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Walkers news: Sept. 28 -- St. Louis 12, Des Moines 5
Record: 90-67, 3rd, 3.5 GB Des Moines
Rookie Bo Bichette was 4 for 4 with three doubles, a homer, two runs scored and four RBIs to help lead St. Louis to a 12-5 win over Des Moines at LaBatt Stadium.
Rhys Hoskins had an RBI double off Harvesters starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez in the first inning and Bichette drove in one with the first of his three doubles in the second to stake the River Walkers to a 2-1 lead.
St. Louis expanded its lead to 6-2 with four runs in the fourth. Bichette drove in two with a two-run homer off Rodriguez, while Andrew Benintendi hit his 38th long ball of the season, a solo shot.
Des Moines did draw within 7-4 with a pair of runs in the fifth inning and another in the seventh.
However, the Walkers broke it back open with a five-run eighth. Bichette drove in the first run with a double. Tucker Barnhart did the rest with a grand slam off Dane Dunning.
St. Louis starting pitcher Luis Gohara continued his run of strong outing, but the ending was not positive.
Gohara allowed three runs on five hits over 5.1 innings to earn his 14th victory, but left in the sixth inning with an undisclosed injury.
Six relievers combined to close out the win for the Walkers, with only Tony Gonsolin going a complete inning.
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