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Record: 24-16, 1st, 2 GA Des Moines
Rookie Jerry Tate shut out Louisville over the first seven innings, and St. Louis scored six runs over the first three -- against from River Walkers pitcher Trey Benton -- paving the way for a 6-2 win over Louisville at Dodger Stadium.
The victory gave St. Louis a sweep of the three-game series.
In his first start in the majors of 2032, Tate (1-1) had allowed four runs on nine hits in 5.2 innings of a 8-1 loss to Peoria.
This time, the 29-year-old scattered five hits over seven scoreless while striking out four and walking none.
The Walkers went to work quickly against Benton with a pair of runs in the first.
Jose Segura proved the first with a two-out solo homer.
Jovan Gill and Nick Shaw kept it going with singles.
A third single in a row, this one from Jae-hong Chang, scored Gill to make it 2-0.
St. Louis added another run in the second, Tate doing the honors.
He singled with one out, and moved to second on a two-out walk to Daniel Becerra.
Segura earned his second RBI of the game with a single.
The Walkers chased Benton with a three-run third.
Jean Carmona scored the first run after reaching on an error by shortstop Bradley Mondesir.
A single by Ricky Liriano moved Carmona to third
Tate then picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly.
Nathaniel Dixon made it 6-0 with his sixth homer of the season.
Louisville did get runs in the eighth, a Jerrion Early homer off Andres Hernanez, and ninth, Mondesir doubled with one out off Nick Ruffalo and scored on a Cris Rosario fly ball off Josh Grissom, but never threatened to make it close.