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Record: 12-14, 4th, 4.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Andrew Benintendi hit a three-run home run off Des Moines reliever Jandel Gustave to cap a four-run top of the ninth inning to help give St. Louis a 7-6 win over the Harvesters at LaBatt Park.
A game they once trailed 5-0, the River Walkers entered the ninth down 6-3.
Romy Gonzalez got things going with a lead-off double. He moved to third when Javier Baez reached on a dropped third striker.
Alek Thomas made it 6-4 with an RBI single.
Bo Bichette struck out for the second out.
However, Benintendi followed with a 419 homer on a 2-1 pitch to give the Walkers an improbable lead.
A grand slam from Grant Witherspoon off Walkers starter Argenis Batista helped put the Harvesters up 4-0 in the second.
Carson Kelly took Batista deep in the third inning, upping the Des Moines advantage to 5-0.
St. Louis began its comeback in the fourth inning, Rhys Hoskins with a run-scoring double off Harvesters starter Sixto Sanchez.
Larry Ernesto then hit a two-run homer off reliever Bryan Garcia in the sixth, making it 5-3.
Des Moines got one of those runs back in the seventh, Rafael Devers cranking one over the wall off reliever John Curtiss.
Batista worked six innings, giving up five runs on seven hits.
Curtis, Nick Lodolo, Phil Maton all recorded two out apiece to get the game to the ninth.
Edwin Diaz worked a perfect ninth for his third save.