Saint Paul, Minnesota - The Saints and Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians) started a six-game series on Tuesday night. For the first time since June 16th, nine innings was not enough to decide the game. The Saints hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning to get past the Clippers 5-4 in front of 6,530. The Saints improved to 73-53 on the season, which is first place in the International League West. 

In the first, Brayan Rocchio led off with a double. Next, David Fry (MLB Rehab Assignment) singled to left, which drove in Rocchio, and Columbus had a 1-0 lead. 

In the second, Bryan Lavastida doubled. Later in the inning, Daniel Schneemann singled to center, which brought home Lavastida, and Columbus had a 2-0 lead. 

At this point, the Saints have yet to collect a hit. In the bottom of the second, Brooks Lee and Trevor Larnach walked. Both runners advance on a wild pitch from Columbus pitcher Peyton Battenfield. With runners on second and third with one out Yunior Severino stepped to the plate. Severino hit a 391-foot three-run home run to right field, which gave the Saints a 3-2 lead. For Severino this was his fifth home run of the season. 

The score stayed this way until the ninth. In the ninth, Kyle Manzardo led off the inning with a single off Saints pitcher Jordan Balazovic. Later in the inning, Bryan Lavastida hit an RBI single, which tied the game at three. For Balazovic, Tuesday was his first blown save of the season. 

In the tenth each team scored. The Saints got a run on a combination of Columbus errors. Jair Camargo started the inning at second base (per MiLB extra inning rules). Anderw Sevenson reached on a softly hit ball. Micah Pries at first base and Nic Enright, who was the pitcher for the Clippers, each committed errors on the play. The combination of errors allowed Camargo to score from second base. 

In the eleventh, Trevor Larnach started at second base. Larnach advanced to third when DaShawn Keirsey Jr. grounded out to second. Next, Yunior Severino hit a sacrifice fly to deep left-center field. Larnach scored, and the Saints took game one by a score of 5-4 in 11 innings. 

Blayne Enlow opened for the Saints. Enlow worked the first two innings before being relieved by Patrick Murphy. Murphy worked the bulk of the game. Murphy worked five innings and allowed three hits. He struck out five and walked three. Austin Brice picked up his third win of the season for the Saints. Brice worked two innings and allowed one hit. Over the course of the two innings Brice struck out five Clipper batters. 

The Columbus Clippers and St. Paul Saints meet in game two of a six-game series on Wednesday night at CHS Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. Columbus is scheduled to send RHP Jared Eickhoff (1-4, 7.59) to the mound while the Saints will counter with RHP David Festa (NR). The game can be seen on the Saints Broadcast Network, MiLB.TV, and heard on KFAN Plus, 96.7 FM.