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StL was feeling confident in the Wildcard Round against the Mile High Mammoths as the Shires swept them in their only meeting during the 2029 season.

Masyn Winn hit a solo HR off Ohtani in the 1st inning and the pregame good feeling was completely gone during the 2nd inning. Ryan McMahon led off with a double and Jones drove him in with a 2R HR. Ohtani then walked Culpepper and Wade Jr singled after the free pass. Malcolm Moore then hit a 437-ft 3R HR to dead center, giving Mile High a 6-0 lead.

StL brought in RP Ryan Riech and things didn't get any better. After a walk and a single Jorge Burgos dropped the 2nd 3R HR of the inning, giving his team a 9-0 lead. Mile High would add 4 more runs in the 3rd, going ip 13-0 against host StL.

StL would fight back somewhat with 5 runs in the 8th, highlighted by an inside the park grand slam by Pete Brace. MH scored 5 more in the 9th and StL countered with 4 runs in the frame, resulting in a football score of 19-11 in favor of the Mammoths.