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Walkers news: August 25 -- St. Louis 4, Springfield 3
Record: 58-69, 6th, 21 GB Des Moines
Tied 1-1, Nathaniel Dixon drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and St. Louis went on to defeat Springfield 4-3 a Busch Stadium (2006).
Jose Segura led off the inning with a single off Railers starting pitcher John Haynes.
After Segura moved to third on a Freudis Nova ground out, Jared Thomas was given an intentional walk.
A wild pitch moved the base runners to second and third.
This led to another intentional walk, this one to Chris Duncan to load the bases.
Haynes struck out Jovan Gill for the second out.
Carlos Aguirre then replaced Haynes on the mound.
Dixon took advantage driving a 0-1 pitch into the gap in right-center to clear the bases.
Making his first start for the Walkers since July 4, when he suffered an elbow injury. Walkers starting pitcher Xavier Wigfall allowed one run on six hits over six innings. He struck out five and walked one.
David Amoccacchi pitched 1-2-3 seventh for St. Louis.
Zachary (Stella (0.2 IP) and Luke Dunkin (0.1) divided up the eighth.
Scott Rissler allowed a home run to Marty Park in the ninth, but still earned his seventh save.
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