COLUMBUS, OHIO – The St. Paul Saints had their ace pitching, but Charlie Barnes gave up seven runs — six earned — on seven hits in five innings as the Saints lost 7-2 to the Columbus Clippers on Friday night. It was their third loss in a row.
Saints' losing streak at three with 7-2 loss at Columbus
Visitors fall in big hole early; offense stays cold.
June 26, 2021 at 6:00AM
The Clippers scored six runs in the second inning, three on Andres Gimenez's bases-clearing double.
The Saints' two runs came in the fourth as Mark Contreras was hit by a pitch with one out. Damek Tomscha followed with a double down the third base line and JT Riddle knocked them both home with a single to center.
The bullpen extended its consecutive scoreless innings streak to 17⅓. Ian Hamilton threw two shutout innings and Derek Law one.
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