The St. Paul Saints extended their road winning streak to nine games with a roller-coaster 9-7 victory over the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Saints won for the 13th time in their past 14 games and are 2-0 in the second half of the American Association’s International League season.

St. Paul trailed 5-2 after the fourth inning but came back with two runs in the fifth inning and four runs in the sixth.

Brooks Lee continued his torrid start to his season by delivering a one-out homer to right in the fifth, his second in as many games and sixth of the season, getting the Saints to within 5-3. Lee is hitting .338 in 16 games with the Saints and .358 overall.

Matt Wallner doubled to right and Yunior Severino knocked him home with a single to center to make it 5-4. Severino finished the day 3 for 4 with two RBIs.

The Saints sent nine men to the plate in the sixth. A bases-loaded walk to Edouard Julien forced in a run, tying the game at five. Lee followed with a run-scoring groundout. After a strikeout and an intentional walk to load the bases, DaShawn Keirsey Jr. hit a pop-up that drifted away from shortstop Jack Reinheimer and fell to the ground for a two-run double, increasing the lead to 8-5.

It was a bullpen day for the Saints’ pitching. Ryan Jensen started and went two innings, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts. Hobie Harris followed, allowing three runs on five hits. Scott Blewett then pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with four strikeouts.

Josh Winder closed out the game with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out one and walking one. He allowed a leadoff single in the ninth but retired the next three batters to pick up his third save of the season.

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