Saints Win; Rain Postpones Two – American Association Daily
American Association Daily provides insights, features, and recaps of the action from around the American Association of Professional Baseball League, as well as player and coaching profiles and transactions. In today’s edition of American Association Daily Recap, the St. Paul Saints rally from three down to defeat the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, and the other two games were postponed.
Bullpen Helps Lead Saints Comeback, 4-3
The St. Paul Saints bullpen tossed three scoreless innings and John Silviano connected for his 13th homer of the season as the team rallied to defeat the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, 4-3. The Saints trailed by three entering the bottom of the fifth but tied the score thanks to a two-run single by Drew Stankiewicz and an RBI single by Max Murphy. In the eighth, Silviano led off the inning by drilling a 2-2 pitch for a homerun, putting St. Paul on top.
Aaron Brown earned the victory with two scoreless innings of relief. Jameson McGrane pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save of the season.
St. Paul Saints Recap by Sean Aronson
Milwaukee Milkmen-Winnipeg Goldeyes Postponed
The Milwaukee Milkmen and Winnipeg Goldeyes contest was postponed due to rain and will be made up as a part of a double-header on Wednesday.
Sioux Falls Canaries-Chicago Dogs Postponed
The contest between the Sioux Falls Canaries and the Chicago Dogs was postponed due to rain and will be made up as part of a double-header on Wednesday. These two teams are scheduled to play double-headers in each of the next two days.
Daily Notes
Saints closer Jameson McGrane now has 15 saves, one behind Canaries closer Keaton Steele for the top spot.
Transactions
St. Paul: Released LHP Chris Nunn; RHP Nick Belzer from the active roster and transferred his contract back to the Milwaukee Brewers
Sioux Falls: Activated LHP Jake Zokan from the Injured List
By Robert Pannier