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Walkers news: June 9 -- Chicago 6, St. Louis 5
Record: 35-23, 1st, 4 GA Cedar Rapids
Luis Tejada drew a bases-loaded walk from St. Louis reliever Yeison Santos to snap a 5-5 tie and complete a comeback from a 5-1 deficit, as Chicago won 6-5 at Busch Stadium (1997).
The River Walkers had answered a single run the G-Men had scored in the top of the first, with five in the bottom half.
Jordan Groshans had the big hit with a double with the bases loaded off Chicago starting pitcher Kyle Gleason, which scored all three.
But St. Louis would not score again.
Chicago sliced the deficit to 5-4 in the top of the third when Tejada hit a three-run homer off Walkers starting pitcher Zack Hunsinger.
In the seventh, Paul Broyles singled off Santos with one out.
A walk to Jarred Kelenic put two runs on.
After the baserunners pulled off a double steal, Matt Walczak received an intentional walk to bring the left-handed Tejada to the plate. (Santos is a southpaw).
But Santos threw four straight balls to bring Broyles home with what would-be the winning run.
Gleason lasted just three innings, allowing five runs on five hits.
James Carney replaced him in the fourth and recorded seven outs, getting the game into the sixth.
Ben Harris wrapped up the sixth and worked a scoreless seventh.
Harris (1-2) would earn the win.
Jimmy DePra set the Walkers down in order in the eigjhth.
Stephen Von Lehmden pitched around a walk in the ninth to earn his 10th save.
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