Iowa rallies to edge Saints

The St. Paul Saints lost their fourth straight game to the Iowa Cubs, this time 6-5 when the home team rallied in the eighth inning.

By NEWS SERVICES

August 27, 2022 at 4:25AM
Jermaine Palacios, middle above scoring for the Twins in a May game, had a two-run single for the St. Paul Saints in a 6-5 loss to Iowa on Friday. (Paul Sancya, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

DES MOINES – The Iowa Cubs scored three runs in the eighth inning to edge the St. Paul Saints 6-5 on Friday night at Principal Park. Jackson Frazier's two-run single was the big hit.

Earlier in the sixth, the Saints scored three runs to take a 3-1 lead. Mark Contreras' RBI single tied the score at 1-all and Jermaine Palacios followed with a two-run single to make it 3-1.

The Saints' other runs came on Chris Williams' single in the seventh and a ground out in the eighth.

The Saints have lost four straight games to Iowa and are 1-6 in their last seven games.

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