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Walkers news: August 17 -- Toledo 5, St. Louis 3, 10 innings
Record: 60-58, 4th, 3.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Yasiel Puig hit a game-winning two-run double off St. Louis reliever Reyes Moronta in the top of the 10th inning as Toledo defeated the River Walkers 5-3 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Josh Harrison singled off Omar Garcia to open the 10th.
Jake Diekman then took over and sandwiched a pair of strikeouts around a walk to Tommy Edman.
Moronta took the mound, and with a 2-2 count Puig laced a two-run double into left field putting the Mud Hens up 5-3.
It was the second big hit of the game for Puig, who hit a three-run homer off River Walkers starting pitcher Alex Faedo in the top of the sixth to wipe out a 2-0 deficit.
St. Louis tied it in the eighth when Andrew Benintendi scored on a wild pitch by reliever Ian Hamilton.
Luke Weaver handled the first five innings on the mound for Toledo, allowing two runs on three hits.
Six pitchers combined to handle the next five innings. Ian Hamilton, Zach Burdi and Sandy Alcantara took care of an inning apiece to close it out.
The win went to Burdi, his fourth of the season. Alcantara notched his second save.
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