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Walkers news: Sept. 4 -- Kansas City 5, St. Louis 4
Kansas City's Allen Cordoba hit a three-run home run off St. Louis' Brad Boxberger in the top of the eighth inning as the Pit Masters overcame what once was a 4-0 deficit to post a 5-4 win at Busch Stadium.
Down 4-2 going into the eighth, Kansas City got things going when River Walkers reliever Andrew Miller walked Joey Gallo and Brett Phillips with one out.
Miller did retire the next batter, striking out Yasmani Grandal, but then exited to Boxberger.
With a 3-0 count, Cordoba drove a Boxberger pitch 398-feet into the left-field seats.
St. Louis did threaten in the ninth loading the bases with two outs thanks to two walks and a hit by pitch.
But Daniel Hudson got MVP candidate Andrew Benintendi fly out to end it.
St. Louis starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks was impressive, allowing one hit in six innings during which he allowed four hits. He struck out 11 and walked one.
The Walkers got all four of their runs in the fourth inning against K.C. starter Chance Adams.
Nicky Delmonico drove in the first two runs with a double.
The third run scored on a wild pitch. Manny Pina made it 4-0 when Delmonico scored on his ground ball.
Kansas City sliced the deficit to 4-2 in the fifth. Joey Gallo led off the inning with his 43rd homer of the season.Willy Adames later had an RBI single, which scored Grandal.
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