Walkers news: Sept. 27 -- Toledo 4, St. Louis 3
Record: 92-63, 1st, 5 GA Cedar Rapids; Magic No.: 3
St. Louis left starting pitcher Xavier Wigfall one batter too long, as the right-hander gave up a solo home run to Toledo's Chris Gibbs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to help give the Mud Hens a 4-3 win at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1974).
Gibbs' homer came on Wigfall's 116th pitch of the game.
Facing a 3-2 count, Gibbs powered the ball 413 feet over the wall in left-center for his 17th homer of the season.
The River Walkers had tied the game in the top of the fourth when Jose Segura scored on a two-out throwing error by Toledo first baseman Ellis Paar.
Jose Segura scored on the play. He had drawn a walk from Mud Hens starting pitcher Chris Ebrarb to open the inning.
Toledo hit a pair of homers off Wigfall in the second inning, a solo shot from Ben Shuster and later a two-run homer from Quiang Chang as it took a 3-1 lead.
Ebarb lasted just 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked two.
A trio of relievers combined to shut out the Walkers the rest of the way.
Collin Loughin did the bulk of the work, finishing the fifth and also pitched the sixth and seventh.
Josh Stauffer worked a scoreless eighth.
George Williams set St. Louis down in order in the ninth for his American League-leading 40th save.
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