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Record: Series tied 1-1
Twin Cities starting pitcher Joel Wisniewski shut out St. Louis over the first five innings and the River Walkers didn't until the bottom of the eighth, by which time they trailed 5-0, as the Snow Cats evened the National League Championship Series with a 5-1 win at Busch Stadium (1997).
The Cats went up right away with a run in the top of the first inning off St. Louis starting pitcher Izzy San Juan.
Mike Sartain scored the run after he singled with two outs.
A wild pitch moved him to second, and Sartain scored on a Jim Peebles single.
It was Wasniewski (1-0) getting things done until his team scored again in the top of the sixth.
The left-hander came out of the game with a line of five innings, no runs on two hits. He struck out seven and didn't walk a batter.
Twin Cities got its second run in the top of the sixth.
Roc Riggio drew a lead-off walk from San Juan.
He stole second and scored on a two-out single by Peebles.
The Cats broke the game open in the eighth with two homers off Walkers reliever Josh Grissom,
Jeff Friedman struck first with a two-run shot.
Mike Sartain followed with a solo bang to make it 5-0.
The Walkers lone run came in the bottom of the eighth, Steve Rossi with his second homer of the series off, this one coming off reliever Josh Dobbs.
Five relievers combined to finish the game for Twin Cities.
Nick Wilson and Watkins worked the sixth and seventh, respectively.
Dobbs got the first two outs of the eighth.
Jesse Gaither wrapped up that inning and pitched a scoreless ninth.
St. Louis second baseman Daniel Becerra was ejected in the first inning for arguing balls and strikes.
He is expected to receive a suspension.