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Record: 18-13, 2nd, 1 GB Cedar Rapids
Tied 4-4, St. Louis scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning, and ten broke the game open with a six-run ninth as the River Walkers defeated Evansville 12-5 at Yankee Stadium (1988).
The Bossemen, who at one point trailed 4-0, tied it in the bottom of the seventh when Tommy Gardner connected for an RBI single off St. Louis reliever Oscar Martinez.
The Walkers regained the lead in the top of the eighth.
Jackson Miller led off with a single off Evansville reliever Sam Stoutenborough.
A one-out single from Nick Shaw moved Miller to third.
Miller scored on a passed ball by Bossemen catcher Manuell Uso.
Segura then singled, planting Shaw on third.
With two outs, Brad Tonks took over.
But he was greeted by an RBI single my Manuel Coke, making it 6-4.
Coke, a rookie, had hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth to give St. Louis its 4-0 lead.
The Bosses Edgar Jimenez led off the bottom of the eighth with a homer off Nick Strother to pull Evansville within 6-5.
The St. Louis bats went to town in the ninth, scoring six times on four hits.
The Walkers were helped by a pair of walks from Jose Castaneda which opened the inning.
Shaw drove in the first two runs with a single.
A grand slam by pinch-hitter Bob Saavedra did the rest.
Walkers starter Jesse McNaboe had a rough outing, allowing three runs on six hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked four.
After that, Juan Munoz, Oscar Martinez and Scott Rissler all recorded two outs apiece to get the game to the eighth.
Nick Strother gave up the Jimenez homer to start the eighth, but kept the game at 6-5.
Greg Sones struck out the side in the ninth.