Saints pound Louisville Bats in return home to CHS Field

After a series split in Omaha, the St. Paul Saints returned home Tuesday with a 15-5 drubbing of the Louisville Bats at CHS Field.

St. Paul hit four home runs. Matt Wallner connected for his 20th of the minor league season and Aaron Sabato later added his 20th with the Saints. Ben Ross hit his 10th and Gabriel Gonzalez had his 12th.

Walker Jenkins, Kaelen Culpepper, Ross and Gonzalez each had three hits as St. Paul finished with 17 hits. Eight of the nine starters recorded a hit.

Wallner got the scoring started with his homer, a three-run shot that plated Jenkins and Culpepper, in the first inning. Sabato’s homer in the seventh was also of the three-run variety with Jenkins and Wallner on base ahead of him.

Aaron Rozek started on the mound for the Saints, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in four innings.

The series continues at 1:07 p.m. CDT on Wednesday.