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Walkers news: Sept. 22 -- St. Louis 11, Quad City 8
Record: 87-64, 1st, 4 GA Des Moines
Down 8-3, St. Louis scored twice in the top of the seventh inning and then exploded for six more in the eighth as it rallied for an 11-8 win over Quad City at Fenway Park (1979).
The game had been tied at 3-3 before the Thunder put up a three-spot in the fourth -- a two-run homer from Thomas Dillard and RBI single from Nick Gonzalez -- and two more in the fifth -- two-run single from Ronald Acuna Jr. -- to go up by five.
The River Walkers gained some life in the seventh when Larry Ernesto connected for a two-run double off QC reliever Sean Newcomb.
They then blew up in eighth, scoring the six runs on six hits.
Fernando Tatis Jr., Jared Thomas and Ernesto all had hits off Thad Ward that drove in two.
Tatis Jr.'s was a double. Thomas hit a triple and Ernesto hit a homer to drive in the inning's final two runs.
Coming off a shutout in his previous start, this outing was a rough one for Walkers starter Steven Brault who allowed six runs on 11 hits over just four innings.
Luis Palomo gave up two runs in the fifth, but followed with a scoreless sixth.
Ricky Cisneros, Angel Tiburcio and Edwin Diaz all worked a scoreless inning apiece.
Cisneros (3-1) came out of it with a win. Diaz got his 28th save.
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