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Walkers news: June 2 -- St. Louis 11, Milwaukee 4
Record: 33-16, 1st, 4.5 GA Springfield
It was a big day for St. Louis' Tanner Kohlhepp who went 4 for 5 with three doubles, a home run, two runs scored and five RBIs, to help power the River Walkers to an 11-4 win over Milwaukee at Busch Stadium (1997).
Tied 2-2, St. Louis took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth.
Jean Carmona and Andrew Benintendi led off with back-to-back doubles off Keg Lifters starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski.
A sacrifice bunt from Johan Camargo moved Benintendi to third. He scored when Alek Thomas grounded out.
It's lead trimmed to 4-3, the Walkers tallied three times in the fifth.
Kohlhepp drove in Bo Bichette, who had drawn a lead-off walk, with a double.
Carmona and Benintendi later had RBI singles off reliever Daniel Espino.
The Walkers piled on four more runs in the eighth.
A wild pitch scored Luis Palomo with the first run.
Kohlhepp did the rest with his seventh home run of the season.
Walkers starter Steven Brault (5-1) lasted just five innings, allowing three runs on eight hits, but still emerged with the win.
Palomo worked through the eighth and got the first out of the ninth.
Tim Hill finished off the game by retiring the only two batters he faced.
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