Walkers news: Sept. 6 -- St. Louis 3, Toledo 2
Record: 76-59, 1st, 8.5 GA Quad City
Down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Nick Shaw hit a two-home run off Toledo starting pitcher to help lift St. Louis to a 3-2 win over Toledo at Busch Stadium (2006).
The victory gave the River Walkers a sweep of the four-game series.
Mark Herman had led off the bottom of the sixth with a double.
After Manuel Coke grounded out, Shaw cranked a 1-1 pitch 418 feet over the left-field fence for his 22nd home run of the season.
The Mud Hens had gone up 2-1 with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth.
Walkes starting pitcher Matt Wilson, who had shut out Toledo over the first five innings, gave up a single to Andy Jordan before walking Ellis Parr to open the inning.
Brett McVey took over and his string of bad outings continued.
He struck out Fernando Jimenez for the first out.
But with Quiang Chang at the plate, he threw a wild pitch
Chang then connected on a single to score both runners and put Toledo in front.
Wilson worked five innings, allowing two runs on five hits. He struck out six and walked four.
McVey was credited with an inning, and was not charged with allowing any runs to score.
Elvis Pool continued to impress since his call up with 1.2 scoreless innings.
Maximilliano Minelli got the final out of the eighth after Pool ran out of gas.
Bobby Westerman set the Mud Hens down in order in the ninth for his 23rd save.
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