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Record: 54-42, 3rd, 4 GB Springfield
Down 3-2, St. Louis scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take the lead and went on to defeat Quad City 7-3 at Busch Stadium (2006),
The win gave the River Walkers wins in two of the final three games of their series with the Thunder. The teams split their six consecutive games against each other.
QC actually took the lead with three runs in the top of the fifth off St. Louis starting pitcher Ming Xiang.
The Thunder banged out four straight two-out hits, including three consecutive RBI doubles from pitcher Antonio Ceja, J.P. DiePietro and Bruce Almarez.
The Walkers answered right back in the bottom half with Ryan Wibbenmeyer leading off with a single off Ceja.
Two batters later, Wibbenmeyer scored when Mark Herman tripled.
Justin Davis replaced Ceja only to give up a deep fly ball to Nick Shaw which put St. Louis in front 4-3.
St. Louis added another run an inning later.
Alex Nunez led off with a triple off Davis.
He scored on Ryan Wibbenmeyer's one-out single off Jesus Pina.
A two-run seventh expanded the St. Louis advantage to 7-3.
Cole Duensing issued two straight walks to open the inning before uncorking a wild pitch.
Bob Saavedra drove in the inning's first run with a single.
The second run scored on a wild pitch.
Xiang (10-3) went 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. He struck out eight and walked none.
Brett McVey came on with runners on second and third in the bottom of the sixth and struck out Bruce Navarette to get out of the jam.
McVey also worked a scoreless seventh.
After that, it was Leo Hermosillo and closer Craig Fritzler for an inning apiece to close the inning.