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Record: 86-65, 2nd, 3 GB Springfield
Manuel Coke hit a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift St. Louis to a 7-6 win over Des Moines at Busch Stadium (2006).
It was a game where the River Walkers trailed 5-2 early, rallied to take a 6-5 lead only to have the Harvesters tie it in the top of the ninth.
Ryan Rivet hit a two-out solo homer off St. Louis closer Craig Fritzler to tie the game.
It marked Fritzler's fourth blown save of the season.
That set the stage for the bottom of the ninth.
Harvesters reliever Bobby Stover retired Ryan Wibbenmeyer and Mark Herman to begin the inning.
But with a full count, Coke turned on a pitch and drove it 404 feet over the right-field wall for his 39th home run of the season and a game-winner.
Des Moines jumped on Walkers starting pitcher Kevin Hrdlicka for three runs in the top of the first.
Rivet did the bulk of the damage, with his first long ball of the game a three-run shot.
A RBI single from Danny Diaz in the bottom of the first off Harvesters starter Pat Walters got St. Louis on the scoreboard.
The Walkers made it 3-2 in the bottom of the second.
Bob Saavedra led off with a double and scored on a Daylen Reyes ground out.
But the next two runs would be scored by Des Moines.
David Tapley hit a solo homer off Hrdlicka in the third.
Joe Allen later led off the fifth with a single off Hrdlicka.
He stole second and later scored on a Leo Cerna single off Juan Munoz.
But the Walkers wouldn't go away.
Jordan Quinto led off the fifth with a double off Walters.
He later scored on a wild pitch.
Jackson Miller drew a lead-off walk from Bill Gomez in the seventh.
A bunt by pinch-hitter moved him to second and a ground out placed him on third with two outs.
Herman then lifted a fly ball to right, which was muffed by Tapley allowing Miller to score.
The Walkers took their 6-5 lead in the bottom of the eighth on a two-run homer from Mark Waterson off Davey Mattson.
Hrdlicka lasted just 4.1 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits. He struck out two and walked three.
Munoz pitched 1.1 innings.
Kyle Smarr retired the only batter he faced to get out of a sixth-inning jam.
After that, Maximilliano Minelli and Jesse Gaither both pitched scoreless inning.
Fritzler (3-5) came on looking to get his 32nd save in the top of the ninth, but instead got his fourth blown save.
He did end up earning his third win after Coke homered to win it.