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Record: 19-21, 5th, 9.5 GB Des Moines
Down 3-2, St. Louis exploded for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and rode that to a 7-3 win over Quad City at Busch Stadium (2006).
The Thunder had taken the lead in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI single from Paul Totten off reliever Josh Forgy.
Angel Solis, who had doubled in front of Totten, scored on the hit.
It didn't take long for the Walkers to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth.
Thairo Estrada led off the inning with a single off QC reliever Troy Repasky.
Three pitches later, Jovan Gill hit his fifth home run of the season to make it 4-3.
The Walkers were not done, scoring three more times.
After Bobby Stover took the mound with a runner on first and two outs, the Walkers banged out three straight hits -- including an RBI single from Daniel Becerra and a two-run double by Jose Ramirez -- as their lead grew to 7-3.
The St. Louis bullpen carried a heavy load in the win, as starter Jerry Tate had to exit after 2.1 innings with an elbow injury.
He allowed two runs on three hits in his time on the mound.
Tate will be headed to the injured list as he is expected to miss two weeks.
Yeison Santos was the first reliever up for the Walkers, and he handled 3.1 innings without allowing a run.
Forgy (3-0) was next with 2.1 innings, allowing the one run in the seventh
He would come out of the game with his third win.
Scott Rissler struck out the side in the ninth to end it.