Brent Rooker hit a first-inning home run, his second homer in two games, sending the St. Paul Saints on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Wednesday night at CHS Field.
Brent Rooker, Mark Contreras homer in Saints' victory
July 1, 2021 at 5:43AM
With one out in the first, J.T. Riddle walked, and Rooker followed with his 13th home run of the season.
Roberto Pena hit a run-scoring single in the second, and Mark Contreras hit a two-run homer in the third, also his second in as many games, as the Saints took a 5-0 lead after three innings.
Willians Astudillo drove in the Saints' final run with an eighth-inning single.
Rooker scored three runs.
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