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Walkers news: June 18 -- St. Louis 4, Cleveland 2, 11 innings
Record: 36-35, 5th, 6 GB Des Moines
Isaac Pacheco hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give St. Louis a 4-2 win over Cleveland at Busch Stadium (2006).
The win allowed the River Walkers to split the four-game series with the Juke Box Heroes.
Pacheco's homer, his sixth of the season, came on a 1-2 pitch from Cleveland reliever Juan Munoz.
Jovan Gill, who had been hit by a pitch with one out, also scored.
The Heroes led 2-0 going into the bottom of the eighth, when Jose Segura tied it with a two-run homer off former Walkers reliever Adam Wenger.
St. Louis got a strong start from Xavier Wigfall, who allowed two runs on one hit in seven innings. He struck out six and walked four.
Cory Tiller and Nick Ruffalo both pitched scoreless inning in relief.
Gil Meier (4-1) handled a pair of scoreless innings, and would get the win.
Last edited by rink23; 07-15-2021 at 04:34 AM.
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