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Record: 3-2, 2nd (Tied/w. Des Mes Moines and Quad City); 1 GB Springfield
Bill Pena hit a two-run walk-off home run off Peoria reliever Francisco Perez with one out in the bottom of the ninth as St. Louis downed the Rivermen 6-4 at Busch Stadium (2006).
Abdul-Nasser bin Amr had gotten on base in front of Pena, with a one-out single off Perez.
Pena then hit a 2-1 pitch 380 feet over the right-field wall for his first homer as a member of the River Walkers.
St. Louis owned a comfortable 4-0 lead going into the top of the ninth, only to see closer Bobby Westerman struggle for the second straight outing.
For the second straight game, Westerman gave up a three-run homer, this one to Ryan Palmer, which made it 4-3.
He followed that by allowing a single to Drew Bowser and hitting Johnny Castagnozzi with a pitch.
Westerman did strike out Bobby Dotson for the inning's second out, before exiting the game.
Wes Cohen, however greeted Greg Sones with a single which scored Bowser to tie the game.
Nick Shaw continued his hot start to the season with a three-run double in the third inning. Part of a four-run outburst for St. Louis.
Shaw has 13 RBIs in the first five games of the season.
St. Louis starter Kevin Hrdlicka worked 6.2 shutout innings, allowing just two hits.
Hrdlicka struck out six, but also walked a half-dozen batters.
Brett McVey and Nick Ruffalo both pitched two-thirds of an inning before Westerman took over with one out in the ninth.
Sones (1-0) earned the win despite being hit with a blown save.