AA St. Paul Saints

Worth the Wait as Saints Win 4-2

Published on July 25, 2010 under American Association (AA)
St. Paul Saints News Release


WICHITA, KS - The game started nearly an hour late because of weather and it became the longest game this season at 3:44, but that didn't matter to the St. Paul Saints who got a bases loaded single from Brent Krause in the ninth inning to defeat the Wichita Wingnuts 4-2 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Saturday.

With the game tied at two in the ninth Ole Sheldon, who was only in the game because Josh Alley was thrown out of the game, singled to lead off the inning. Brandon Carter sacrificed him to second and then Chad Gabriel grounded out. Jacob Wiley intentionally walked Jason Cooper and Gerard Haran followed by walking to load the bases. Brent Krause then took a 2-2 pitch and grounded it into center field for a two-run single. Krause finished the night 4-5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base.

The Saints started the scoring in the second when Krause singled with one out and stole second. With two outs Josh Petersen doubled him home to make it 1-0.

The Saints made it 2-0 in the third with another two out base hit. Gabriel reached on an infield single with two outs, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored when Cooper singled to right.

The Wingnuts didn't waste much time tying it in the fourth. Ryan Patterson led off with a line drive to center which Alley came in on and as he tried to recover and go back on the ball he slipped and the ball went to the wall for a triple for Patterson. Jorge Cortes followed with an RBI single to make it 2-1. A walk to Michael Bell put runners at first and second and Mario Delgado singled home Cortes to make it 2-2. Saints starter Ryan Morse got a great double play to help get out of the inning as Carter dove up the middle and he flipped to Steve Mays at second, who spun around and fired to first for the double play. Morse then got Steve Pearson to ground out to end the inning. Morse went 5.2 innings allowing two runs on five hits while walking three and striking out three.

The Saints bullpen did the rest as Joe D'Alessandro, Jon Plefka and Matt Meyer, who earned his fifth save, went 3.1 shutout innings allowing one hit while walking one and striking out three.

The same two teams meet in the finale of the three game series at 5:05 p.m. at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. The Saints send RHP Kyle Foster (1-4, 3.44) to the mound against Wingnuts RHP Gabe Medina (3-5, 3.90). The game can be heard on Relevant Radio 1330.

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