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Record: 37-26, 1st, 3 GA Cedar Rapids
Trailing 5-4, Springfield scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and went on to defeat St. Louis 9-5 at Oracle Park.
The River Walkers actually owned leads of 4-0 and 5-3, only to have the Railers coming roaring back.
Alex Otero connected on an RBI single against St. Louis starter Josh McDonald in the fifth inning, making it 5-4.
An inning later, Marty Park ignited a big inning with a one-out walk off McDonald.
Matthew Lugo followed with another single.
Carlton Randall then tied it a double, as Lugo crossed the plate.
Billy Salas made it four straight batters to reach base, when shortstop Aaron Nixon booted a ground ball to put runners at the corners.
That spelled the end of McDonald's outing.
Zachary Stella took over, only to walk Alex Otero and load the bases.
Justin Schneider then delivered the biggest hit of the game, connecting on a single which scored two.
The Railers added two more runs in the eighth.
Matthew Lugo led off the inning with a triple off Walkers reliever Scott Rissler.
He scored when Randall hit a deep fly ball to left.
But Springfield was not finished.
Billy Salas singled, and moved to second when pinch-hitter Dylan Crews drew a walk.
Rissler struck out Justin Schneider for the second out.
Greg Sones took over and allowed a single to Ruben Villanueva, scoring Salas with the game's ninth run.
Railers starting pitcher John Haynes lasted just three innings, allowing four runs on six hits.
Nick Thiel worked the next two innings, and recorded the first out of the sixth.
Tony Aceves (3-0) got the final two outs of the sixth, and would earn the win.
After that, it was an inning apiece from T.J. Darr, Alan Albanese, and Steve Nilsen to close out the win.