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Walkers news: June 2 -- Springfield 5, St. Louis 4
Record: 31-21, 1st, 2.5 GA Cedar Rapids
Pinch-hitter Nolan Jones singled off reliever Elian Acosta with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to scored Ruben Villanueva and give Springfield a 5-4 win over St. Louis at Oracle Park.
Villanueva had led off the inning with a double off Andres Hernandez.
A ground ball by Matthew Lugo moved Villanueva to third, before Ben Breazale was issued an intentional walk.
Acosta came on and on his third pitch, Jones lined it left to bring Villaneauva home with the game-winning run.
The River Walkers had evened it at 4-4 in the top of the seventh on a pinch-hit single from Heston Kjerstad off Jaden Foster.
Railers starting pitcher Brian McIlmoyle handled the first five innings, allowing three runs on five hits.
After that, it was an inning apiece for Alex Claudio, Jaden Foster, Mike Fagan and Mario Reyes.
Fagan (2-0) earned the win.
Reyes now has nine saves.
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