Walkers news: August 19 -- Chicago 5, St. Louis 4
Record: 65-53, 1st, 5.5 GA Des Moines
Mark Herman became the first St. Louis River Walkers to hit for the cycle, but it was not enough to carry his team to a win over Chicago at Wrigley Field (1938).
The G-Men won the game 5-4 on a walk-off three-run home run by Josh Rosborough with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Herman had completed his cycle with a solo homer off Chicago reliever Devin Eyre to lead off the top of the ninth to put the Walkers ahead 4-1.
But it's been a rough season for the St. Louis bullpen and this game was another example.
Closer Bobby Westerman took the mound to start the inning.
He sandwiched a single by Willie Rubio and a walk to Danny Gutierrez around a strike out.
He then gave up a double to Colt Wheaton to make the score 4-2.
Westerman, who was pitching for the fourth time in five games, was replaced by Brett McVey.
McVey's first pitch to Rosborough.
It landed 483 feet into the second deck of the center field bleachers to give the G-Men the win.
Chicago starting pitcher Greg Sadler allowed three runs on 10 hits over the first six innings.
He struck out 11 and walked two.
Erik Perry pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Eyre worked the eighth, giving up the Herman homer, and recorded the first out of the ninth.
Nick Black (1-2) wrapped up the ninth. That set him up to earn the win.
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