Sioux City Uses Late Surge to Beat St Paul 7-5

June 20 2017 The Sioux City Explorers defeated the St. Paul Saints 7-5 after scoring four runs across the seventh and eighth innings. Sioux City finished with 17 hits and one error while St. Paul collected nine hits and played error-free baseball.

Sioux City broke a 5-5 tie with three runs in the seventh and added another in the eighth. J. Ray led the Explorers with three hits, a run and an RBI. N. Samson, J. Nogowski, T. Ogle, L. Washington, B. Alvarez and J. Vitters each had two hits, while Samson, Washington, Alvarez, D. Kelly and Vitters contributed RBIs.

St. Paul scored three runs in the second inning and two in the fourth but was held scoreless over the final five innings. A. Gallas scored twice and drove in a run while reaching base three times with walks, and T. Vavra went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Todd Eaton earned the win for Sioux City, Connor Little took the loss and P.J. Francescon recorded the save.