2032 St. Louis River Walkers -- Growing weary of just coming close

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Record: 76-52, 2nd, 3 GB Des Moines
Rookie Jerry Tate allowed one run over the first six innings to help him earn his 13th win of the season, as St. Louis completed a three-game sweep of Cedar Rapids with a 3-1 win at Connie Mack Stadium (1960).
Tate (13-2) allowed one run -- it came on a two-out double from Phillip Dull in the bottom of the second to tie it at 1-1 -- on six hits. He struck out three and walked two.
Josh Grissom pitched two scoreless innings.
Josh Forgy set the Grapplers down in order in the ninth for his fourth save.
The River Walkers took the lead with two runs in the top of the third.
Tate led off the inning with a single off Cedar Rapids starting pitcher Rodolfo Cervantez.
Daniel Becerra followed Tate's single with one of is own.
After a strikeout of Jose Ramirez, Jean Carmona drew a walk to load the bases,
Jared Thomas then chased Tate and Becerra home with a single.

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MBL news: Week 19 -- Awards and standings

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Record: 77-52, 2nd, 3 GB Des Moines
Rookie Xavier Wigfall allowed one run over the first seven innings to help St. Louis down Green Bay 3-1 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Wigfall (3-2) allowed just two hits in his time on the mound -- one of them a solo homer to Ozzie Albies in the first inning which put the Mallards up 1-0 -- while striking out seven and not issuing a walk.
The River Walkers took the lead in the bottom of the fourth courtesy of a two-run homer from Jose Ramirez off Green Bay starter Ben Hughes.
St. Louis picked up an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth.
Jean Carmona scored the run after a one-out single off reliever Justin Doughtie.
A wild pickoff throw moved Carmona to second.
He scored on a two-out single by Jose Segura.
Ricky Cisneros took the mound to start the eighth for the Walkers, and retired the first two batters he faced before allowing a two-out double to Zarek Mackowiak.
Cory Tiller took over and got Drew Ellis to fly out to end the inning.
Tiller allowed a two-out single to Albies in the ninth, but nothing else to earn his third save.

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Record: 78-52, 2nd, 3 GB Des Moines
Kaneo Kawamoto threw six shutout innings -- before giving up three in the seventh, but St. Louis led 7-0 by that time -- and the River Walkers downed Green Bay 8-3 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Kawamoto (6-8) would end up allowing three runs on six hits over his seven innings. He struck out three and walked two.
The Walkers took control early with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning off Mallards starter Pablo Lopez.
Nathaniel Dixon led off the inning with a triple, and scored when Lopez's first pitch to the next batter, Thairo Estrada, found its way to the backstop.
Estrada eventually coaxed a walk.
A double by Jose Segura moved Estrada to third, and he scored on a Nick Shaw fly ball.
St. Louis expanded its lead to 5-0 with a three-run fifth.
Home runs powered the outburst.
Shaw led off the inning with a homer off Lopez.
Ricky Liriano later hit a two-run homer.
A pair of runs in the sixth made it 7-0.
Liriano drove in his third run of the game with a single off reliever Benjamin Brecht.
Dixon also picked up an RBI with a single.
Zarek Mackowiak drove in all three Green Bay runs in the seventh with a bases-loaded double.
Andres Hernandez set the Mallards down in order in the eighth for the Walkers.
Cory Tiller ended it by doing the same in the ninth.

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Walkers news: Sept. 1 -- Player Development Report

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MBL news: Sept. 1 -- Players and Pitchers of the Month for August 2032

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MBL news: Sept. 1 -- Rookies of the Month for August 2032 and standings

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MBL news: Sept. 1 -- American League leaders

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MBL news: Sept. 1 -- National League leaders

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Walkers news: Sept. 1 -- Team statistics for August 2032

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Player of the Month: Jean Carmona -- The 32-year-old shortstop played in 27 games, during which he batted .294 with two homers, 18 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He got on base at a .368 clip and slugged .471.
Starting pitcher of the Month: Jesse McNaboe -- The 24-year-old right-hander won all five of his starts while posting a 3.38 ERA over 32.0 innings. He struck out 29 batters and had a 1.16 WHIP. He was selected NL Pitcher of the Month.
Relief Pitcher of the Month: Ernesto Barbosa -- The 30-year-old closer was 2-0 with four saves in eight appearances. He pitched a total of nine innings, during which he had a 1.00 ERA, struck out nine and had a 0.44 WHIP.

