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Record: 14-7, 1st, 2 GA Des Moines
Down 3-0, St. Louis poured across five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and held on for a 5-4 win over the Springfield Prairie Fighters at Busch Stadium.
After not being able to muster much against Springfield starting pitcher Josh Hader and reliever Sam Freeman through the first six innings, the River Walkers bats came alive in the seventh.
Adeiny Hechavarria and pinch-hitter Alberto Almora drove in the first two runs with singles off reliever Tim Hill.

Jin-hwan Chung then struck the big blow with a bases-loaded double that cleared them, making it 5-3.
Travis Shaw had an RBI double off a struggling Jake Diekman in the eighth, pulling the Prairie Fighters within a run.

However, Phil Maton wriggled out of a jam in that inning to keep St. Louis on top.
Grant Dayton then pitched a perfect ninth for his first save since joining the Walkers.
St.Louis starter Aaron Nola turned in a solid performance, allowing two runs on six hits in six innings.
On a down note, Keone Kela pitched in the majors for the first time since August of last season --when he suffered a partially torn labrum -- but lasted just one batter, walking Abiatal Avelino, with another apparent shoulder injury.