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Old 02-03-2022, 05:51 AM   #1608
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Walkers news: May 3 -- Evansville 5, St. Louis 1

Record: 16-10, 1st, 1 GA Springfield
Evansville broke open a scoreless game with four runs in the top of the sixth inning against St. Louis starting pitcher Josh McDonald, and the Bosses went on for a 5-1 win at Busch Stadium (2006).
The win allowed Evansville to take three of the four games in its series with the River Walkers.
The Bosses scored their four runs on four hits in their big sixth inning, but the big play seemed to be an error by St. Louis right fielder Manuel Coke.
Brian Schlegel reached on a single to open the inning.
The next batter, Danny Ocampo, hit what seemed a routine fly ball to right only to have Coke misplay it.
Tyler Carter hit into a fielder's choice, with Ocampo being retired at second, for the first out.
Carter stole second, leading to Robbie Mackie, a left-handed hitter with right-hander on the mound, being given an intentional walk.
Lee Oakley foiled that strategy with a single, scoring Schlegel and Carter.
But it wasn't over.
Tommy Gardner and pinch-hitter Esteban Dominguez also singled, scoring two more runs.
McDonald then made it a circus, walking Jaime Mora to score the fourth run of the inning.
This is coming from McDonald, who finished second in the NL Cy Young voting last season.
Evansville starting pitcher Jeremy Kriech worked 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing five hits. He struck out three and walked one.
A parade of six relievers followed him to the mound -- Frank Handley (0.1 IP), Wayne Joyce (0.2), Ricky Cisneros (0.1), Zachary Stella (2.0), Stephan Harrison (0.1) and Michael Bowen (0.2) -- with St. Louis scoring just one run the rest of the way.
Handley (1-1) earned the win.
Bowen notched his third save of the series and 13th of the season.
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