2030 St. Louis River Walkers -- This could be the last time

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Record: 11-10, 2nd, 2 GB Quad City
Angel Tiburcio took matters into his own hands hitting a two-run homer to wipe out a 1-0 deficit and allowing one run over seven innings on the mound, as St. Louis snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over Green Bay at War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo).
Down 1-0 after allowing a run in the bottom of the first, Tiburcio drove an 0-1 fast ball from Green Bay starter Trevor Criswell 345 feet over the wall in right field to put his team in front.
Edward Olivares, who had drawn a one-out walk, scored in front of Tiburcio.
On the mound, the two-time Cy Young winner allowed one run on three hits over seven innings. He struck out five and walked a pair.
The River Walkers other two runs came in the sixth.
Cris Rosario drove in them both with a one-out single off reliever Justin Doughtie.
Jake Brentz pitched a 1-2-3 eighth for St. Louis.
Ernesto Barbosa struck out the side in the ninth for his second save.

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Record: 12-10, 2nd, 2 GB Quad City
Kaneo Kawamoto limited Green Bay to one run over six innings, and St. Louis downed Green Bay 3-1 at War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo).
The win was the second in a row for the River Walkers, who took the three-game series.
Both teams scored a run in the first inning, but St. Louis added two more in the second on a two-run homer from Jose Ramirez off Mallards starter Alex Duarte in what would complete the scoring.
Kawamoto (2-3) allowed one run on five hits over six innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Travis Krogman worked a scoreless seventh and recorded the first out of the eighth.
Jake Brentz wrapped up the eighth, striking out both batters he faced.
Ernesto Barbosa composed a scoreless ninth for the second straight game, for his third save.

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Record: 12-11, 2nd (Tied/w. Springfield), 2 GB Quad City
Evansville pounded St. Louis starting pitcher for eight runs in a little over four innings, as the Bosses went on to rout the River Walkers 10-3 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Pounded for eight runs in 2.1 innings in his previous start, Benton wasn't any better against the Bosses.
Andrew Allison hit a three-run homer and the next batter, Matt Wallner, smacked a solo shot off him to highlight a five-run top of the third for Evansville.
An inning later, pitcher Nick Bitsko cranked another three-run homer to make it 8-0 and send Benton to the shower.
By the time the Walkers even scored, it was 10-0.
Cris Rosario hit his first homer of the season, a solo blast, off Bitsko to get St. Louis on the board in the bottom of the sixth.
Two batters later, Jose Segura also went deep.
Bitsko (1-1) allowed two runs on five hits in 5.1 innings. He struck out seven and walked three.
Russell Berg (1.0 IP), Danny Cortegaa (1.2) and Wyatt Beddow (1.0) combined to close out the lopsided win for the Bosses.

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Record: 13-11, 2nd, 2 GB Quad City
Izzy San Juan went the distance in a two-hit shutout, as St. Louis downed Evansville 5-0 at Busch Stadium (1997).
San Juan took a no-hitter into the seventh inning until Nick Bitsko broke it up with a one-out single.
A single in the ninth by Royce Lewis accounted for the only other hit by the Bosses.
San Juan (2-1) retired the next two batters to end it. The left-hander struck out six and walked one.
A two-run homer from Jose Ramirez off Evansville starter Ray Pocock put the River Walkers in front 2-0 in the bottom of the first.
Thairo Estrada had a two-out single in the second, which scored Peter Ahn, to make it 3-0.
Cris Rosario led off the third with a homer off Pocock.
Jared Thomas drew a lead-off walk from Ozzie Contrera in the seventh and scored on an Ahn single in the seventh to complete the scoring.

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Record: 13-12, 2nd (Tied/w. Springfield), 2.5 GB Quad City
Down 2-0, Evansville hit solo home runs -- two of them from Rudy Rott -- off St. Louis rookie starting pitcher Wilson Lara in three straight inning, and went on to defeat the River Walkers 5-2 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Rott struck for the first time with two outs in the top of the fourth to make it 2-1.
The honors went to Royce Lewis in the fifth, his coming with one out, to tie the score.
Rott put the Bosses ahead in the sixth, when he torched Lara on a 1-0 pitch with a 372 foot long ball that put Evansville ahead for good.
The Bosses added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth against St. Louis reliever David Amador.
Andrew Allison and Peter Alonso both had RBI singles.
Evansville starter Cory Maddox lasted four innings, allowing two runs on five hits.
Russell Berg (1-0) kept St. Louis off the scoreboard in the fifth and sixth, and would earn the win.
Randy Jones, Jeff Young and Brad Tonks all pitched an inning apiece.
Tonks earned his fifth save of the season.

