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Walkers news: June 6 -- Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 0
Record: 28-27, 3rd, 2 GB Springfield
This one wasn't a blowout, but the result was the same as Cincinnati shutout St. Louis for the second consecutive game 3-0 at Busch Stadium (1997).
A day after routing the River Walkers 14-0, the Skyline got the only run it would need in the top of the first inning against St. Louis starter Tanner Bibee.
Nick Dunn, who led off the game with a single, scored it.
A wild pitch moved him to second and a pair of ground outs -- from Derek Fisher and Freddie Freeman -- chased him across the plate.
That was enough for a quartet of CIncinnati pitchers who combined on the shutout.
Starter Corbin Burnes (5-3) handled the first five innings, limiting the Walkers to four hits while striking out five and walking one.
Giovanny Gallegos, Braden Zarbinsky, Sean Williams and Alex Claudio all pitched an inning apiece to complete the whitewashing.
Claudio earned his 12th save.
The Skyline got their second run in the fifth inning after Tony Esparza drew a lead-off walk from Bibee.
Luke Hancock moved Esparza to second with a single and he landed at third when Burnes got down a bunt.
Dunn made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly.
Derek Fisher led off the eighth with a triple off Williams Jerez.
Freddie Freeman scored him with a sacrifice fly.
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