Rain delays ended the St. Paul Saints’ road game after just five innings on Tuesday night, with the Louisville Bats taking the win 8-1.

When a leadoff double from Jair Camargo gave the Saints their first hit in the second inning, the Bats were already up 4-0. Louisville added three in the third. Then after a rain delay, Edouard Julien got his fourth home run with the Saints, their sole score of the night.

In the fourth inning, Brock Stewart began his rehab assignment, which had been in the offing after a successful bullpen session before the Twins’ Friday night game against the Houston Astros at Target Field. Stewart struck out one and walked two.

Ronny Henriquez took over for him at the bottom of the fifth and surrendered a solo home run to the Bats’ Hernán Pérez.

The rain returned, bringing the game’s third delay, and after 30 minutes the umpires called the game.

The teams meet again in Kentucky for game two of the series at 5:35 p.m. today.

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