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Record: 13-13, 2nd (Tied/w. Springfield), 2 GB Quad City
Tied 1-1, Seth Beer and Matt Wallner hit back-to-back solo homers off St. Louis starting pitcher Angel Tiburcio, helping lift Evansville to a 3-2 win at Busch Stadium (1997).
The victory gave the Bosses victories in three of the four games in the series.
Beer's homer came with one out and Wallner hit his while facing an 0-2 count.
An RBI single from pinch-hitter Jordan Groshans off Evansville reliever Andrew Ryan in the bottom of the seventh made it 3-2.
But the Walkers squandered a number of chances in the final four innings, as the Bosses came out with the win.
Evansville starting pitcher Enrique Castillo (3-1), allowed one run on three hits over the first 5.2 innings.
Andrew Ryan finished the sixth and got the first two outs of the seventh, before giving way to Randy Jones, who finished the inning.
Ryan Crook pitched a scoreless eighth.
Jeff Young did the same in the ninth for his first save.

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MBL award: Week 4 -- Awards and standings

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Record: 14-13, 2nd, 1 GB Quad City
Kaneo Kawamoto limited Milwaukee to one run over seven inning, and also drove in the game's first run as St. Louis downed the Crushers 2-1 at Milwaukee County Stadium (1976).
Kawamoto (3-3) allowed the one run on four hits over his seven innings. He struck out four and walked two.
Jose Alvarado recorded the first two outs in the eighth, along with a lead-off single by Lane Wickers, before giving way to closer Ernesto Barbosa, who got Cayden Wallace to ground out to end the inning.
Barbosa pitched around a two-out double by Brendan Rodgers for his fourth save.
The River Walkers got both their runs in the top of the fifth off Milwaukee starter Justin Wrobelski.
Jose Segura led off the inning with a single.
Jordan Groshans followed with another single, with the runners advancing to second and third on an error by left fielder Ian Blount.
After an intentional walk to Peter Ahn loaded the bases.
Kawamoto got down a bunt, the Crushers tried to get Segura at the plate but were unsuccessful.
Groshans later scored on a Thairo Estrada ground out.
The Crushers got on the board in the bottom of the inning, Rodgers hitting a lead-off homer off Kawamoto.

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Record: 14-14, 2nd (Tied/w. Springfield), 2 GB Quad City
For the third straight start, St. Louis; Trey Benton took a beating -- and this one was the worst of all -- giving up six runs in just 0.2 innings as Milwaukee went on to defeat the River Walkers 7-3 at Milwaukee County Stadium (1976).
Combining his last three outings, Benton has lasted just 6.1 innings and allowed 21 runs on 23 hits with all of the runs being earned.
In this game, Benton gave up the six runs on five hits. He also committed a throwing error, walked three and was called for a balk.
The Crushers also did some damage with the bat.
Ian Blount drove in two runs with a double. Brett Baty also doubled to drive in a run.
Pitcher Francisco Justo also had an RBI single.
The Walkers did manage to pull within 7-3 in the bottom of the fifth, but were shutout the rest of the way.
On the mound, Justo (2-2) worked five innings allowing three runs on four hits.
After that, it was Tony Locey, Erikson Lanning, Travis Hamrick and Bill Webb for an inning apiece.

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MBL news: Player and Pitchers of the Month for April 2030

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MBL news: Rookies of the Month for April 2026 and May 1 standings

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MBL news: American League leaders on May 1, 2030

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MBL news: National League leaders on May 1, 2030

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Walkers news: Team statistics for April 2030

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Player of the Month: Jared Thomas -- The 29-year-old catcher batted ,256 with five homers, 15 RBIs and 14 runs scored in 25 games. He also got on base at a .330 clip and slugged .512.
Starting Pitcher of the Month: Izzy San Juan -- The 31-year-old left-hander had a solid month in his first season with the Walkers, going 2-1 with a 1.95 ERA in five starts. He worked a total of 37.0 innings during which he struck out 26 and had a 0.95 ERA.
Relief Pitcher of the Month: Travis Krogman -- The second half of 2029 was rough for Krogman, but the 30-year-old right-hander got off to a good start in 2030. He pitched in 14 games going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA. He struck out 19 and posted a 1.04 WHIP.

