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Walkers news: April 27 -- Kansas City 6, St. Louis 3
Record: 10-14, 5th, 5.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Tied 2-2, Kansas City ravaged the St.Louis bullpen for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to help send the Pit Masters to a 6-3 win over the River Walkers at Kansas City Municipal Stadium (1967).
Walkers reliever Nick Lodolo got in trouble right away.
A walk was issued to Brian Mundell to open the inning.
Joey Gallo followed with a double, putting runners at second and third.
Pinch-hitter Travis Blankenhorn single, giving the Pit Masters a 3-2 win.
Yasmani Grandal was the fourth straight Masters hitter to reach base, his single scoring Gallo.
The next hitter, Mike Gerber, didn't get a hit but reached on an error by shortstop Christian Arroyo to load the bases.
Greg Jones followed with a single, scoring the inning's third run.
Addison Barger drove home the fourth with a sacrifice fly.
A bases-loaded walk to Larry Ernesto, issued by Kansas City starter Max Fried, in the first gave the Walkers a 1-0 lead.
The Masters snatched the lead in the bottom half of the first when Danny Cushing hit a two-run homer off St. Louis starter Aaron Nola.
The Walkers tied it in the fourth, Jared Thomas coming through with a run-scoring double off K.C. starter Max Fried.
Fried lasted 4.2 innings. giving up two runs on four hits.
Jace Fry got the final out of the fifth and tossed a quiet sixth.
Kyle Nelson, Andrew Ryan and Zach Burdi all worked an inning apiece to seal the win.
Nelson (1-1) notched his first win of the season.
The save was Burdi's fourth of the campaign.
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