Walkers news: April 24 -- St. Louis 3, Chicago 1
Record: 14-7, 1st, 1 GA Cedar Rapids
Jesse McNaboe allowed one run over seven innings and St. Louis scored one run in each of the first three innings in a 3-1 win over Chicago at Busch Stadium (2006).
McNaboe (2-0) allowed his only run in the top of the fourth, by which time the River Walkers already led 3-0, when he allowed the first three batters to reach via hits.
Brian Gonyon opened the inning with a double.
A Ken Turner double put runners at the corners.
Gonyon scored on a Luis Tejada single.
But McNaboe retired the next three to keep it 3-1.
In his seven innings, McNaboe allowed the one run on five hits. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter.
Nick Ruffalo worked a scoreless eighth.
Closer Nick Strother ended a string of three straight outings where he had allowed a run.
This time he let the G-Men load the bases, but kept them from scoring for his fifth save.
Bob Saavedra opened the scoring when he reached on an error by Chicago catcher Willie Rubio to lead off the bottom of the first.
The errant throw by Ruiz put Saavedra on second.
Ground outs from Dan Hillard and Jose Ramirez off Chicago starting pitcher Joel Wisniewski moved him to third and then sent Saavedra across the plate.
In the second, Nathaniel Dixon and Zach Wenman both singled with one out.
McNaboe earned an RBI with his two-out single, scoring Dixon.
Ramirez scored the St. Louis' third-inning run.
He singled off Wisniewski with one out.
Two batter later, he scored on an Aaron Nixon double.
Last edited by rink23; 08-29-2021 at 03:30 AM.
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