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Record: 83-64, 2nd, 4 GB Cedar Rapids
St. Louis built an 8-3 lead over the first 5.5 innings, but Kansas City wiped that out with five runs in the bottom of the sixth and seven in the seventh as the Monarchs roared to a 15-9 win at Kauffman Stadium.
Rookie Miguel Coke hit two homers and drove in five runs to help power the River Walkers to their early lead.
But their starting pitcher Xavier Wigfall allowed three runs during that span to keep KC in the game.
He was still out there to begin the sixth when things began to collapse.
Wigfall allowed three singles to the Monarchs' first four batters, before exiting the game with the score 8-4.
Nick Ruffalo took over and was greeted by two-run double by Jonathan Vaughns.
Jason Gillem then reached on an error by third baseman Bob Saavedra, his fourth error in the last three games, to put runners at the corners.
T.J. Peterson connected on a sacrifice fly, scoring Vaughns, making it 8-7.
Rookie Chris Eason replaced Ruffalo.
Gillem stole second and went to third on a throwing error by catcher Zach Wenman.
Gillem then scored when shortstop Aaron Nixon made the third St. Louis error of the inning on a ball hit by Nick Jernigan.
It was now tied 8-8.
The seventh was even worse for the Walkers.
The Monarchs scored seven times on seven hits to go up 15-8.
Kansas City's first five batters of the inning reached base against rookie reliever Greg Sones and right-hander Nick Strother.
Pinch-hitter Kyle Tucker, Vaughns, Eric Peretz and Jernigan all had RBI singles off Tucker, while Gillem drove in a run with a fly ball.
T.J. Latham then plated two with a double before Strother was replaced.
Monarchs starting pitcher Mike Tucker lasted just 3.1 innings, allowing four runs in seven hits. He struck out four and walked one.
Anderson Perry worked a total of two innings, getting the game into the sixth, but did allow three runs.
Chris Long finished off the sixth.
After that, it was a scoreless inning apiece from Seth Halvorsen, Garo Abe and Leo Hermosillo.
Halverson (2-1) came out of it with the win.