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Record: 38-23, 1st, 5 GA Cedar Rapids
St. Louis scored a pair of runs in the top of the second inning to take the lead and rode a strong start from Angel Tiburcio -- who drove in one of those runs -- to a 5-2 win over Quad City at Fenway Park (1976).
Steve Rossi led off the River Walkers second with a double off Thunder starting pitcher Carlos Lomeli, and following a fly out by Jordan Groshans, was joined on base by Rick Scott who was hit by a pitch.
A balk moved both batters up a base.
A walk to Jean Carmona then loaded the bases.
Rossi scored when Ricky Liriano hit into a fielder's choice.
Tiburico followed that with a double to score Scott.
After Quad City got its first run on a Gabriel Hagan homer off TIburcio in the bottom of the second..
The Walkers got it back in top of the next inning, when Daniel Becerra and Jose Segura opened the inning with single.
Becerra stole third and scored on a Groshans ground out.
Quad City pulled to within 3-2 in the seventh as Tiburcio seemed to run out of gas.
Nick Gonzalez drew a one-out walk and stole second.
A single by Hagan moved him to third, and another single, this one from Ben Nelson, scored Gonzalez and ended Tibuircio's outing.
Zach Evers took over and allowed a lead-off single to Bobby Wescott, loading the bases.
But Myles Austin flew out to keep the Walkers in front.
In 6.2 innings, Tiburcio (5-3) allowed two runs on four hits. He struck out nine and walked one.
Evers retired just the one batter -- and faced only two -- in the seventh.
Elian Acosta pitched a perfect eighth.
Ricky Cisneros walked a batter, but allowed nothing else in the ninth for his third save.