Saints Walk It Off Against I-Cubs 5-4

ST. PAUL, MN. – The Iowa Cubs get walked off in the bottom of the ninth inning 5-4 against the Saints.

In the fifth game of the six-game set, Kevin Alcántara opened the game immediately with a three-run shot as the lead was 3-0 in favor of Iowa.

The Iowa Cubs pitching had not allowed a hit through five and a half innings of play until Kyler Fedko broke that up with a double.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Saints finally got on the board as a double drove in a run for a 3-1 lead in favor of the I-Cubs.

After four quiet innings from Iowa, Owen Caissie ripped his 21st homer of the season to right field and extended the lead to 4-1.

St. Paul cut the lead to 4-2 as DaShawn Keirsey Jr. hit a triple into left field.

The Saints threatened again in the bottom of the ninth inning as Payton Eeles beat the throw to first and drove in another run for a 4-3 lead still favor of Iowa. Then, a pick-off attempt to second was not in favor of Iowa and scored another run for St. Paul as Eeles scored for the tying run for a 4-4 game. A single by Gabriel Gonzalez drove in the game-winning run for a 5-4 win for St. Paul.

The Iowa Cubs conclude this week’s series against the St. Paul Saints on Sunday, August 10 and first pitch is at 2:07 p.m. CT.