July 10, 2024 – International League (IL)
St. Paul Saints News Release
LOUISVILLE, KY – The St. Paul Saints clubbed four home runs on Wednesday and had the Louisville Bats down to their final strike in the ninth, but Michael Truatwein hit a walk-off home run to beat the Saints 6-5 in front of a crowd of 4,582 at Louisville Slugger Field.
A night after they were held to three hits, the Saints wasted no time getting on the board on Wednesday. After the first out of the game, Yunior Severino ripped his 16th home run of the season over the right field wall, giving the Saints a 1-0 lead.
Scott Blewett started the bullpen game, walking three and striking three out over his 1.2 innings. Blewett did not allow a runner to reach third base.
Maddux Houghton collected his first Triple-A hit to begin the third inning, hitting a ground ball into center field. Edouard Julien followed him with a walk. Yunior Severino then hit a ground ball to the right of second base, pulling the shortstop Soto over with the only play to make at first, pushing runners to second and third. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. drove in the Saints’ second run on a ground ball to first base, allowing Houghton to score, giving the Saints a 2-0 lead.
Nick Wittgren took over for Scott Blewett in the second inning, retiring the first six batters he faced into the fourth inning. After the two outs were recorded in the fourth, Livan Soto pushed a bunt down the third base line. Wittgren’s throw to first got past Severino, allowing Soto to advance to second. Former Saint Hérnan Pérez then reached on a dropped third strike that got away from Patrick Winkel to the backstop. Wittgren then got Erick Gonzalez to hit a soft fly ball to right field that Houghton would bring in on a dive to end the inning.
Zach Weiss made his Saints’ debut on Major League Rehab in the fifth inning. He struck out three in the fifth, allowing a runner to reach on an error when a ground ball went off Payton Eele’s glove. Tony Kemp followed by slapping a ball through the hole on the left side. Weiss then struck out three in a row into the sixth inning. Weiss struck out four over his two innings of work.
In the sixth inning, Payton Eeles made up for his error by clubbing his first Triple-A home run to straightaway center field, making it a 3-0 ballgame.
Edouard Julien homered for the second straight game in the seventh inning, blasting his fifth home run of the season to right field giving the Saints their largest lead of the game in the seventh…
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