Walkers news: June 8 -- St. Louis 4, Evansville 1
Record: 37-22, 1st, 4 GA Springfield
Shane Drogo allowed one run over the opening six innings to help St. Louis to a 4-1 win over Evansville at Yankee Stadium (1988).
The win gave the River Walkers a four-game split of their series with the Bosses.
Down 1-0, St. Louis tied the game in the top of the third inning and took the lead an inning later.
Drogo scored the Walkers' first run after he led off the third with a double off Evansville starter Ray Pocock.
A Bob Saavedra single moved Drogo to third, and he later scored when Manuel Coke hit into a fielder's choice.
An inning later, Pocock hit Chris Duncan with a pitch with one out.
Jose Segura followed with a single, moving Duncan to third.
Duncan was thrown out at the plate on an unsuccessful squeeze play by Drogo.
But Saavedra, who had four hits in the game, scored Segura with a two-out single.
The game's final two runs came in he ninth against the Bosses' bullpen.
Saavedra drove in the first with a single off Stephon Harrison.
Mark Herrman plated the other with a two-out single off Nick Ferretti.
On the mound, Drogo (6-2) went six innings, allowing one run on four hits.
Scott Rissler (0.2 IP) and Nick Ruffalo (0.1) combined to pitch the seventh.
Bobby Westerman and Nick Strother combined to close out the game.
Storther earned his 10th save.
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