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Saints open road trip with win in Iowa against Cubs
Saints open road trip with win in Iowa against Cubs
Ruben Vargas sends Switzerland to the World Cup quarterfinals in shootout win over Colombia
As U.S. bows out of World Cup, Minnesota United ramps up for MLS restart
Getting a strong start from John Klein, the St. Paul Saints opened a road series by beating the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday in Des Moines.
Ryan Jeffers homered again on his rehab assignment as St. Paul jumped out to a 7-0 lead after just three innings. In four games with the Saints after recovering from a broken hamate bone in his left hand, Jeffers has six hits in 13 at-bats (a .464 average) with two solo home runs.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKlein (2-3) allowed one run — no earned — in five innings pitching, giving up four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
Cody Morissette drove in the first run of the game in the second inning with a sacrifice fly. Ben Ross added a two-run double in the inning. After Jeffers’ homer in the third, Gabriel Gonzalez and Kala’i Rosario added RBI singles.
The series continues Wednesday at 12:08 p.m. CDT.