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Walkers news: July 19 -- Des Moines 4, St. Louis 3
Record: 46-48, 5th, 11.5 GB Des Moines
Orlando Torres hit a three-run home run off St. Louis starting pitcher Angel Tiburcio in the bottom of the fourth inning, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead, and the Harvesters went on for a 4-3 win to complete a three-game sweep at Green Canyon Park.
Kellum Clark opened the bottom of the fourth by reaching on an error by Tiburcio.
Two batters later, Jared Poland singled to put a pair of runners aboard.
Torres followed with his homer, a 414-foot blast on a 1-1 pitch.
St. Louis did draw within 4-3 in the top of the eighth -- Jose Segura tripled off reliever Teddy Loetzch and scored on a Nick Shaw single -- but that was the end of the scoring.
Harvesters starting pitcher Bill Van Gieson (2-0) allowed two runs on five hits in 5.2 innings. He struck out five and didn't issue a walk.
Dave Schaeffer finished the sixth inning and worked a scoreless seventh.
Loetzch took care of all of the eighth, when the Walkers climbed to within a run.
Keith Talley earned his second save with a silent ninth.
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