Yunier Severino homers twice in St. Paul Saints’ 11-0 win over Iowa Cubs
Yunier Severino continued a torrid turnaround from his season’s ugly start with two home runs and a career-high six RBIs in the St. Paul Saints’ 11-0 win over the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday at Principal Park in Des Moines.
Severino, a 24-year-old first baseman from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, started this season hitless in his first 24 at-bats, and on May 21 he was hitting .145. After Wednesday’s game, he’s hitting .264 with 18 homers and 59 RBIs. He’s 66 for 185 (.357) since May 21.
Severino hit a two-run home run in the first inning and added a three-run shot in the second inning. He added a run-scoring double in the ninth inning and finished 3 for 6.
Wynton Bernard and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. added home runs for the Saints, who finished with 13 hits against five Iowa pitchers.
Randy Dobnak was scheduled to start for the Saints but was called up to the Twins on Tuesday. In his place, the Twins used five pitchers, who combined to limit the I-Cubs to five hits and three walks while striking out 10.
Ronny Henriquez started and went three innings, allowing two while striking out six. He was followed by Hobie Harris (two innings, no hits, three strikeouts), Scott Blewett (two innings, one hit), Nick Wittgren (one inning, one hit) and Diego Castillo (one inning, one hit, one strikeout).