David Banuelos had a career day Wednesday, leading the St. Paul Saints to a 9-5 victory over the Iowa Cubs at CHS Field.
David Banuelos has home-run swing early in Saints' victory over Iowa
Catcher went deep twice and also scored three runs in 9-5 win.
By NEWS SERVICES
July 28, 2022 at 6:37AM
Banuelos had three hits — two of them home runs — and scored three times.
The catcher hit a two-run shot to left in his first at-bat in the second inning and hit a solo blast in the fourth.
The Saints put the game away in the sixth inning. Jake Cave hit a two-run homer to left, giving the Saints an 8-2 lead. The team was all-around productive: Five Saints had multiple hits.
Saints starter Aaron Sanchez went five innings, striking out three and allowing two runs on six hits. The Saints struck out 11 Cubs, tying a team mark with their fifth consecutive game with double-digit strikeouts.
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