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Record: 22-16, 2nd, 5.5 GB Springfield
Brad Monroe shut out Twin Cities into the seventh inning and St. Louis completed a three-game sweep of the Snow Cats with a 2-1 win at Busch Stadium (2006).
Monroe (2-1) allowed five hits -- all singles in his 6.2 innings. He struck out 11 and didn't walk a batter.
He left the game after Forrest Nance reached with two outs on an error by third baseman Bob Saavedra.
Monroe had thrown 108 pitches.
Jesse Gaither took over and got pinch-hitter Mike Wardlaw to fly out to end the inning.
The River Walkers had gone up 1-0 in the bottom of the first on Mark Herman's eighth homer of the season.
Monroe scored the second St. Louis' run in the fifth after led off with a single off Twin Cities starting pitcher Vern De san Miguel.
He scored on a two-out double by Manuel Coke.
The Cats got their lone run in the top of the eighth when Shane King led off with a triple off Greg Sones.
He later scored on a passed ball by catcher Zach Wenman.
Twin Cities later put two runners on against closer Craig Fritzler --pinch-hitter Andy Muir singled and Victor Machado reached on Saavedra's second error of the game -- but he struck out Jesse Leming to end the inning.
Fritzler struck out Bill Walter to open the top of the ninth before exiting the game.
Keith Kirby took over and allowed a single to pinch-hitter Jonathan Knapp.
But Kirby retired the next two for his first save since joining St. Louis.