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Walkers news: Sept. 1 -- River Walkers full-season statistics

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The game between the St. Louis River Walkers and the Green Bay Mallards at Connie Mack Stadium (1960) has been postponed by rain.
It has been rescheduled for Sept. 30 at Connie Mack Stadium in Green Bay.

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Record: 79-52, 2nd, 2.5 GB Des Moines
Tied 2-2, St. Louis scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning -- an outburst capped by a three-run homer from Jose Ramirez, the first of his two homers in the game -- and went on to defeat Ann Arbor 8-3 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Jared Thomas led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk from Wolfpack relief pitcher Jayden Prater.
Pinch-hitter Alex Greene and Nathaniel Dixon followed with singles to load the bases.
Daniel Becerra drove in the inning's first run with a fly ball.
Ramirez followed with his homer, a 3-1 pitch he powered 376 feet over the wall in right field.
Ann Arbor pulled to within 6-3 with a run in the top of the seventh -- Ramon Montes driving in Lee Cutshaw with a fly ball off Yeison Santos -- but the Walkers polished off the win when Ramirez hit his second homer of the game in the eighth.
It was a two-run shot off Ann Arbor reliever Chad Stephenson.
Walkers starting pitcher Zack Hunsicker went six innings, allowing two runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked four.
Andres Hernandez started the seventh, but failed to retire any of their three batters he faced.
Yeison Santos came on and retired two batters, one of them Mantos' sac fly.
Josh Grissom completed the seventh and worked a scoreless eighth.,
Ricky Cisneros closed it out with a perfect ninth.

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With the Memphis Redbirds being eliminated from playoff contention with a 4-3 loss to Round Rock, the St. Louis River Walkers have added outfielder Ben Thompson and right-handed relief pitcher Kevin Baker to their roster for the final month of the season.
Both players have spent time in the majors earlier in the season.
Thompson, 22, started the campaign with the Walkers, but struggled hitting just .185 with one homer and two RBIs in seven games.
At Memphis, Thompson hit .243 in 122 games with 22 homers and 63 RBIs.
Baker, 25, pitched in 12 games for the Walkers, going 1-1 with 1 save and a 4.35 ERA.
At Memphis, the righty pitched in 32 games and went 5-4 with nine saves and a 3.40 ERA.

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Record: 79-53, 2nd, 3.5 GB Des Moines
Ann Arbor broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the top of the fourth inning, and the Wolfpack went on to defeat St. Louis at Busch Stadium (1997).
The loss ended a six-game win streak for the River Walkers.
Eddie Estrella got things going for the Wolfpack with a one-out single off St. Louis starting pitcher Jesse McNaboe.
Estrella moved to second on a wild pickoff throw by Walkers catcher Jared Thomas.
A single by RJ Teijerio moved Estrella to third, and when Jorge Gil was hit by a pitch the bases were loaded.
Ramon Montes quickly unloaded them with a bases-clearing double as the Wolfpack went up 3-0.
St. Louis didn't score until the bottom of the ninth, when Jose Ramirez led off with a double and scored when Nick Shaw reached on an error by Ann Arbor shortstop Rece Hinds.
Thacker, who spent the bulk of his minor league career, didn't allow another run to earn his 26th save.
Ann Arbor starting pitcher Josh Downer (11-10) pitched six scoreless innings during which he allowed three hits. He struck out seven and walked two.
John Curtiss and Edgar Lamas both blanked the Walkers for an inning before Thacker took over in the ninth.
McNaboe (16-7) had to leave the game in the fifth inning with a back injury.
He is expected to be out for five days, so he may need to have his next start pushed back.

