Walkers news: Sept. 27 -- Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 2
Record: 67-91, 7th, 18 GB Springfield
Cayden Wallace snapped a 1-1 tie with a two-run home runs off St. Louis starting pitcher Jerry Tate in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Milwaukee went on for a 5-2 win at Miller Park.
Jose Flores had led off the bottom of the fourth with a single.
Wallace was the next hitter, and he bashed a 3-1 pitch 423 feet over the wall in left center to put the Crushers in front for good.
Milwaukee pushed its lead to 4-1 during the next inning.
Rogelio Mercardo and Nicolas Thibault led off the inning with back-to-back doubles off Tate.
That advantage reached 5-1 in the seventh.
Mercardo connected for another lead-off double, this time off reliever Oscar Martinez.
He later scored on a one-out single by Jose Flores off Kevin Baker.
River Walkers rookie Hector Tavarez homered off Crushers reliever Chad Bigalow to lead off the ninth, making the 5-2 final.
Milwaukee starting pitcher Justin Wrobelski had to exit after two scoreless innings due to back spasps.
Five relievers combined to finish the game.
Caleb Walker handled the third through fifth innings.
Jeff Munn pitched a scoreless sixth.
Former St. Louis starting pitcher Zack Hunsicker took care of the seventh and eighth without allowing a run.
Bigalow got just the one out in the ninth, along with giving up the Tavares homer.
Joseph King closed the door for his 23rd save.
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