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Record: 57-53, 3rd, 2.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Michael Conforto hit a two-run, two-out homer off Des Moines reliever Leo Vazquez to lift St. Louis to a 7-6 win at Busch Stadium (1997).
With the win, the River Walkers took two of three games from the Harvesters. St. Louis sits in third place in the National League South Division, but trails first-place Cedar Rapids by just 2.5 games.
Andrew Benintendi got things going for the Walkers in the ninth with a one-out single off Jandel Gustave.
Vazquez came on and got Rhys Hoskins to fly out for the second out.
However, Conforto hit the 3-1 pitch 394 feet over the fence in left field for his 25th home run of the season.
St. Louis entered the ninth inning with a 5-4 advantage, but closer Tommy Kahnle surrendered it when he allowed a two-run homer to pinch-hitter Austin Meadows.
It was the second blown save in as many games for Kahnle, who allowed an RBI single to Austin Hays in the ninth inning of their August 7 game. A contest Des Moines would go on to win in 3-2 in 12 innings.
Kahnle still got the win, his second of the season. But his blown save total has reached five.
Moved into the Walkers' rotation with an injury to Kyle Hendricks, Wade Miley turned in a strong six innings allowing two runs on four hits. He struck out six and walked one.
Phil Maton tossed a scoreless seventh inning, but surrendered a two-run homer to Hunter Fedduccia in the eighth as Des Moines pulled to within 5-4.

A three-run fourth inning allowed the Walkers to grab a 3-1 lead.
Bo Bichette hit a solo homer off Harvesters reliever Frankie Montas in the fifth making it 4-2.

Andrelton Simmons' RBI single in the sixth off Hector Mendoza made it 5-2.