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Record: 29-19, 1st, 5 GA Cedar Rapids
St. Louis launched a pair of first-inning home runs -- a lead-off homer from Jose Ramirez and a three-run shot by Jose Segura -- and the River Walkers rode that to a 7-5 win over Green Bay at War Memorial Stadium.
The win gave St. Louis' victories in the final two games of the three-game series.
Both of the first-inning homers came off Mallards starter Ben Hughes.
In the bottom of the first, Austin Hendrick hit a two-run homer off Walkers starter Zack Hunsicker to make it 4-2.
Ramirez homered for a second time -- this one a two-run homer off Chris Rodriguez -- in the sixth as the St. Louis lead grew to 6-2.
The Mallards, however, roared back with three runs in the sixth.
Yeison Santos replaced Hunsickers after he allowed three hitters to reach with one out -- one on an error by third baseman Jordan Groshans and a pair of walks -- proceeded to walk in a run and give up an RBI single to Pavin Smith as the Mallards drew to within 6-5.
But Green Bay would not score again -- and Groshans would add some insurance with solo homer off Steve Nilsen in the seventh -- as the Walkers escaped with the victory.
Hunsickers allowed five runs on three hits in 5.2 innings. He walked five and struck out the same number.
Santos finished the sixth and recorded the first out of the seventh.
Andres Santos got the final two outs of the seventh.
Argenis Batista pitched a scoreless eighth.
Ernesto Barbosa did the same in the ninth, striking out three batters on nine pitches, for his 10th save.