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Walkers news: May 1 -- Evansville 4, St. Louis 3
Record: 15-9, 1st, 2 GA Springfield
Tied 3-3, Mannuell Uso led off the top of the ninth inning with a single and scored on a Tommy Gardner fly ball to help give Evansville a 4-3 win over St. Louis at Busch Stadium (2006).
Uso's single came on an 0-2 pitch off River Walkers relief pitcher Scott Rissler.
Pinch-hitter Danny Ocampo followed with a single, which moved Uso to third.
Gardner fit a fly ball deep enough to center to allow Uso to score.
The River Walkers had tie it at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth.
Mark Herman had drawn a lead-off walk from Bosses reliever Frank Handley.
Zach Wenman connected on a one-out double, moving Herman to third.
Jordan Quinto drove him home with a single past the shortstop.
Evansville starting pitcher Ray Pocock lasted just 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on six hits. He struck out three and didn't allow a walk.
Handley finished the fifth for the Bosses and also worked the sixth when the Walkers tied it.
Stephon Harrison (2-0) earned the win after working two 1-2-3 innings.
Michael Bowen earned his 12th save by handling the ninth.
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