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Walkers news: May 18 -- St. Louis 6, Green Bay 4
Record: 19-24, 5th, 4.5 GB Springfield
St. Louis owned a 4-0 lead by the top of the fourth inning and held on for a 6-4 win over Green Bay at War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo). The River Walkers did the bulk of their early damage with a three-run top of the fourth. Michael Toglia drove in the first run with a single. He would finish the game 3 for 5 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Pitcher Steven Brault handled the rest with a two-run homer, off of it coming off Long Haulers starting pitcher Stiward Aquino. Two innings later, that lead reached 4-0 when Jean Carmona doubled off Aquino and scored on a two-out single by Toglia off reliever Ryan Zeferjahn. A three-run homer from Steve Ruland in the bottom of the fifth quickly sliced that deficit to 4-3. The Walkers got two of those runs back in the seventh. They put four straight batters on base against reliever Luis Angel Medina to open the inning. Bo Bichette had an RBI single during that stretch. Larry Ernesto later had an RBI single off Kelvin Herrera to make it 6-3. Bobby Bradley led off the eighth with a single off Jake Brentz and later scored on a Brentz wild pitch. Brault (2-4) worked 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on six hits in addition to the two-run homer. Brad Hand and Phil Maton both recorded two outs apiece to get the game to the eighth. Brentz survived the run he allowed in the eighth. The ninth belonged to Edwin Diaz, who notched his seventh save. |
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Walkers news: May 19 -- Green Bay 3, St. Louis 2
Record: 19-25, 5th, 5.5 GB Springfield
Addison Russell doubled with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and scored on a two-out single from Steve Rutland as Green Bay downed St. Louis 3-2 at War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo). With the victory, the Long Haulers salvaged the third game of the series against the River Walkers. Russell had doubled with one out off St. Louis reliever Jake Brentz. Kenley Jansen then replaced Brentz. Jansel got Austin Hedges to ground out for the second out. Ruland followed with his game-winning single on a 2-1 pitch. A solo homer from Bo Bichette off Haulers starter Gerrit Cole put the Walkers ahead 1-0. An inning later, it was 2-0 after Rhys Hoskins led off with a double off Cole and scored on a Jean Carmona double. The Haulers got a run back in the sixth against St.Louis starter Aaron Nola. Aaron Judge reached with a two-out double and he found the plate with another double, this one from Bobby Bradley. Brandon Lowe hit a solo homer off Nick Lodolo in the seventh to tie it. Cole lasted five innings, giving up two runs on five hits. Five relivers combined to finish the game. Bill Warson worked a scoreless sixth as did Luis Medina in the eighth and Chad Green in the ninth. Mike Goodwin (0.1) and Ryan Zeferjan (0.2) combined to pitch a scoreless seventh. The victory went to Green (3-2) |
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Walkers news: Hoskins to 10-day IL; Changes made in dugout
At 19-25, off to the worst start in the seven-year of the franchise the St. Louis River Walkers have decided to make a pair of changes in the dugout.
First, Clint Hurdle stepped down as bench coach. Hired just a few weeks ago replacing Gary Thurman, Hurdle decided at age 67 he no longer wants to be part of the major league grind. He is being replaced by Alex Cora,who from 2018 through 2021 was manager of the Cincinnati Skyline. Also let go was hitting coach Jung-Tang Kung. Kung had joined the Walkers during the 2022 season and actually saw a marked improvement in the offense during the 2023 season. But the team has fallen back dramitically in 2024 ranking at or near the bottom of the National League in most offensive statistics, including runs scored (145/12th), batting average (.229/12th) and home runs (25/12th). He is being replaced by 52-year old Shane Andrew who will be working in the majors for the first time. The River Walkers also announced that first baseman Rhys Hoskins has been placed on the 10-day injured list with hip soreness. The 31-year-old Hoskins has struggled mightily at the plate in 2024, batting just .204 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 43 games. He will be replaced by 24-year-old third base prospect Tanner Kohlhepp. Kohlhepp was batted .253 with nine homers and 30 RBIs in 37 games for AAA Memphis this season. Last edited by rink23; 10-04-2019 at 02:02 AM. |
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Walkers news: May 20 -- Madison 5, St. Louis 4
