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Old 09-19-2021, 06:21 AM   #1005
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Walkers news: August 14 -- St. Louis 9, Green Bay 8

Record: 73-45, 1st, 4 GA Cedar Rapids
Down 7-2, St. Louis exploded for six runs in the top of the sixth inning and went on to defeat Green Bay 9-8 at PNC Park.
Zach Wenman, who didn't start the game coming on to replace an injured Jackson Miller at catcher, led off the inning with a double off Mallards relief pitcher Ramon Puente.
A balk moved Wenman to second.
A walk to Manuel Coke put two runners on base.
Nick Shaw followed with a single, scoring Wenman.
After a strike out of Jose Segura, rookie Mark Waterson followed with a double, scoring Coke.
Aaron Nixon connected on the fourth hit of the inning, scoring Shaw, and ending Puente's time on the mound.
Elji Konno took over.
He didn't fare any better.
After retiring Izaac Pacheco, pinch-hitter Jose Gonzalez singled to score Waterson.
The hits kept on coming.
Bob Saavedra singled, scoring Nixon and it was tied.
Wenman, batting for the second time, reached on an error by Kerry Fackelman as Gonzalez scored to put St. Louis in front 8-7.
Green Bay would tie it, and it didn't take much time, pinch-hitter Jim Moorman leading off the bottom of the sixth with a homer off reliever Scott Rissler.
The Walkers took the lead for good in the top of the eighth, pinch-hitter Nathaniel Dixon connecting on a lead-off homer off former St. Louis closer Ernesto Barbosa.
Nick Shaw put St. Louis in front with a two-run homer off Mallards starting pitcher Tyler Parker.
Green Bay would put up seven runs before the Walkers would score again.
Austin Clayton hit a solo homer off St. Louis starter Xavier Wigfall in the bottom of the first.
The Mallards took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the third.
Sal Valdez drove in two of them with a double.
Green Bay added three more runs in the fifth.
Jordan and Ronald Acuna Jr. both had RBI doubles, off Wigfall and Oscar Martinez, respectively.
It was a rough outing or Wigfall, who allowed six runs on eight hits in just 4.1 innings.
Martinez finished off the fifth inning, giving up a run.
Rissler (6-3) handled a pair of innings, and be awarded the win..
Once St. Louis had the lead, the relief pitchers settled down.
Angel Tiburcio set the Traders down in order in the eighth.
Greg Sones struck out the side in the ninth for his third save.
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