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rink23 · 02-18-2022, 05:31 AM

Record: 42-33, 1st, 4.5 GA Springfield
Tied 10-10, St. Louis scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead and the River Walkers held on for a 12-10 win over Green Bay at Busch Stadium (2006).
It was a wild game.
The Mallards got a solo homer from Sal Valdez off St. Louis starting pitcher Kevin Hrdlicka in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0.
Jackson Miller hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second off Mallards starter Ernesto Tello to highlight a four-run inning for the Walkers, as they went ahead 4-1.
Bob Saavedra and Marcos Francis hit back-to-back homers off reliever Francisco Justo to lead off the bottom of the fourth for St. Louis, as the Walkers lead grew to 7-1.
Green Bay stormed back to within 7-6 with a pair of homers off Walkers starter Kevin Hrdlicka in the fifth.
Shinya Mori led off the inning with a homer.
Valdez later hit his second long ball of the game, this time a grand slam.
St. Louis responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Saavedra drove in two of the runs with a double off Dan Sutherland.
Mark Herman later connected for an RBI single off Sutherland.
Down 10-6, Green Bay tallied four times in the top of the sixth to tie the game.
The Mallards banged out five hits in the inning -- including RBI singles from Mario Villa and Devon Reyna off Mike Fagan and Scott Rissler, respectively.
Ray Wells also had an RBI double off Hrdlicka.
Reliever Jesse Gaither drove in a run with a fly ball off Fagan.
The scoring finally came to an end in the bottom of the sixth.
Manuel Coke and Miller led off with consecutive singles off Gaither.
Abdul-Nasser bin Amr scored Coke with a double.
Saavedra plated Miller with a fly ball to left.
It was the fifth poor start in six games for Hrdlicka, who allowed six runs o three hits. He struck out seven and walked three.
Fagan got two outs while being responsible for giving up two runs in the sixth.
Rissler (3-4) finished the sixth and worked a scoreless seventh.
Brett McVey set the Mallards down in order in the eighth.
Armando Cintron did the same in the ninth for his fifth save.

02-18-2022, 05:31 AM	#1684
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 21,287	Walkers news: June 26 -- St. Louis 12, Green Bay 10 Record: 42-33, 1st, 4.5 GA Springfield Tied 10-10, St. Louis scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead and the River Walkers held on for a 12-10 win over Green Bay at Busch Stadium (2006). It was a wild game. The Mallards got a solo homer from Sal Valdez off St. Louis starting pitcher Kevin Hrdlicka in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0. Jackson Miller hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second off Mallards starter Ernesto Tello to highlight a four-run inning for the Walkers, as they went ahead 4-1. Bob Saavedra and Marcos Francis hit back-to-back homers off reliever Francisco Justo to lead off the bottom of the fourth for St. Louis, as the Walkers lead grew to 7-1. Green Bay stormed back to within 7-6 with a pair of homers off Walkers starter Kevin Hrdlicka in the fifth. Shinya Mori led off the inning with a homer. Valdez later hit his second long ball of the game, this time a grand slam. St. Louis responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Saavedra drove in two of the runs with a double off Dan Sutherland. Mark Herman later connected for an RBI single off Sutherland. Down 10-6, Green Bay tallied four times in the top of the sixth to tie the game. The Mallards banged out five hits in the inning -- including RBI singles from Mario Villa and Devon Reyna off Mike Fagan and Scott Rissler, respectively. Ray Wells also had an RBI double off Hrdlicka. Reliever Jesse Gaither drove in a run with a fly ball off Fagan. The scoring finally came to an end in the bottom of the sixth. Manuel Coke and Miller led off with consecutive singles off Gaither. Abdul-Nasser bin Amr scored Coke with a double. Saavedra plated Miller with a fly ball to left. It was the fifth poor start in six games for Hrdlicka, who allowed six runs o three hits. He struck out seven and walked three. Fagan got two outs while being responsible for giving up two runs in the sixth. Rissler (3-4) finished the sixth and worked a scoreless seventh. Brett McVey set the Mallards down in order in the eighth. Armando Cintron did the same in the ninth for his fifth save. Attached Images Last edited by rink23; 02-18-2022 at 05:52 AM.