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Record: 85-72, 2nd, 2.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Manuel Coke connected on an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the third inning, scoring Joe Allen to snap a 1-1 tie and St. Louis went on to defeat Springfield 2-1 at Busch stadium (2006).
Allen had doubled with one out off Railers starting pitcher Marcos Zaragoza.
Coke followed with a single to left-center to drive in his MLB-leading 138th run of the season.
The River Walkers went up 1-0 in the bottom of the second when Nick Shaw led off with his 25th homer of the season.
Jason Nolan tied in by leading off the top of the third with a homer off St. Louis starter Kevin Hrdlicka.
It was Nolan's sixth homer.
Hrdlicka (12-8) went seven innings, allowing the one run on five hits. He struck out 11 and walked only one.
Alex Rios (0.2 IP) and Leo Hermosillo (0.1) combined to keep the Railers from scoring in the eighth.
Craig Fritzler notched his 27th save with a scoreless ninth.