Walkers news: Sept. 26 -- St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 1, 10 innings
Record: 67-90, 7th, 18 GB Springfield
St. Louis scored a pair of runs in the top of the 10th inning to defeat Milwakee 3-1 at Miller Park.
Thanks to a home run from Wes Cohen off Crushers starting pitcher Justin Buck to lead off the top of the fourth inning, the River Walkers went into the bottom of the ninth leading 1-0.
But Gil Meier could not seal the deal allowing a one-out homer to Nichols Thibault, his 31st of the season, to even matters.
In the top of the 10th, Milwaukee reliever Joseph King retired Nathaniel Dixon on a ground out to open the inning.
However, pinch-hitter Glenallen Hill Jr. ended up at second base following an error by Crushers second baseman Rogelio Mercado.
Hill scored when Kyren Paris followed with a double.
A Cohen single moved Paris to third.
Jared Thomas chased Paris home with a fly ball to left.
St. Louis starting pitcher Xavier Wigfall worked 6.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits. He struck out six and walked one.
Nick Ruffalo finished off the seventh for St. Louis.
Cory Tiller pitched a 1-2-3 eighth.
Meier (3-0) blew his first save since being called up from Memphis in the ninth.
He would still earn the win.
Josh Forgy took care of the bottom of the 10th for his third save.
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