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Walkers news: April 26 -- St. Louis 5, Evansville 0
Record: 13-11, 2nd, 2 GB Quad City
Izzy San Juan went the distance in a two-hit shutout, as St. Louis downed Evansville 5-0 at Busch Stadium (1997).
San Juan took a no-hitter into the seventh inning until Nick Bitsko broke it up with a one-out single.
A single in the ninth by Royce Lewis accounted for the only other hit by the Bosses.
San Juan (2-1) retired the next two batters to end it. The left-hander struck out six and walked one.
A two-run homer from Jose Ramirez off Evansville starter Ray Pocock put the River Walkers in front 2-0 in the bottom of the first.
Thairo Estrada had a two-out single in the second, which scored Peter Ahn, to make it 3-0.
Cris Rosario led off the third with a homer off Pocock.
Jared Thomas drew a lead-off walk from Ozzie Contrera in the seventh and scored on an Ahn single in the seventh to complete the scoring.
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