Saint Paul, Minnesota - A critical fielding error from Wenceel Perez allowed Alex De Goti to hit a three-run home run, which helped the Saints pull away from the Mud Hens. Toby Gardenhire secured his 200th victory as a Triple-A manager on Sunday afternoon in a 7-2 Saints win over the Toledo Mud Hens in front of 8,212 fans. The Saints won four-of-six games on the homestand and improved to 59-42 on the season. 

In the first, Trevor Larnach and Kyle Garlick hit back-to-back home runs, which gave the Saints a 3-0 lead. 

In the third, Austin Martin singled with two outs. Next, Ernie Yake reached on a throwing error by Mud Hens second baseman Wenceel Perez, which allowed Martin to move to second. Finally, De Goti hit a three-run home run to left, which gave the Saints a 6-0 lead. 

Toledo would get on the board in the fourth when Parker Meadows hit a solo home run. 

Joe Rizzo hit a solo home run in the eighth off Andrew Bechtold. Bechtold has been used out of the bullpen recently for the Saints; however, he is listed/considered an infielder on the Saints roster. This was Bechtold's sixth pitching appearance this season. 

In the bottom of the inning Anthony Prato doubled. Later in the inning Garlick hit an RBI single, which gave the Saints a 7-2 lead. The Saints would win by that score. 

Louie Varland started for St. Paul. Varland worked six innings allowing one run on two hits. He struck out seven, and picked up the win, his fifth of the season with the Saints. Cole Sands worked a scoreless inning while allowing one hit. Bechtold and Boyle made appearances for the Saints on Sunday, but Ronny Henriquez pitched a perfect ninth to close out the game. 

Once again, the Saints left a ton of men on base. On Sunday afternoon 23 Saints players were left stranded on the base paths. 

Prato went 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored and two walks. His average improved to .345. 

The Saints are off on Monday and return to action on Tuesday night. The St. Paul Saints and Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians) will play game one of a six-game series at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. (CT). St. Paul will send LHP Brent Headrick (3-1, 4.13) to the mound while Columbus will counter with RHP Zach Plesak (2-4, 6.18). The game can be seen on MiLB.TV, and heard on KFAN Plus, 96.7 FM.