Record: 19-26, 5th, 6.5 GB Springfield
Madison rallied from a 4-3 deficit with runs in the top of the seventh and ninth innings to defeat St. Louis 5-4 at Busch Stadium (1997). A struggling Michael Toglia hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot off Brusador Graterol in the fifth togive the River Walkers a 4-3 lead. The Muskies tied it in the seventh when Jordan Myrow drew a one-out walk from St. Louis reliever John Curtiss and moved to third when pinch-hitter Josh Smith followed with a double. Reese McGuire chased Myrow home with a ground out. A Matt Olson lead-off double off Nick Lodolo led to the winning run in the ninth. A Francisco Lindor ground out against Kenley Jansen moved Olson to third. Jansen then walked Myrow but struck out Cole Brannen for the second out. McGuire, however, reached on an infield single to score Olson. Madison starter Jhon Vergara worked four innings allowing one run on three hits. Graterol worked the fifth, allowing Toglia's homer, and recorded the first out of the sixth. Mitchell Kilkenny (3-1) kept the Walkers off the board in the seventh and eighth and set himself up to eventually earn the win. David McLoughlin allowed a pair of hits in the ninth, including a lead-off double to Jared Thomas, but got out of it striking out Andrew Benintendi and Larry Ernesto to end it. The Walkers struck out 15 times in the loss. Last edited by rink23; 10-04-2019 at 03:00 AM. |
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Walkers news: May 21 -- St. Louis 5, Madison 4, 10 innings
Record: 20-26, 5th, 5.5 GB Springfield
Romy Gonzalez singled with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to scored Bo Bichette with game-winning run, as St. Louis downed Madison 5-4 at Busch Stadium (1997). Bichette had opened the inning with a lead-off single off Hill and moved to second when Larry Ernesto followed with another single. Jared Thomas then reached on an error by Hill to load the bases. Michael Toglia struck out, for the first out. But Gonzalez lofted a single to right which managed to avoid right fielder Nomar Mazara and bring home Bichette. Tied 1-1, both teams scored three times in the ninth inning to keep the game going. Mazara drove in two of the runs for the Muskies with a home run off River Walkers closer Edwin Diaz. Francisco Lindor scored the third run after he singled and scored on a Josh Smith single, a play which included an error by Toglia in left field. St. Louis tied it against Hill in the bottom half of the inning. Juan Gil hitting a three-run homer on a 2-2 pitch, the ball traveling 386 feet over the wall in right. Walkers starter Argenis Batista turned in an impressive seven innings, allowing just one run on four hits. Brad Hand recorded the first two outs of the eighth, before leaving the game with an undisclosed injury. Diaz worked the ninth and got the first out of the 10th. Phil Maton (2-0) recorded outs on both the batters he faced in the 10th, setting himself up to earn the victory. |
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Walkers news: May 22 -- Madison 12, St. Louis 1
Record: 20-27, 5th, 5.5 GB Springfield
Madison homered in each of the first three innings against St. Louis starter Jimmy Lambert and went deep five times overall in a 12-1 win at Busch Stadium (1997). With the victory, Madison took two of three games from the River Walkers. Nomar Mazara got things going with a two-out solo homer in the first off Lambert. In the second, it was M.J. Melendez with a two-run bomb. It was Mazara again with a two-run blast in the third, as the Muskies lead grew to 5-0. Lambert would give up a fourth homer in the sixth, Matt Olson leading off the inning. Olson would go deep again in the seventh inning as Madison would continue to pile up the runs. On the mound, Madison starter Nick Lewis worked 6.1 scoreless innings giving up thre hits. Carlos Daniel Santana completed the seventh and got the first out of the eighth. Carlos Carrasco completed the lopsided win. He also allowed St. Louis' lone run, a solo homer from Michael Toglia in the ninth. River Walkers relief pitcher Thad Ward was ejected from the game after hitting Francisco Lindor with a pitch after giving up Olson's homer in the seventh. He and Lindor have both been suspended for four games for igniting a bench-clearing brawl. |
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Walkerd news: May 24 -- Hand lost for season with elbow injury
The St. Louis River Walkers have announced that left-handed reliever Brad Hand has been lost for the season with a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow.
