Saint Paul, Minnesota - Royce Lewis began an MLB Rehab Assignment on Tuesday night. There was no shortage of action when Cincinnati prospect Randy Wynne was ejected for throwing at Severino while the Saints offense exploded for 14 runs in a 14-4 victory over the Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds) in front of 7,638. The Saints improved to 62-46 on the season. 

Trevor Larnach got the Saints going with a solo home run in the second. This was his 10th of the season. Later in the inning, Kyle Garlick walked, and Anthony Prato hit a bases clearing double. Next, Austin Martin walked, and the Saints pulled off a double steal. This put runners on second and third when DaShawn Keirsey Jr. singled to right, which gave the Saints a 4-0 lead. This ended the night for Bats starter Connor Phillips. This was his shortest start of the season. Finally, Royce Lewis hit a sacrifice fly to center, which gave St. Paul a 5-0 lead. 

In the third, Larnach walked, and Yunior Severino hit his first home run as a Saint. This gave the Saints a 7-0 lead. 

Lewis hit a solo home run in the fourth, and the Saints led 8-0. 

Louisville would get on the board in the fifth on a fielding error by Saints second baseman Anthony Prato. 

The Saints would have another five-run inning in the fifth. It started when Garlick doubled and Severino was hit-by-the-pitch. Tejay Antone would come into the game to pitch for Louisville because plate umpire Edwin Jimenez ejected Randy Wynne. Severino was hit on the first pitch of his at-bat. Originally, umpires would not eject Wynne; however, after meeting at mid-field Wynne would be ejected. The inning would get a lot worse for the Bats. Prato walked and Martin collected an RBI single, which gave the Saints a 9-1 lead. Chris Williams would come to the plate with the bases loaded and hit his 19th home run of the season. This was the 11th grand slam the Saints have hit on the season, which ties the Los Angeles Dodgers for the most in all of baseball. At this point St. Paul led 13-1. 

Louisville would get three in the sixth. Nick Martini hit a solo home run to right. Later in the inning, Jason Vosler walked, and Drew Mount hit a home run to right. Louisville trailed 13-4 at this point. 

The Saints wanted to ensure they kept a large lead. Williams hit an RBI single in the sixth, which allowed Prato to score, and the Saints led 14-4. 

Each of the nine starters for the Saints would collect a hit. Martin led the team as a top performer on Tuesday going 3-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and stolen base. 

The Louisville Bats and St. Paul Saints will meet in game two of a six-game series on Wednesday afternoon at CHS Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:07 p.m. Louisville will send RHP Alec Mills (0-0, 5.02) while St. Paul will counter with RHP Randy Dobnak (4-5, 4.33). The game can be seen on the Saints Broadcast Network, MiLB.TV, and heard on KFAN Plus, 96.7 FM.