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Record: 60-38, 1st, 2.5 GA Cedar Rapids
Manuel Coke capped a four-run bottom of the ninth inning with a game-winning single to lift St. Louis to a wild 9-8 win over Green Bay at Busch Stadium (2006).
The victory was the eighth in a row for the River Walkers, who have not lost since the All-Star break.
The Mallards had scored twice in the top of the ninth -- Sal Valdez with an RBI double off St. Louis relief pitcher Greg Sones. Valdez later stole home with two outs -- to go ahead 8-5.
Hector Tavarez got things going for the Walkers in the bottom of the ninth drawing a lead-off walk from Matt Rodriguez.
Tavarez then moved to second on an errant pick-off throw by Rodriguez.
After a strike out of Zach Wenman, Aaron Nixon drew a walk.
A pinch-hit single by Dan Hillard then loaded the bases.
Manny Martinez cleared the bags with a double down the third-base line.
Bob Saavedra followed with a single putting runners at the corners.
Coke then made it five straight St. Louis batters to reach base -- and six of seven for the inning -- with his single up the middle, scoring Martinez with the winning run.
The game was rather quiet early.
The Walkers scored single runs in the first and third, and added two more in the seventh to go ahead 4-0.
Green Bay wiped that out with six runs in the top of the eighth.
Blaze Jordan drove in a pair of runs with a double off Nick Ruffalo.
Pinch-hitter Jimmy Thomas plated the final three with a homer off Juan Munoz.
St. Louis got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning.
Pinch-hitter Jose Ramirez led off with a double off former Walkers closer Ernesto Barbosa.
He later scored on a Saavedra single.
St. Louis starting pitcher Edward Kunselman went seven strong innings, allowing one run on four hits. He struck out six and walked two.
The day didn't go nearly as well for the Walkers bullpen.
Ruffalo allowed three runs in 0.2 innings.
Munoz was charged with two while not recording an out.
Zachary Stella did manage to get out of the eighth unscathed.
Sones (6-0) earned the win despite allowing the two runs in the top of the ninth.