Alex Kirilloff hit two solo homers — one to left field in the first inning and the other to right in the seventh — to lead the St. Paul Saints to an 11-7 victory over the Rochester Red Wings on Saturday before 8,364 fans at CHS Field. The victory was the Saints' sixth in a row, including five straight over Rochester in this series.
Alex Kirilloff homers twice as St. Paul Saints outslug Rochester
The victory was the Saints' sixth in a row and got them to .500 at 29-29.
By NEWS SERVICES
June 12, 2022 at 4:11AM
Mark Contreras had a two-run single for the Saints and Caleb Hamilton also hit a solo homer.
Kirilloff, who was 3-for-5 to raise his average to .350, now has eight homers for St. Paul in 31 International League games, Hamilton has six.
The Saints, who evened their record at 29-29, used five pitchers in the game; the first four all gave up at least one run. Dereck Rodriguez got the win. He gave up three runs and five hits in 4⅓ innings.
about the writer
NEWS SERVICES
The Twins executive was on hand with Cleveland when Mark Shapiro did the double, and Shapiro noticed then his ability to “connect across every role in the organization.”
