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rink23 · 09-11-2021, 06:17 AM

Record: 52-38, 1st, 0.5 GA Cedar Rapids
Aaron Nixon capped a 4 for 5 day at the plate with a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving St. Louis a 9-8 win over Columbus at Busch Stadium (2006).
The River Walkers took three of the four games in their series with the Golden Bears.
Columbus reliever Nick Finck struck out the first two St. Louis hitters in the bottom of the 10th.
But with an 0-2 count on Nixon, he left one in the zone and he drove it 387 feet over the right-field wall.
Nixon drove in four runs in the contest.
St. Louis had gone up 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single from Nixon off Bears reliever Jason Johnson.
Columbus tied it in the top of the eighth, Mike Wardlaw driving in Javy Gutierrez with a two-out single off Scott Rissler.
The Bears had pounded St. Louis starter, and 2035 All-Star, Jesse McNaboe for six runs in the top of the second inning.
Neil Assenjberg did the bulk of the damage with a grand slam.
The Walkers put together seven runs in the fifth against Bears starter Cesar and a couple of relievers.
Bob Saavedra had a two-run double during the outburst, while Nixon plated a pair with a single.
McNaboe had the one bad inning, but it was ugly, as in five innings overall he gave up six runs on eight hits. He did strike out eight while walking two.
Juan Munox (0.1 IP) and Zachary Stella (0.2) combined to pitch the seventh for St. Louis.
After that, it was an inning apiece for Nick Ruffalo, Scott Rissler and Nick Strother.
Strother (3-2) came out of it with the win.

09-11-2021, 06:17 AM	#948
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,198	Walkers news: July 8 -- St. Louis 9, Columbus 8, 10 innings Record: 52-38, 1st, 0.5 GA Cedar Rapids Aaron Nixon capped a 4 for 5 day at the plate with a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving St. Louis a 9-8 win over Columbus at Busch Stadium (2006). The River Walkers took three of the four games in their series with the Golden Bears. Columbus reliever Nick Finck struck out the first two St. Louis hitters in the bottom of the 10th. But with an 0-2 count on Nixon, he left one in the zone and he drove it 387 feet over the right-field wall. Nixon drove in four runs in the contest. St. Louis had gone up 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single from Nixon off Bears reliever Jason Johnson. Columbus tied it in the top of the eighth, Mike Wardlaw driving in Javy Gutierrez with a two-out single off Scott Rissler. The Bears had pounded St. Louis starter, and 2035 All-Star, Jesse McNaboe for six runs in the top of the second inning. Neil Assenjberg did the bulk of the damage with a grand slam. The Walkers put together seven runs in the fifth against Bears starter Cesar and a couple of relievers. Bob Saavedra had a two-run double during the outburst, while Nixon plated a pair with a single. McNaboe had the one bad inning, but it was ugly, as in five innings overall he gave up six runs on eight hits. He did strike out eight while walking two. Juan Munox (0.1 IP) and Zachary Stella (0.2) combined to pitch the seventh for St. Louis. After that, it was an inning apiece for Nick Ruffalo, Scott Rissler and Nick Strother. Strother (3-2) came out of it with the win. Attached Images Last edited by rink23; 09-12-2021 at 06:22 AM.