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Record: 79-54, 2nd, 4.5 GB Des Moines
Adam Wilkes allowed no runs and just two hits over the first seven innings, to help carry Ann Arbor to a 3-0 win over St. Louis at Busch Stadium (1997.
The only hits Wilkes (5-8) allowed were a pair of singles. He struck out six and walked four.
The Wolf Pack bullpen wrapped up the shutout.
Ryan Rolison pitched a scoreless eighth and former River Walkers prospect Joey Thacker did the same in the ninth for his 27th save.
The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Ann Arbor finally got Tate out of the game.
Cory Tiller came on, and he wasn't good.
He walked Eddie Estrella to leadoff the inning.
A one-out double from Steve Gibbons moved Estrella to third.
Isaiah Byers scored Estrella with a single.
Ramon Montes drove in the other two runs with a two-out single.

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Record: 79-55, 2nd, 5.5 GB Des Moines
Trailing 7-6, Ann Arbor hit three consecutive home runs off St. Louis reliever Cory Tiller in the top of the seventh inning and the Wolf Pack went on to defeat the River Walkers 10-7 at Busch Stadium (1997).
The victory gave Ann Arbor wins in the final three games of the four-game series.
St. Louis, which had trailed 6-0 at one point, the Wolf Pack pounding Walkers starting Xavier Wigfall for six runs in the top of the second, had taken a 7-6 lead after scoring four times in the bottom of the sixth.
Jose Segura hit a solo homer off Ann Arbor reliever Chad Stephenson to lead off the inning.
Jae-hong Chang later hit a two-run shot to put the Walkers in front.
But the for the second consecutive game, Tiller was not right.
He struck out Enrique Bradford to open the inning.
But Lee Cutshaw, Eddie Estrella and Rece Hinds all cleared the wall -- it only took seven pitches -- to put the Wolf Pack in front 9-7.
TIller, who had not blown a save all season, now has two in as many games.
Hinds made it 10-7 in the top of the eighth with an RBI single off Josh Forgy.
Ann Arbor starter Chris Novotny lasted four innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. He struck out five and walked three.
Six relievers followed him to the mound -- Chad Stephenson (1.2 IP), John Curtiss (0.1), David McLoughlin (1.0), Edgar Lamas (1.0) and Ryan Rolison (1.0) -- with Stephenson taking the worst of the damage being charged with four runs in the top of the sixth.
Curtiss (5-1) came out of it with the win.
Rolison earned his first save.

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MBL news: Week 19 -- Awards and standings

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Record: 80-55, 2nd, 5.5 GB Des Moines
St. Louis starting pitcher Kaneo Kawamoto exited after an inning because of a injury, but the River Walkers' bullpen picked up the slack with eight shutout innings in a 6-0 win over Louisville at Dodger Stadium.
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The River Walkers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on rookie Nick Shaw's 17th homer of the season, a two-out shot off Sluggers starting pitcher Andres Garcia.
Kawamoto retired Louisville in over in the bottom of the first.
After that, however, he was done leaving with a cramp in his forearm. He is expected to be out for only a day or two, so should be available to make his next start.
The Walkers went up 3-0 in the second inning, Thairo Estrada with a two-run homer off Garcia.
Jovan Gill handled the rest of the scoring with another homer, a three-run shot off Garcia in the sixth.
Josh Forgy was the first of four relievers to take the mound after Kawamoto stepped aside.
He (6-4) pitched three shutout innings, and earned the win.
Andres Hernandez worked a scoreless fifth inning.
Ricky Cisneros handled the sixth, and got the first out of the seventh.
Rookie Kevin Baker turned in his best outing of the season, with 2.2 scoreless inning to close out the game.