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Walkers news: June 28 -- St. Louis 5, Louisville 3
Record: 37-40, 3rd, 6.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Ming Xiang limited Louisville to one run over the first seven innings and St. Louis held off a later Sluggers rally for a 5-3 win at Dodger Stadium.
The only run Xiang allowed before the bottom of the eighth came in the top of the second on a solo homer by Brice Mills.
St. Louis wiped out that advantage in the top of the fifth when Manuel Coke belted a three-run homer off Sluggers reliever Brad Kennedy.
The Walkers added two more runs an inning later.
Xiang doubled off Wander Samuel Starks.
With two outs and Keith Kirby now on the mound, Mark Herman doubled home Xiang.
Coke followed with a single to make it 5-1.
Xiang did pitch into the eighth, getting into trouble when he walked Chris Zoltan and gave up a single to Dan Boyle.
Brett McVey took over and gave up a run scoring fly ball to Chris Ring and a single to Jose Gonzalez putting runners on first and second with two outs.
Carlos Hernandez replaced McVey and was greeted by a single from pinch-hitter Zachary Landis as Louisville pulled to within 3-2.
But he got Victor Archuleta to fly out to end the inning.
Craig Fritzler pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save.
Xiang (7-5) was credited with going seven innings during which he allowed three runs on five hits. He struck out nine and walked two.
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