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Walkers news: May 1 -- Detroit 6, St. Louis 0
Record: 10-16, 7th, 6 GB Quad City
Wally Gibbs shutout St. Louis on one hit over the first eight innings and Detroit avoided a four-game sweep with a 6-0 win at Busch Stadium (2006).
Gibbs (3-1) didn't allow a hit until Mark Herman reached on a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh.
The right-hander exited after throwing 110 pitches through the first eight innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
Matt Kelsh set the River Walkers down in order in the ninth to complete the shutout.
The Diesels scored single runs in six different innings.
They scored in the second, third and sixth off St. Louis starting pitcher Miguel Cisneros.
Edgar Suarez singled with one out in the second.
He stole second and scored on a Lance Platko single.
Gibbs singled with one out in the third and advanced to second on an error by center fielder Joe Allen.
Freddy Woolsey drove in Gibbs with a two-out double.
Cisneros allowed three straight batters to reach to open the sixth, loading the bases.
Shiju Shikari drove in Suarez, who had drawn a lead-off walk, with a fly ball to left.
In the seventh, Jonathan Villareal led off with a double off Ron Cox and scored on a Laurenco Curvelo single.
Roc Riggio drew a two-out walk from Chris Willett in the eighth.
A wild pitch by Yelin Rodriguez moved Riggio to second.
He scored on a Woolsey single.
Lee Oakley drew a one-out walk from Kyle Smarr in the ninth.
A Lance Patko double put Oakley on third.
Shirkari collected another RBI when Oakley scored on a ground out.
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