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Record: 42-63, 7th, 16.5 GB Springfield
St. Louis jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, by the time the River Walkers scored again they trailed 8-3 and Twin Cities went onto an 8-5 win at Target Field.
The victory completed a three-game sweep for the Snow Cats.
A two-run homer from Jared Thomas off Twin Cities starting pitcher Mason Montgomery highlighted the first-inning outburst for the Walkers.
That lead didn't last long.
Roc Riggio led off the bottom of the first with a single off St. Louis starter Alex Pazos, and Mike Sartain followed with a double.
Daniel Sanabria drove both in with a single, slicing the deficit to 3-2.
An inning later, Patrick Winkel singled with one out and moved to third when pitcher Mason Montgomery reached on a throwing error by Pazos.
Winkel tied it when he scored on a Riggio fly ball.
Sartain then drove in Montgomery with a single, putting Twin Cities up 4-3.
The Cats expanded their lead to 7-3 with a four-run bottom of the fifth
Jeff Friedman singled and Kurt Barty drew a walk, both with one out from Pazos, to get things going, and end Pazos' time on the mound.
Yeison Santos took over and proceeded to walked Winkel.
Relief pitcher Hunter Barco then reached on another throwing error by the pitcher, this time Santos, which allowed Friedman and Baty to score.
Riggo made it 7-3 with an RBI single.
Twin Cities got its final run in the bottom of the seventh, Friedman leading off the inning off Santos.
St. Louis did pull within 8-5, and had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth.
But with runners at first and third, Jim Messina got Kyren Paris to fly out to end it.
Montgomery handled the first 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on four hits. He struck out six and walked one.
Barco (5-4) finished the fifth inning and worked a scoreless sixth.
After that, it was Dennis Mallory (1.0 IP), Jesse Gaither (1.2) and Messina (0.1).
Messina earned his 17th save for earning just one out.