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rink23 · 09-15-2021, 04:03 AM

Record: 64-38, 1st, 6.5 GA Cedar Rapids
It's an even dozen on for the St. Louis River Walkers, who rallied for a 5-4 win over Grand Rapids to post a franchise-record 13th consecutive win coming out of the All-Star break at Busch Stadium (2006).
The Traders tallied a pair of runs off St. Louis starting pitcher Josh McDonald in the top of the third inning, to go up 3-1.
St. Louis cut he deficit tp a run in the fourth on rookie Hector Tavarez's sixth home run of the season.
It came off Grand Rapids starting pitcher Mark MacDougall.
The Walkers stormed into the lead in the bottom of the sixth.
MacDougall started the inning, but left after a one-out walk to Martinez.
Shane Duke took over but after retiring Izaac Pacheco, he allowed five consecutive batters to reach base.
Included in that were, an RBI double by Nathaniel Dixon and run-scoring singles by Bob Saavedra and Aaron Nixon.
The Traders did make it interesting in the ninth, loading the bases and scoring a run against St. Louis closer Nick Strother.
But Strother got Leonardo Rodriguez to hit into a double play, which scored Arturo Verdogo.
Then after an intentional walk to Matt Crawl, again loading the bases, Strother struck out Roberto Hernandez for his 17th save.
McDonald (10-7) went the first six innings allowing three runs on eight hits. He struck out five and walked three.
Juan Munoz held Grand Rapids scoreless in the seventh and eighth.

09-15-2021, 04:03 AM	#973
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 23,039	Walkers news: July 28 -- St. Louis 5, Grand Rapids 4 Record: 64-38, 1st, 6.5 GA Cedar Rapids It's an even dozen on for the St. Louis River Walkers, who rallied for a 5-4 win over Grand Rapids to post a franchise-record 13th consecutive win coming out of the All-Star break at Busch Stadium (2006). The Traders tallied a pair of runs off St. Louis starting pitcher Josh McDonald in the top of the third inning, to go up 3-1. St. Louis cut he deficit tp a run in the fourth on rookie Hector Tavarez's sixth home run of the season. It came off Grand Rapids starting pitcher Mark MacDougall. The Walkers stormed into the lead in the bottom of the sixth. MacDougall started the inning, but left after a one-out walk to Martinez. Shane Duke took over but after retiring Izaac Pacheco, he allowed five consecutive batters to reach base. Included in that were, an RBI double by Nathaniel Dixon and run-scoring singles by Bob Saavedra and Aaron Nixon. The Traders did make it interesting in the ninth, loading the bases and scoring a run against St. Louis closer Nick Strother. But Strother got Leonardo Rodriguez to hit into a double play, which scored Arturo Verdogo. Then after an intentional walk to Matt Crawl, again loading the bases, Strother struck out Roberto Hernandez for his 17th save. McDonald (10-7) went the first six innings allowing three runs on eight hits. He struck out five and walked three. Juan Munoz held Grand Rapids scoreless in the seventh and eighth. Attached Images Last edited by rink23; 09-15-2021 at 04:41 AM.