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Record: 57-40, 2nd, 3 GB Des Moines
Makiel Franco hit a pinch-hit home run off St. Louis Phil Maton with two outs in the top of the sixth inning to help give Madison a 7-5 win at Busch Stadium (1997).
River Walkers starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks was still in the game to begin the sixth, but lasted just two batters allowing a single to Nomar Mazarra and walk to Matt Olson to lead to his departure.
Bobby Poyner then got the ball for St. Louis, and walked Nolan Jones to load the bases before recording a pair of strike outs.
Maton was summoned, and like Poyner walked the first batter he faced only this time the free pass to Mike Zunino scored Mazarra with the go-ahead run.
Franco then hit the second pitch he saw 369-feet into the left-field seats.
All of a sudden, the Muskies led 7-2.
St. Louis did push three runs across in the seventh inning. Andrew Tholes had an RBI double and Andrew Benintendi drove in another with a single.
But Koda Glover retired St. Louis in order in the eighth inning. Corey Knebel followed suit in the ninth for his 16th save.
Madison starting pitcher Adam Wainwright went 4.1 innings, allowing two runs on five hits.

Rubby De La Rosa struck out the only batter he faced (Brandon Moss) to end the fifth inning. It was enough to earn him his fifth win of the season.
St. Louis first baseman Rhys Hoskins had to leave the game after being injured while running the bases.
The injury was described as an intercostal strain. He is expected to be out for a week.