Baseball Game Preview: St. Paul Swordsmen vs. Valencia Tigers

The St. Paul Swordsmen will take on the Valencia Tigers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in St. Paul's favor as the team sits on 17 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Valencia has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

St. Paul's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Garfield 6-0.

Robert Encinas Jr was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Richie Avina, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Valencia fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Century on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to the Centurions, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Valencia now has a losing record of 1-2. As for St. Paul, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.

St. Paul took their win against Valencia when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-4. Will St. Paul repeat their success, or does Valencia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.