Mikaela Dworken's three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning capped a nine-run rally by the St. Paul Saints for a 9-6 victory over Fargo-Moorhead on Friday night in front of 5,289 at Midway Stadium.

The Saints (6-2), who trailed 6-0 after 2½ innings, began their comeback with two runs in the bottom of the third and scored seven runs in the final two innings off four relievers.

Chas Terni's two-run single was the Saints' only hit in the three-run eighth inning. Singles by Justin Hall, Adam Olow and Nick Gretz set up the four-run ninth.

After Kazuhiro Kohno bounced into a fielder's choice, Dworken drilled a 3-1 pitch over the left-field fence for his first homer of the season.

Julio Perez pitched the ninth inning for the victory. Kenny Holubec, a former Twins farmhand, pitched 5 2/3 of scoreless relief.

Redhawks starter Ray Clark worked seven innings, retiring the last 13 batters he faced.

Saints sign veteran: The Saints signed outfielder Scott Samuels on Friday to replace Matt Howe, who was placed on the disabled list because of foot and ankle problems.

Samuels, 33, who bats left-handed, has played pro ball for 12 years. The Cleveland native, who was drafted by the Florida Marlins in 1992, has a .289 career batting average.

GAME DATE:  5/28/04  FM at SPL
FARGO-MOORHEAD  6 AT ST. PAUL  9  
                                        
                                 YTD                                   YTD
FARGO-MOORHEAD     AB  R  H BI   AVG  ST. PAUL           AB  R  H BI   AVG
J.Mathis CF         5  0  2  1  .161  J.Renick 3B         5  1  1  0  .306  
B.Jeffcoat SS       5  0  3  1  .259  J.Hall 2B           3  3  2  0  .364  
J.Fitzgerald 1B     5  0  1  0  .300  A.Olow RF           4  1  2  0  .424  
J.Fitzgerald LF     0  0  0  0  .300  N.Gretz 1B          4  1  1  2  .333  
R.Salazar 1B        0  0  0  0  .233  T.Brown CF          5  0  0  0  .270  
R.Salazar 3B        4  1  1  0  .233  K.Kohno LF          4  2  2  1  .300  
S.Foley RF          4  2  2  0  .414  M.Dworken CAT       1  1  1  3  .250  
C.Paul LF           3  1  1  1  .185  M.Dworken DH        3  0  0  1  .250  
D.Dormanen 3B       0  0  0  0  .000  C.Terni SS          4  0  1  2  .258  
B.Ward 2B           4  1  2  2  .120  J.Wiseman CAT       3  0  0  0  .158  
K.Gulledge CAT      5  0  1  1  .280  S.Samuels PH        0  0  0  0  .000  
B.Mazer DH          3  1  1  0  .125  J.Perez PIT         0  0  0  0  .000  
R.Clark PIT         0  0  0  0  .000  C.Walters PIT       0  0  0  0  .000  
S.Jones PIT         0  0  0  0  .000  K.Holubec PIT       0  0  0  0  .000  
N.Brannon PIT       0  0  0  0  .000  
N.Mattioni PIT      0  0  0  0  .000  
B.Franklin PIT      0  0  0  0  .000  
TOTALS             38  6 14  6        TOTALS             36  9 10  9

FARGO-MOORHEAD       0 3 3   0 0 0   0 0 0- 6 14  1
ST. PAUL             0 0 2   0 0 0   0 3 4- 9 10  1

E--B.Jeffcoat, A.Olow. 
DP--FARGO-MOORHEAD 1, ST. PAUL 0. 
LOB--FARGO-MOORHEAD 11, ST. PAUL 8. 
2B--J.Mathis (2), S.Foley (2), B.Ward (2), J.Renick (2). 
HR--M.Dworken (1). 
SB--J.Fitzgerald (4). 
CS--B.Jeffcoat. 
HBP--R.Salazar, C.Paul, B.Mazer, A.Olow, M.Dworken. 
SF--B.Ward. 
SH--C.Paul. 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 FARGO-MOORHEAD
R.Clark                         7.0   5   2   2   2   4   0    3.00
S.Jones                         0.2   0   2   0   1   0   0    1.80
N.Brannon                       0.0   0   1   0   1   0   0    0.00
N.Mattioni (L,0-1)              0.2   4   3   3   1   2   0    6.75
B.Franklin                      0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   27.00
 ST. PAUL
C.Walters                       2.1   9   6   6   1   0   0   10.13
K.Holubec                       5.2   4   0   0   0   5   0    0.00
J.Perez (W,1-0)                 1.0   1   0   0   0   0   0    2.25

HB--R.Clark, N.Mattioni, K.Holubec 3. 
WP--R.Clark 3. 
BALKS--K.Holubec. 
SO--J.Fitzgerald, C.Paul, K.Gulledge, B.Mazer 2, J.Renick, T.Brown 2, 
M.Dworken, C.Terni, J.Wiseman. 
BB--S.Foley, J.Hall 2, N.Gretz, K.Kohno, S.Samuels. 
T--3:08.  
A--5,289