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Record: 35-30, 3rd, 6.5 GB Springfield
Peoria's Jeremiah Crawford crushed the first pitch he saw from St. Louis closer Craig Fritzler 404 feet over the left-field wall for a three-run game-winning homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Rivermen down the River Walkers 9-7 at Globe Life Field.
Tony Gamez led off the inning with a single for Peria.
Fritzler struck out the next two before giving up a single to Jeff Neiderer.
Crawford then connected with the first pitch he saw for his second home run of the season.
It was Fritzler's second blown save of the season and his first loss.
St. Louis jumped out to leads of 2-0, 3-2 and 7-3 only to see the Rivermen rally.
Down 7-3, the Rivermen sliced the deficit to a run with three runs in the bottom of the seventh.
Alex Greene led off with a homer off Walkers reliever Ron Cox.
Tony Gamez later singled off Cox and scored when Bobby Dotson followed with a triple.
Dotson then scored when Cox uncorked a wild pitch with Roberto Guerra at the plate.
Peoria starting pitcher Mike German lasted just two innings, allowing five runs on five hits.
Steve Nilsen worked the next two innings and recorded the first two outs of the fifth.
Ken Henry, who Peoria just acquired from St. Louis in a trade which sent reliever Alex Rios to the Walkers, finished the sixth for the Riverman.
Matt Broussard pitched two innings and allowed the final two St. Louis runs.
Drew Dillard (2-4) worked the top of the ninth and ended up with the win.