COLUMBUS (Interstat) — Jake Rucker doubled home Matt Wallner and Cody Morissette in the ninth inning, lifting the Saint Paul Saints over the Columbus Clippers 4-3 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Triple-A International League play at Huntington Park. Dom Nuñez’s sacrifice fly had given Columbus a 3-2 lead in the eighth. Kala’i Rosario doubled home Aaron Sabato in the sixth for Saint Paul. Garrett Acton earned the win in relief, improving to 5-0. Marco Raya recorded his fourth save. Rorik Maltrud took the loss, falling to 7-2. Ryan Gallagher allowed one earned run on three hits over four innings with two walks and three strikeouts for Saint Paul. Justin Campbell yielded one earned run on three hits over 4 2/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts for Columbus. Kendry Rojas worked two scoreless innings. Alejandro Hidalgo struck out three in a scoreless inning. Cody Morissette homered, Kala’i Rosario finished 3 for 4 with an RBI, and Blake Perkins went 3 for 4 for Columbus. Attendance was 10,100. Time of game was 2:50. Saint Paul improved to 79-64. Columbus fell to 76-67.