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Record: 47-36, 1st/(Tied/w. Cedar Rapids), 4 GA Springfield
Josh McDonald took a shutout into the eighth inning, and St. Louis scored eight times before Kansas City ever got on the board as the River Walkers won 8-3 at Kauffman Stadium.
The win gave St. Louis wins in the first and third games of the three-game series.
McDonald (6-7) allowed just five hits over the first seven innings before giving up three straight in the eighth.
The third hit, a double by Ramon Puente, scored two runs and led to McDonald's exit.
For the game, McDonald allowed three runs on eight hits over 7.1 innings. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter.
The Walkers jumped in front with a pair of runs in the fourth off Monarchs starting pitcher Jose Buenrostro.
Nick Shaw singled with one out and scored on a Manuel Coke double.
Dan Hillard made it back-to-back double, his scoring Coke to make it 2-0.
St. Louis busted the game wide open with a six-run eighth.
McDonald actually drove in the first two runs with a double off Josh Bankes.
Miguel Peralta then replaced Bankes only to give up a RBI single to Bob Saavedra, and later a three-run homer to Jose Segura.
Zachary Stella got the final two outs of the eighth for St. Louis, also allowing the Monarchs' third run on a sacrifice fly.
Scott Rissler set the side down in order in the ninth.
The return of Walkers catcher Jackson Miller lasted just five days, as he injured his back while running the bases.
He had just come off a long stint on the injured list with a sprained knee which had kept him out five weeks.
His primary backup, Zach Wenman, also is on the injured list meaning the Walkers will have to look to AAA Memphis to find a backup.