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Walkers news: Sept. 8 -- St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 1
Record: 81-62, 1st, 1 GA Des Moines
Rookie Lenyn Crisp turned in another strong start and St. Louis completed a four-game sweep of Cincinnati with a 5-1 win at Riverfront Stadium (1984).
The four-game sweep extended the River Walkers' winning streak to nine games.
Crisp (3-0), who has won all three of his starts, allowed one run on two hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked three,
The lone run he allowed was a homer from Landon Jordan in the fifth inning, which actually put the River Sharks up 1-0.
But in the top of the sixth, St. Louis wiped that out with a four-run outburst.
After cruising through the first five innings, Cincinnati starter Rob Pillsbury walked Joshua Rivera to open the top of the sixth.
Jared Thomas followed with a double, scoring Rivera to tie it.
That also ended Pillsbury's outing.
Jeff Singleton took over and got Steve Rossi to fly out, but then intentionally walked Brian Mundell.
Jose Segura made him pay with a single which put St. Louis in front 2-1.
Jean Carmona then reached on an error by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., scoring another run to push the lead to 3-1.
Peter Ahn was given the second intentional walk of the inning, and Crisp's bunt attempt resulted with Segura being thrown out at home.
With Jose Ramirez at the plate, catcher Cesar Rodriguez allowed a pitch to get passed him letting the inning's fourth run score.
A two-out double by Jared Thomas, off reliever Josh Morrow, allowed the Walkers to add an insurance run in the top of the ninth.
After Crisp left following the sixth inning, Cory Tiller and Travis Krogman both worked scoreless innings.
Even though it was not a save situation, Ernesto Barbosa worked a 1-2-3 ninth to end it.
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