After Simeon Woods Richardson was taken out, the Louisville Bats scored five runs in the final three innings to beat the St. Paul Saints 5-1 on Wednesday night at CHS Field.
Woods Richardson shut out the Bats the first six innings, holding them to two hits and striking out four.
Cristian Santana's two-run single for Louisville in the eighth broke a 1-all tie. The Saints got their only run the inning before on Nash Knight's single.
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