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Walkers news: Sept. 8 -- St. Louis 5, Dayton 2
Record: 75-64, 2nd, 3 GB Cedar Rapids
Trailing 2-1, St. Louis scored three times in the top of the seventh inning and went on to defeat Dayton 5-2 at Camden Yards (1992).
Mike Vaughan got the River Walkers rolling with a one-out walk from Pilot starting pitcher Rob Reed.
Reed then exited the game after allowing two runs on three hits over 6.1 innings. He also had struck out nine and thrown 106 pitches.
Luis G. Helton took over for Reed and proceeded to walk the next two batters to load the bases.
There would be a combined 12 walks in the game, six by both teams.
Pinch-hitter Mark Herman then put St. Louis in front with a two-run single.
Daniel Lopez followed with another single, making it 4-2.
The Walkers added insurance run in the eighth, an inning where Dayton reliever Elvis Pool walked two batters, Nolan Gorman driving it in with a two-out single.
Walkers starting pitcher, rookie Juan Farias, went 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits. He struck out five and walked four.
Victor Roisles (1-1) struck out the only batter he faced yet earned the win.
Chris Willett worked a scoreless seventh.
Leo Hermosillo (0.2 IP) started the eighth. Alex Rios (0.1) finished it.
Craig Fritzler posted his 22nd save.
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