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Walkers news: Sept. 9 -- Columbus 12, St. Louis 3
Record: 81-57, 2nd, 6 GB Des Moines
Columbus pounded St. Louis rookie starting pitcher Jerry Tate for eight runs in just over five innings, as the Golden Bears routed the River Walkers 12-3 at Forbes Field (1959).
The Bears' Chris Hery did a good amount of the early damage.
He went to work in the bottom of the second with a two-out three-run homer to make it 3-0.
In the fourth, his two-out double off Tate made it 4-0.
After that, it was Nolan Gorman who piled up the numbers.
He chased Tate from the mound in the fifth with a grand slam as Columbus went up 8-0.
Kevin Kendrall cranked a two-run bomb later in the inning off Andres Hernandez to make it 10-0.
Gorman hit his second homer of the game, this one off Yeison Santos, in the bottom of the sixth.
That blast put the Bears ahead 12-2.
A strong outing by Agustin Perdomo (5-4) was overshadowed by the Bears' offense.
He worked 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits. He struck out four and walked a pair.
Former Walker reliever Luis Palomo finished the game, going all 3.1 innings during which he allowed one run on two hits and earned his first save.
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