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Record: 14-15, 3rd (Tied/w. Des Moines), 3 GB Quad City
Pinch-hitter Alex Bohm led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a homer off St. Louis reliever Cory Tiller, and that was enough to give the Crushers a 5-4 win at Milwaukee County Stadium (1976).
The victory gave Milwaukee wins in the final two games of the three-game series.
A four-run first inning allowed the River Walkers to grab a nice early lead.
Thairo Estrada (single), Jose Segura (double) and Cris Rosario (single) all collected RBIs.
But St. Louis would not score again, and the Crushers would peck away with four one-run innings against Walkers starter Izzy San Juan.
Erik Rivera led off the bottom of the first with a home run.
Cayden Wallace led off the second with a single and later scored on a Tristan Hanoian fly ball.
In the third, Rivera drew a lead-off walk and scored when catcher Hayden Jones was charged with a passed ball.
Milwaukee tied it in the sixth.
Ian Blount singled off San Juan with one out and scored on a two-out double by Hanoian.
An inning later, Bohm's long ball put the Crushers in front.
After the four-run first, Milwaukee starter George McCardel settled in to throw five scoreless innings.
Overall, he allowed the four runs on 10 hits.
The win went to James Pazos (2-1), who pitched a scoreless seventh.
Mike Goodkin and Bill Webb followed that up with a scoreless innings.
Webb earned his sixth save.

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Walkers news: Player Development Report for May 1

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Record: 14-16, 3rd (Tied/w. Des Moines), 3 GB Quad City
Led by 5.1 scoreless innings from Gerardo Guerra, Grand Rapids shut out St. Louis into the ninth inning, and the Traders downed the River Walkers 3-1 at the Polo Grounds (1923).
Guerra (3-1) allowed three hits in his 5.1 innings. He struck out five and walked two.
Ian Hamilton retired every batter he faced while finishing the sixth inning and working a silent seventh.,
Zachary Stella didn't allow a run in the eighth.
Oscar Martinez did allow a pinch-hit homer to Edward Olivares in in the ninth, but nothing else to earn his sixth save.
Marcos Francis opened the scoring with a two-out solo homer off River Walkers starter Wilson Lara in the fourth inning.
Zach Prajzner drew a lead-off walk from Lara in the sixth, and later, after a wild pitch,m scored on a Alex Freeland single.
Levi Usher's solo homer off Lara in the seventh made it 3-0.

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Record: 14-17, 5th, 4 GB Quad City
Phil Bickford allowed one run over the first six innings, and the Grand Rapids bullpen shutout St. Louis the rest of the way, as the Traders downed the River Walkers 4-1 at the Polo Grounds (1923).
Bickford allowed the one run on three hits over six innings. He also struck out five and walked one.
Dan Bouwman, Zach Stella and Oscar Martinez all worked scoreless inning to seal the win.
For Martinez, the save was his seventh of the season.
The Traders took the lead, for good, in the top of the third.
Enrique Bradfield singled with one out off Walkers ace Angel Tiburcio.
A walk to Alex Freeland moved him to second, and Bradfield scored on a two-out double by Matt Crawl.
St. Louis did tie it in the top of the sixth.
Peter Ahn led off with a single off Bickford and scored when Tiburcio doubled.
But the Traders wasted no time retaking the lead in the bottom of the inning,. Bill Taylor blasting an 0-1 pitch from Tiburcio 363 feet over the wall in left field.
Grand Rapids added two insurance runs against the St. Louis bullpen in the eighth.
Jarred Towmey collected both the RBIs with a two-run double off Jose Alvarado.

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Record: 14-18, 5th, 4.5 GB Quad City
A second-inning solo homer by Jean Carmona staked St. Louis to a 1-0 lead, but the River Walkers didn't score again as they fell 4-1 to Grand Rapids at the Polo Grounds (1926).
The loss was the fifth in a row for St. Louis.
The Traders took the lead with a pair of runs off Walkers starting pitcher Kaneo Kawamoto in the bottom of the fourth.
It all happened with two outs, with Marcos Francis and Jarrod Twomey hitting back-to-back doubles followed by a Sean Nettles single.
Grand Rapids struck for two more runs off Kawamoto in the sixth.
Francis and Twomey again got it started, beginning with a Francis' single by another double from Twomey.
Twomey later scored on a two-out single by pinch-hitter Zack Prajzner.
Traders starting pitcher Erik Hansen lasted 4.1 innings before departing with a forearm injury.
He allowed one run on three hits.
Bobby Hobart (3-0) finished the fifth and worked a scoreless sixth and earned himself the win.
After that, it was Dan Bouwman, Ian Hamilton and Alex Lange for an inning apiece.
The save was the first of the season for Lange.