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Record: 49-35, 1st, 5 GA Cedar Rapids
St. Louis poured seven runs across in the bottom of the second inning, and rode it to an 8-5 win over Quad City at Busch Stadium (1997).
Trailing 1-0, the River Walkers put their first five batters on base against Thunder starting pitcher Danny Garza to start the bottom of the second.
Garza was his own worst enemy sandwiching three straight walks between a pair of singles.
The first out came on a sac bunt by pitcher Zack Hunsicker, which scored a run.
After that, two more runners reached -- Jose Ramirez with an RBI single and another walk, this one to Thairo Estrada, which also scored a run -- before Garza made his exit.
Bobby Stover took over and got Jose Segura to hit into a fielder's choice, which plated the inning's sixth run.
Jordan Groshans drove in the seventh with a sac fly.
Jose Ramirez hit a solo homer off Travis Hailey in the sixth, making it 8-1.
Quad City did score some runs late against the River Walkers' bullpen.
Hunsicker (9-2) wasn't great but good enough to earn his ninth win.
He pitched into the seventh inning, and got into trouble without recording an out, and ended up with a line of four runs on eight hits over six innings.
Yeison Santos finished the seventh and got the first out of the eighth.
Zack Evers wrapped up the eighth.
Elian Acosta allowed a run in the ninth, but never let it get interesting.