[rink23]

Record: 1-0, 1st/(Tied/w. Kansas City), 0.5 GA Cedar Rapids and Louisville
Tied 5-5, Nick Shaw led off the top of the ninth inning with a home run off Des Moines reliever Mario Reyes and St. Louis went on to win its season opener 6-5 at Green Canyon Park.
The River Walkers jumped out to a 4-0 lead thanks to a big top of the first inning.
Shaw drove in the game's first two runs with a double off Harvesters starting pitcher Keith Talley.
Marcos Francis, in his first at bat with St. Louis. followed with a two-run homer.
That lead eventually stood at 5-1, before the Harvesters rallied.
Pinch-hitter Kellum Clark provided the big blow with a two-out three-run homer off Armando Cintron, who was making his debut with the Walkers, which tied the game.
St. Louis starting pitcher Jesse McNaboe went six innings, allowing two runs run on nine hits.
Nick Ruffalo worked a scoreless seventh inning.
Scott Rissler got the first two outs of the eighth, but exited the game with two runners on base.
They both scored on the Clark homer off Cintron (1-0), who would still come out with the win.
Greg Sones handled the ninth and earned a save.
The Walkers suffered a major injury early in the game when catcher Jackson Miller suffered a concussion after being hit in the head by a Jeremy Sudbury pitch in the fifth.
He is expected to miss two weeks, and will likely be placed on the injured list.