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Record: 44-27, 2nd, 1 GB Des Moines
Rookie Jerry Tate won his seventh consecutive decision with six shutout innings, and St. Louis downed Des Moines 7-0 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Tate (7-1), who has not dropped a game since making his season debut, allowed four hits over his six innings. He struck out five and walked one.
The River Walkers jumped in front with a pair of runs off Harvesters starting pitcher Liam Henry in the bottom of the second.
Jose Segura led off the inning with a double, and scored on a one-out double by Matt Fulton.
Fulton scored when Tate followed his hit with an RBI single.
St. Louis added three runs in the fifth against Des Moines reliever Jim Kendall.
The Walkers put their first three batters on base to load the bases.
Kendrall retired the next two hitters, but followed that by surrendering RBI singles to Daniel Becerra and Jose Ramirez before issuing a free pass with the bags still full to Alex Greene.
Jose Ramirez capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth off Jonathan Loaisiga.
Josh Forgy took over for Tate and pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings.
Josh Grissom allowed two hits but no runs in the ninth.