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Walkers news: August 5 -- St. Louis 4, Indianapolis 2
Record: 63-44, 2nd, 4.5 GB Des Moines
Jared Thomas hit a third-inning grand slam off Indianapolis starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, and that provided all of St. Louis' offense in a 4-2 rain-shortened seven-plus inning win at Busch Stadium (1997).
Trailing 1-0, a lead-off walk, a sac bunt attempt which ended up with both runners aboard and a Jose Ramirez single loaded the bases against Liberatore with one out.
Alex Greene struck out for the second out.
But Thomas smacked a 3-2 pitch 385 feet over the wall in right field to put the River Walkers in front.
The Racers would pull to within 4-2 in the top of the fifth.
Mike Lamoreux singled with one out off St. Louis starter Jesse McNaboe.
He later scored on a two-out double by Joey Pal.
That, however, was the last of the scoring for Indy.
McNaboe (12-6) picked up his 12th win of the season by allowing the two runs on seven hits over 6.2 innings.
He exited after allowing a two-out double to John DeSautel.
Cory Tiller came on to get Pal to fly out to end the inning.
Tiller also set the side down in order in the eighth, setting himself up for his first save,
The game was called after the rain returned following a Jose Ramirez single to lead off the bottom of the eighth.
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