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Record: 0-1, 5th (tied/w. Springfield and Quad City), 1 GB Des Moines and Louisville
Tied 3-3, defending MBL World Series champion Des Moines exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and rode that to a 13-4 rout of St. Louis at Green Canyon Park.
Shut out through three innings, the River Walkers went up 3-2 in the top of the fourth on a three-run homer from Nick Shaw off Harvesters starting pitcher Manny Pescosolido.
Des Moines tied it in the bottom of the fifth when Trent Rowan led off the inning with a single off St. Louis starting Angel Tiburcio and later scored on a Fernando Tatis Jr. ground out.
The Harvesters then went to work against Tiburcio in the bottom of the sixth, beginning with a lead-off homer from Rafael Devers.
The next three Des Moines batters reached bases -- Steve Carroll drew a walk before Orlando Torres and Hector Alvarado hit consecutive doubles -- before Tiburcio made his exit.
Ricky Cisneros took over and was even worse allowing all six of the batters he faced -- five singles and a walk -- as four more runs scored.
Still without an out in the inning, Cory Tiller took over for the Walkers.
He got an out, actually two by getting Steve Carroll to hit into a double play, but another run scored.
After a walk to Orlando Torres, Hector Alvarado singled to plate the inning's ninth run.
Pescosolido worked five innings allowing three runs on thee hits. He struck out seven and walked one.
Juan Amezquita (1-0), who a year ago went 12-6 as part of the Harvesters rotation but has not moved to the bullpen, worked a scoreless sixth to earn the win.
Yuki Matsui worked two innings, and allowed a solo homer to Alex Greene in the eighth.
Andrew McDaniel set St. Louis down in order in the ninth.