Jake Rucker's bat carries Saints over Louisville

Rucker hit a two-run homer and added a game-winning sacrifice fly for the St. Paul Saints in the ninth inning.

September 18, 2022 at 3:30AM
Randy Dobnak, above pitching for the Twins a year ago, threw four scoreless innings for the St. Paul Saints on Saturday night. (Chris O'Meara, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The St. Paul Saints edged the Louisville Bats 4-3 on Saturday night at CHS Field on Jake Rucker's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.

Rucker, a seventh round draft pick of the Twins in 2021, hit a two-run homer in the seventh. He was an infielder for the University of Tennessee.

Randy Dobnak pitched four scoreless innings to start the game for the Saints. He allowed one hit, struck out four and walked three.

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