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Record: 78-62, 1st, 1 GA Des Moines
Tied 2-2, St. Louis scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning and went on to defeat Cincinnati 5-2 at Riverfront Stadium (1984).
The River Sharks had tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh.
Zack Hunsicker, making a start on the same day he had agreed to a three-year extension to remain in St. Louis, walked Jake McCarthy to open the inning before getting Cesar Rodriguez to ground into a double play.
But pinch-hitter Chris Sammon followed with a single, which led to an end to Hunsicker's outing.
Jose Alvarado replaced Hunsicker and couldn't get the third out.
Travis Swaggerty greeted him with a single.
Alvarado allowed another single, this one to Landon Jordan, which scored Sammon to tie it.
In the top of the ninth, Rick Scott led off with a single off reliever Erikson Lanning.
Peter Ahn replaced Scott at first base,
Lanning retired the next two, although a ground out did advance Ahn to second.
Jean Carmona put St. Louis in front with a single.
Edward Olivares lengthened the gap to two runs with a double.
Pinch-hitter Brian Mundell then supplied the fourth hit of the inning off Lanning, a single that score Olivares and made it 5-2.
Hunsicker worked 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. He struck out five and walked three.
He also had a two-run single in the fifth inning, which put St. Louis up 2-1.
Tiller replaced Alvarado to get the final two outs of the eighth.
Jake Brentz allowed two singles to open the ninth, but got a double play and was able to keep the score at 5-2.
Brentz earned his seventh save.