Before: Ruiz played sparingly in St. Paul season’s first three moths before heating up in August. He was hitting just .197 on August 1, but hit .358 thereafter to finish at .294. He had multiple hits in 6 straight games from August 9-14, 11 of his 13 RBI came in August. He finished at .294 with 1 HR, 13 RBI, and 13 steals.