The St. Paul Saints saw their franchise-worst losing streak extended in painful fashion as the Indianapolis Indians won on Matt Gorski’s game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
It was the ninth straight loss for the Saints. Five of the last seven losses have been by one run.
The Saints led 6-5 entering the eighth inning. Indians catcher Henry Davis tied the game with a solo home run — his 13th of the season — off reliever Scott Blewett.
With the Saints up 6-5 in the eighth Henry Davis tied the game for the Indians with a solo homer to left, his 13th of the season.
With one out in the ninth, Gorski hit homered to right field off Caleb Baragar for the game-winner. It was the 18th homer of the season for Gorski, a second-round pick of the Pirates in the 2019 amateur draft.
For the Saints, Payton Eeles went 2 for 4 with a double; Wynton Bernard was 2 for 4 with a solo homer; and Michael Helman and Rylan Bannon each had two-run homers.
The Saints used six pitchers, and all but Hobie Harris, who pitched a scoreless fourth inning, gave up at least a run. Starter Andrew Morris allowed three runs on two hits over three innings, and Ryan Jensen, Zack Weiss, Blewett and Baragar each allowed a run.
