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On a night when the Winnipeg Goldeyes pitching staff struggled to throw strikes, it was almost fitting that the winning run was scored on a wild pitch. Kellen Winslow Jersey . St. Paul Saints right-fielder Jose Hernandez scored a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning off reliever Craig James, as the Goldeyes fell 7-6 to the Saints Monday night at Midway Stadium in front of 2,525 fans. Winnipegs pitching walked seven Saints batters, which accounted for a pair of runs, allowed the one run on the wild pitch and hit a batter. The Goldeyes struck for two runs in the first inning when Price Kendall scored from second on a Jon Weber single and Yurendell de Caster counted off a Matt Cusick single. Winnipeg extended its lead to 5-0 in the fourth inning, as Kendall cleared the loaded bases with a triple to right-centre field after Cusick reached on a double and Josh Mazzola and Chris Roberson drew a pair of walks. "I was battling and got a pitch over the plate," Kendall said. "I stayed on it pretty well and found the gap. "Its taken a while, but I finally felt much better at the plate today. Its definitely coming around." It was Kendalls first hit in 10 at bats in the four pre-season games against the Saints. St. Paul replied in the bottom of the fourth inning. Benji Johnson hit a two-run homer off Goldeyes starter Chris Salamida to get the Saints on the board, followed by Alex Garabedian and Adam Frost scoring on a Hernandez single. The Saints took the lead an inning later. Tanner Townsend scored on a Garabedian single to tie it and then Johnson gave St. Paul a 6-5 lead on an Adam Frost sac fly. The Goldeyes grinded out a run in the eighth inning to tie the game. Ridge Carpenter went to first after he was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a wild pitch, got to third on a Luis Alen ground ball and then scored via a sac fly from Cusick. The Goldeyes will travel overnight to Kansas City where they will tangle with the T-Bones tomorrow night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark at 8:00 p.m. in Winnipegs final pre-season game. It is scheduled to be a seven-inning contest. The pre-game show with Paul Edmonds on TSN 1290 begins at 7:30 pm ct. Ryan Mathews Womens Jersey . Canada has named its team for the Paralympics, which begin Aug. 29. Some 145 athletes will suit up in 15 sports for Canada. Ryan Mathews Youth Jersey . Chapman did a pair of forward rolls after striking out Martin Maldonado to complete a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Chapman has been struggling lately, and celebrated his ninth save with somersaults toward home plate. http://www.shopthesandiegochargers.com/donald-butler-jerseys . Fielder hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning and Delmon Young followed with a solo shot to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday and a split of the four-game series. Mike Scifres Jersey . And one of them will be on the sideline when the Esks host the Calgary Stampeders Friday night. Austin Pasztor, the former University of Virginia Cavalier whom the Esks took with the fourth overall pick of this years Canadian college draft, was recently released by the NFLs Minnesota Vikings. Nick Hardwick Jersey . There is no argument that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were the best team after the first eight games of the 2011 season, with a 7-1 record.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Nick Blackburn shook off a slow start and pitched five effective innings, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night. Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run single with two out in the fifth as Minnesota won for the fourth time in five games. Morneau, Ben Revere and Ryan Doumit each had two hits. Blackburn (2-4), who was making his first start since coming off the disabled list following a left quad strain, allowed two runs and five hits. He threw 92 pitches while lowering his ERA from 8.37 to 7.75. Yuniesky Betancourt hit a two-run homer in the first, but that was it for the Royals. Four Twins relievers combined for four innings of two-hit ball, with Matt Capps tossing a perfect ninth to log his 14th save in 15 opportunities. Royals right-hander Felipe Paulino faced four batters in the first inning before leaving with a strained right groin. Paulino was injured on his 13th and final pitch, retiring Morneau on a fly ball. He will be evaluated in the next few days. Paulino, who began the season on the disabled list with a right forearm strain, is 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA and had not allowed a run in four of his first six starts. Luis Mendoza (2-3) came in and pitched five innings, yielding two rruns and five hits. Eric Weddle Youth Jersey. Morneaus bases-loaded hit in the fifth scored Revere and Jamey Carroll, giving the Twins a 3-2 lead. Revere also tripled and scored on Carrolls single in the seventh for the final Minnesota run. The Twins scored an unearned run in the first after shortstop Betancourt committed an error. Doumits double brought home Carroll, who reached on Betancourts third error in five games. NOTES: C Joe Mauer, who has a career .348 batting average against the Royals, did not play in the three-game series because of a sprained right thumb. Mauer hasnt swung a bat since the injury Sunday, but has been able to catch bullpen sessions. ... CF Denard Span, mired in an 0-for-14 skid, was held out of the Twins lineup. ... SS Alcides Escobar, who committed three errors in the previous four games and is hitless in his past 11 at-bats, was not in the Royals lineup, getting a breather. He had started 53 of the first 54 games. ... Royals 1B Eric Hosmer singled in the fourth, extending his hitting streak to nine games. ... Twins LF Josh Willingham is hitting .361 in his 10-game hitting streak after a first-inning single. ... The Twins, who have the worst record in the AL, won their third straight series. ... Both clubs are off Thursday. ' ' '