DES MOINES – Louie Varland pitched six shutout innings, allowing only three hits while striking out nine, for the St. Paul Saints, but they lost 2-1 to the host Iowa Cubs on Thursday night.
Louie Varland throws six shutout innings in Saints' third loss in a row
The former Concordia (St. Paul) pitcher has allowed only three runs (two earned) in three starts for the Saints.
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August 26, 2022 at 2:54AM
Varland, the former Concordia (St. Paul) pitcher, has allowed only three runs (two earned) in three starts in Class AAA.
The Saints took a 1-0 lead on David Banuelos' RBI single in the second inning.
The Cubs tied the score in the seventh on Luis Vazquez's sacrifice fly and won when Matt Mervis hit a homer off Brad Peacock leading off the ninth.
This was the 11th time this season the Saints have lost on a walkoff hit and the second time that hit was a home run.
The Saints have lost three straight — tying a franchise record by scoring only four runs in three games — and five of their past six games.
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