Matt Mervis led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a home run as the Iowa Cubs cast out the Saint Paul Saints (Twins), 2-1.
Hayden Wesneski was strong for Iowa, giving up just one run on two hits over the first five innings. Wesneski struck out seven and walked three. He also hit two batters.
Ben Leeper relieved Bryan Hudson in the top of the ninth after Hudson retired the first batter of the inning. Leeper retired both batters he faced, struck out one of them and got the win.