Looking to change their recent fortunes, the Louisville Bats coaching staff drew Saturday night’s lineup out of a hat in hopes of getting a spark from the offense. It didn’t work, as they fell to the St. Paul Saints 9-4.
After both sides went clean in the first inning, the Saints got two runners on due to walks by Bats starter Ben Wereski (L, 0-1) before a three-run inside-the-park homer by Cody Morrissette. Bad became worse for the Bats, as Ben Ross went deep for a two-run shot that put St. Paul up 5-0 after two.
Louisville chipped into the lead right away, scoring one off an errant throw by Saints starter Trent Baker that allowed Leo Balcazar to score, making it a 5-1 deficit for the Bats…