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Walkers news: May 27 -- St. Louis 7, Green Bay 5
Record: 28-19, 1st, 4.5 GA Kansas City
St. Louis blasted four home runs -- highlighted by a four-run top of the third inning -- and rode that to a 7-5 win over Green Bay at War Memorial Stadium
Down 1-0, the River Walkers took command with back-to-back homers in the top of the third.
Daniel Becerra struck first with a three-run shot off Mallards starter Trevor Criswell.
The next batter, Jose Segura, followed up with a solo shot to make it 4-1.
Green Bay climbed back to within 4-2, when Austin Hendrick homered off St. Louis starter Izzy San Juan.
The Walkers got that run back in the seventh, thanks to a Steve Rossi homer off Kirby McIntyre.
Pinch-hitter Joshua Rivera made it 7-2 with a two-run homer off Ryan Rolison.
The Mallards made it interesting with three runs in the ninth, but closer Ernesto Barbosa, although two runs scored while he was on the mound, got Jack Sigrist to hit into a fielder's choice to end it.
San Juan (4-4) lasted four innings, allowing two runs on three hits.
Elian Acosta pitched two scoreless innings.
Ricky Cisneros worked a scoreless eighth, and got the first out of the ninth before exiting.
Barbosa got two outs, but allowed one hit, and earned his ninth save.
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