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Record: 20-14, 1st, 1 GA Springfield, Kansas City and Des Moines
Springfield's Raul Ahumada took a no-hitter into the bottom of the eighth inning, but the time it was over St. Louis led 5-1 and the score remained that way as the River Walkers won at Busch Stadium (1997).
The win allowed St. Louis to avoid being swept in the three-game series.
The Railers went up 1-0 in the top of the fourth against Walkers starting pitcher Zack Hunsicker.
Ruben Villanueva scored the run after drawing a one-out walk.
He moved to third on an Alex Otero single, and scored on a wild pitch.
Ahumada had not allowed a hit going into the bottom of the eighth, but things fall apart after Rick Scott reached on an one-out error by Railers shortstop Kyren Paris.
Jean Carmona followed by breaking up the no-hitter with a single.
That also ended Ahumada's outing after 119 pitches.
Mario Reyes took over and walked pinch-hitter Felix Acevado, loading the bases.
Daniel Becerra struck out for the second out.
But Jose Ramirez put St. Louis in front with a triple to drive in three.
Jose Segura drew Reyes' second walk of the inning.
Jared Thomas scored Ramirez with a double.
Alex Gallegos then took over the mound duties.
He opened with a walk to Jae-hong Chang.
Gallegos followed that with a wild pitch on his first offering to Jovan Gill, scoring Segura with the inning's fifth run.
Hunsicker pitched six innings,. allowing one run on two hits. He struck out seven, walked four and threw two wild pitches.
Ricky Cisneros (3-0) earned the win after two scoreless innings.
Ernesto Barbosa struck out the side in the ninth, but it was not a save situation.