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Record: 2-0, 1st, 0.5 GA Des Moines
Jose Ramirez two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Matt Fulton to snap a 2-2 tie, and give St. Louis a 3-2 win over Peoria at Busch Stadium (1997).
The hit came off former River Walker pitcher Lenyn Crisp, who went to Peoria in the offseason trade for outfielder Alex Greene.
Fulton had singled off Crisp with one out, and moved to second on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Jovan Gill.
A single from Daniel Becerra moved Fulton to third, and when Ramirez came through with the third single of the inning, the River Walkers had themselves a victory.
St. Louis probably should have won without batting in the bottom of the ninth.
It led 2-0 going into the top of the ninth, having shutout the Rivermen for 17 innings to start the season, but newcomer Josh Forgy allowed consecutive two-out homers to Cesar Salazar and Anthony Volpe to tie the game.
With three straight left-handed hitters slated to bat in the top of the ninth, the Walkers elected to go with the southpaw Forgy.
He retired the first two before allowing Salazar's longball.
With another lefty on deck after Volpe in Randy Underhill, Forgy was told to pitch around Volpe.
He ended up hitting the ball 415 feet into the left-center field bleachers.
The Walkers had used the long ball to go up 2-0, Ramirez belting a two-run shot off Rivermen starting pitcher Luke Madden to open the scoring.
St. Louis starter Izzy San Juan pitched four scoreless innings allowing fouir hits. He struck out five and walked one.
Josh Grissom worked a scoreless eighth.
Forgy (1-0) had his issues with the two homers in the ninth, but somehow came out with the win.