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Record: 43-53, 5th, 7 GB Cedar Rapids
Down 2-1, Des Moines took the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning and later broke the game open with a five-run eighth as the Harvesters downed St. Louis 8-6 at Busch Stadium (2006).
River Walkers rookie starting pitcher Allan Almon had held his own through the first four innings, but he ran into trouble he could not get out of in the fifth.
A walk to Zigza Mukuru got things going for Des Moines.
Pitcher Isaiah Dunlap then got down a bunt in which both runners were safe.
Ramon Puente hit into a force play, with Dunlap being retired at second.
Justin Oates followed with a single, scoring Mukuru with the tie-breaking run.
Evan Palmer replaced Almon expecting to face the right-handed hitting Ryan Rivet.
Jamie Sanders pinch-hit for Rivet and doubled to score Puente and giving the Harvesters a 3-2 lead.
Des Moines busted it open against the Walkers bullpen in the eighth.
Willie Martinez provided the big blow with a three-run homer off Curt Donaldson.
The Harvesters would add on two more runs before the inning ended.
One scoring on a ball hit by Corey Jordan which was misplayed by center fielder Josh Hurley.
A Ramon Puente sacrifice fly scored the frame's final run, making it 8-2.
The Walkers did make it interesting in the ninth, with Hurley hitting his second grand slam of the week.
That, however, was only enough to make the score 8-6.
Dunlap lasted just 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits. He struck out four and walked two
Martin Lopez (5-2) finished the fifth and got the game to the seventh without allowing another run.
Josh Ashton pitched a silent eighth.
Roman Watson (0.2) gave up the Hurley slam.
Cameron Baker got Manuel Coke to fly out to end the game.
Baker now has 14 saves.