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Record: 69-64, 4th (tied/w. Springfield), 4.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Alex Faedo allowed one run over just shy of seven innings to help St. Louis to a 2-1 win over Springfield at Busch Stadium (1997).
With the win, St. Louis was able to avoid getting swept in the three-game series by the Prairie Fighters.
St. Louis and Springfield are tied for fourth in the tightly bunched National League South Division, 4.5 games behind first-place Cedar Rapids.
Faedo, who has pitched well since being acquired in a July 23 trade with Evansville, worked 6.2 scoreless innings allowing four hits. He struck out six and walked two.
The River Walkers got on the board in the second inning when Nicky Delmonico led off with a single off Fighters starter Tyler Stevens.
An error hit on a ground ball by J.T. Realmuto allowed both runner and hitter to reach base.
Tyler Esplin, making his first MBL plate appearance, then drew a walk to load the bases.
Andrelton Simmons followed with a single, bringing Delmonico home with the game's initial run.
Pinch-hitter Joe Mundy made it 2-0 in the seventh inning with a homer off Eduardo Paerdes.
Springfield got its run in the after Freddie Freeman drew a one-out walk from Grant Dayton and scored when Dylan Couzens followed with a double.
Phil Maton came on to strike out Todd Frazier to strand Couzens at second.
Closer Tommy Kahnle worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 25th save.
Relievers Reyes Moronta (0.1 IP), Dayton (0.2) and Maton (0.1) also took the mound for St. Louis.