
Walkers news: August 27 -- St. Louis 10, Springfield 2
Record: 56-71 7th, 11.5 GB Springfield
St. Louis jumped on Springfield starting pitcher Chris Hensley and rode that to a 10-2 rout of the Railers at Busch Stadium (2006).
The River Walkers put five of their first six batters of the bottom of the first inning on base.
The only batter who didn't reach, Kyren Paris, got down a sacrifice bunt.
Included in that run were a pair of walks, including one to Daniel Becerra which scored the game's first run.
Jovan Gill also had an RBI single. Dan Hillard plated the final two runs of the inning with the third single of the inning.
The River Walkers lead would grow to as big as 8-0.
Hensley walked three straight batters to begin the bottom of the fourth.
A run then scored on a passed ball.
Hillard led off the bottom of the sixth with a double off reliever Joseph Hughes.
He scored on a Kevin Melendez single.
Rick Scott, who had drawn a walk from Hughes, later scored on an Argenis Batista wild pitch.
St. Louis starting pitcher Jesse McNaboe didn't allow a run until the top o the seventh inning.
McNaboe (12-8) would pitch into the eighth -- he exited after allowing a lead-off single to Mike Murray -- allowing two runs on four hits in seven innings. He struck out three and didn't issue a walk.
Yeison Santos finished off the eighth inning, and was on the mound when the Railers scored their second run..
John Good set Springfield down in order in the ninth.
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