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Record: 40-31, 2nd, 4.5 GB Springfield
Ming Xiang took a shutout into the eighth inning -- when while owning a 6-0 lead he gave up a three-run homer to Tom Aloisio -- to help St. Louis down Cincinnati 6-3 at Busch Stadium (2006).
The win was the third in a row for the River Walkers to close out the four-game series.
Xiang (8-2) allowed just one hit -- a single to Aloisio to lead off the game -- before the eighth inning.
He ended up the game allowing three runs on four hits over 7.2 innings. He struck out eight and walked two.
Alex Rios took over to strike out Bradley Mondesir to end the eighth.
Closer Craig Fritzler allowed a walk and double to Tommy Gardner in the ninth, but still converted his 19th save.
Ryan Wibbenmeyer led off the bottom of the first inning for the River Walkers with a single off River Sharks starter Rich Haas.
He later scored on a one-out single by Nick Shaw as St. Louis went up 1-0.
That lead grew to 2-0 in the fifth when Rece Hinds led off with a double off Haas and scored on a Wibbenmeyer fly ball.
The Walkers doubled their lead in the fifth.
They cranked out five singles in the inning, including RBI hits from Zach Wenman and Hinds, both off reliever Jimmy DaPra.
St. Louis got its final two runs in the seventh.
Wenman collected another RBI, this time with a double off Matt Ray.
Alex Nunez plated their final run on a ground out against Nick Thiel as Mark Herman crossed the plate.