10th, to help with a comeback, but it wasn't enough. Mario Sanchez tossed 4.0 shutout innings of relief giving up one hit while striking out five.

MOWING 'EM DOWN: The St. Paul Saints pitchers have racked up the K's in the first five games of the series against the Omaha Storm Chasers. They fanned 14 on Tuesday, 13 on Wednesday, 10 on Thursday, 11 on Friday and 13 more on Saturday. The 61 strikeouts are the most over a five-game stretch this season and second most over a five-game stretch in franchise history. The fanned 62 from May 26-30 at Iowa., It's the first time in franchise history they have racked up double-digit strikeouts in five consecutive games.

IT'S A ME, MARIO: Mario Sanchez tossed 4.0 shutout innings on July 2 against the Omaha Storm Chasers. It's the second time this season he's tossed at least 4.0 innings and not given up a run. He equaled the feat on June 14 vs. Rochester. In that outing he threw 4.0 hitless innings and struck out six. The only other pitcher to throw at leats 4.0 innings of relief and not five up a run in Derek RodrÃ-guez, who threw 4.0 shutout innings of relief on June 23 at Buffalo giving up one hit and striking out three.

FIRST INNING FLOP: The St. Paul Saints allowed four runs in the first on Saturday night to the Omaha Storm Chasers. It's the 34th time in 76 games (44.7%) the Saints have allowed at least a run in the first inning. They have allowed 72 runs in the first, most in the International League and second most in all of Triple-A (Albuquerque, 85).

S-CAVE-NGING FOR BASES: Jake Cave walked in his first at bat on Saturday to extend his streak of reaching base safely to 46 consecutive games. During the streak, which began on May 3, he has a hit in 37 of the 46 games, and is currently on a 13-game hit streak. In the nine games he has failed to collect a hit, he has drawn at least one walk. It's the longest streak in franchise history, topping the 20 consecutive by Jimmy Kerrigan last season. It's the second longest streak in Minor League Baseball this season. The longest streak is 51 consecutive games by Luke Berryhill of Corpus Christi from April 14-June 21. The last time Cave didn't reach base was a five inning game on April 30 against the Nashville Sounds when he went 0-2 EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT: The St. Paul Saints have played 76 games this season and have an extra base hit in all, but one game. They have an extra base hit in 68 consecutive games, the second longest streak in all of Minor League Baseball. The only team with a longer streak is El Paso's 77 game streak, which is also active. The lone game they didn't collect an extra base hit was the game they were no-hit on April 13 vs. Indianapolis. They have just one extra base hit in only 10 games.

TRIPLE J: Jake Cave continues to fly around the bases. He collected his league leading seventh triple on June 30 vs. Omaha. The seven triples are by far a franchise record, with no one collecting more than two last season. No player in the International League has collected more than eight triples in a season since 2015 when Ben Gamel of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre had 14 and Alen Hanson of Indianapolis had 12.

AND THEN THERE WERE SIX: The St. Paul Saints are a part of the fianl six, but not a final six they care to be included in. The Saints have yet to throw a shutout in 2022.

They are one of only six Minor League teams that have yet to throw a shutout. They are joined by the Charlotte Knights in the International League, the Chattanooga Lookouts in the Southern League, Columbia Fireflies and Delmarva Shorebirds in the Carolina League, and the Visalia Rawhide in the California League. The Saints 5.30 ERA in the second lowest of the six teams. Chattanooga's ERA in 5.20.

STEALING IS WRONG: The St. Paul Saints allowed eight stolen bases on July 1 vs.

Omaha, the most they've allowed in franchise history. Prior to that, the Saints allowed a franchise record seven on April 22 @ Toledo.

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: Mario Sanchez pitched an outstanding game on June 25 at Buffalo throwing 6.0 innings allowing just two runs. It was the third quality start by Sanchez this season and just the fourth by a Saints pitcher this season. Sanchez had back-to-back quality starts on May 26 vs. Indianapolis and June 2 @ Iowa. Chi Chi González tossed a quality start on May 11 @ Columbus. The Saints, however, are just 2-2 when a starter throws a quality start.

TWINS UPDATE - The Minnesota Twins got their second consecutive walk-off win 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday afternoon at Target Field. Jorge Polanco tied the game with a solo homer in the ninth and Jose Miranda's RBI single won it. Nick Gordon collected two hits and also homered. Jharel Cotton was spectacular going 3.0 shutout innings of relief and Emilio Pagan earned the win with a scoreless ninth.

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