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Old 06-06-2021, 03:14 AM   #224
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Walkers news: August 20 -- Fort Worth 5, St. Louis 3

Record: 51-70, 7th, 12.5 GB Springfield
A four-run outburst in the bottom of the third inning helped stake Fort Worth to a 5-0, and the Mad Men held on to defeat St. Louis 5-3 at Ebbets Field (1948).
Kane Gale homered twice in the win for Fort Worth.
His first long ball was of the solo variety in the bottom of the second off River Walkers starting pitcher Justin Doughtie.
Gale struck again in the bottom of the third, one of two three-run homers in the inning for Fort Worth.
Brian Sheppard's came first and made it 3-0.
After a Chris Champion single, Gale hammered the ball over the left-field fence to up the ante to 5-0.
Doughtie allowed all three Mad Men homers.
Home runs played a role in all three St. Louis runs, which came in the top of the eighth.
Jose Segura ended the shutout with a one-out homer off reliever Jonathan Loaisiga.
Loaisiga was still on the mound when Jared Thomas went deep to make it 5-3.
Mad Men starting pitcher Isaiah Dunlap (3-13) pitched 5.2 shutout innings. He allowed two hits while striking out five and walking a pair.
Mike Fagan finished the sixth and worked a scoreless seventh.
Loaisiga had his issues while recording two outs in the eighth.
Lenny Torres got the final out of the eighth.
Justin O'Rourke struck out the side in the ninth for his eighth save.
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