In his third season in St. Louis, Hand had pitched in 21 games this season posting a record of 3-0 with three saves and a 2.60 ERA. Left-hander Caleb Ferguson has been promoted from AA Springfield to take his place on the roster. In 11 games for the Cardinals, Ferguson is 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA. Last edited by rink23; 10-04-2019 at 04:31 AM. |
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Walkers news: May 24 -- St. Louis 4, Twin Cities 1
Record: 21-27, 5th, 5.5 GB Springfield
Andrew Benintendi snapped a 2-2 tie with a three-run homer off Twin Cities relief pitcher Heath Humbree in the top of the eighth inning to help lift St. Louis to a 5-2 win at the Metrodome (1996). An error by Snow Cats first baseman Jake Burger had allowed Jean Carmona to reach to lead off the top of the eighth. Bo Bichette then drew a walk in front of Benintendi, who drove an 0-2 pitch 363 feet over the wall in right. St. Louis had gone up 2-1 in the top of the sixth when an error by Twin Cities right fielder Lucius Fox had allowed a pair of runs to score. Burger tied it up in the bottom half of the inning by homering off River Walkers starter Steven Brault. Brault lasted 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits. Kenley Jansen (4-2) handled the rest of the seventh and worked a scoreless eighth to earn the win. Edwin Diaz was perfect in the ninth for his eighth save. |
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Walkers news: May 25 -- Twin Cities 6, St. Louis 3
Record: 21-28, 5th, 6.5 GB Springfield
Twin Cities scored three times in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 4-1 lead and held on to defeat St. Louis 6-3 at the Metrodome (1996). The Snow Cats banged out four hits in the inning off River Walkers starting pitcher Aaron Nola. Josiah Miller scored two of the run with a double. Pitcher Sonny Gray plated the other with a single. A two-run homer from Walkers rookie Tanner Kohlhepper in the seventh off reliever Tobias Myers pulled them within 4-3. But the Snow Cats answered back with back-to-back homers to lead off the bottom of the first. Will Banfield struck first and Justin Williams followed, reliever John Curtiss falling victim to both of the long balls. Gray (2-5) allowed one run on five hits over six innings. Tobias Myers, Jonathon Cooper and Thyago Viera all worked an inning apiece to close it out. Viera posted his 10th save of the season. |
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Walkers news: May 26 -- Twin Cities 5, St. Louis 4
Record: 21-29, 5th, 6.5 GB Springfield
Traded in the offseason after two mediocre campaigns in St. Louis, Byron Buxton got some payback hitting a three-run home run off River Walkers closer Edwin Diaz in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Twin Cities a 5-4 win at the Metrodome (1996). With the victory, the Snow Cats took two of three games with the River Walkers. Jonathan India led off the bottom of the 10th with a single and moved to second when Eloy Jimenez drew a walk from Diaz. Diaz struck out Jake Burger. With the count at 0-1, Buxton turned on a Diaz pitch hitting hit 362 feet into the left-field seats for a three-run homer. Jimenez had singled off Walkers reliever Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and after a Jake Burger double had moved him to third, scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-1. However, the Walkers tied it in the top of the ninth. Larry Ernesto leading off with a single and scoring on a Jean Carmona double, after he had stole second base. St. Louis tallied twice in the top of the 10th. Romy Gonzalez with an RBI triple and then scoring on a Joe Gatto wild pitch. That set the stage for Buxton's big blast. Twin CIties starter Carson Fulkmer worked 4.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits. The Cats used five relievers after Fuler. Mike Shawaryn carried the biggest load, working 2.1 scoreless innings. He was followed by Johnathon Cooper (1.0 IP), Pedro Fernandez (1.0). Hunter Hembee (0.1) and Gatto (0.1) who struck out Ernesto to to set himself up for the win, improving to 1-2 on the season. |
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Walkers news: May 27 -- Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 2
Record: 21-30, 6th, 6.5 GB Springfield
Milwaukee's Alec Bohm broke out of a slump in a big way with a home run to start the scoring and an game-winning RBI double in the eighth inning to help lift the Keg Lifters to a 3-2 win over St. Louis at County Stadium.(1976). Bohm broke open a scoreless game with a solo homer off River Walkers starting pitcher Argenis Batista in the fifth inning. St. Louis took the lead with a pair of runs in the seventh when Michael Toglia doubled in a run and scored on a sacrifice fly. But the Lifters tied it in the bottom of the inning aftr Erik Rivera led off with a single off reliever Argenis Batista. A sacrifice fly moved him to second. After Kyle Seager took an intentional walk from Phil Maton. Daniel Brito singled off John Curtiss to load the bases. Jake Brentz then took the mound and on a 2-2 count uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Rivera to score the tying run. Milwaukee got to the highly touted Batista in the eighth as well, as Rivera and Bohm hit back-to-back two-out doubles to bring in the winning run. Lifters starter Kyle Hendricks worked 5.1 shutout innings, allowing three hits. He struck out nine and walked four. Enny Romero wrapped up the sixth inning. Jason Johnson, who allowed Toglia's double, Josiah Gray and Antonio Santillan all worked an inning apiece to close it ouit. Gray (4-1) earned the win. Santillan collected his 14th save. |
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Walkers news: May 28 -- St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 0
Record: 22-30, 5th, 6.5 GB Springfield
Jimmy Lambert pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball in today's game, tossing a complete-game shutout in St. Louis' 6-0 win over Milwaukee at County Stadium (1976). Lambert allowed four hits in his game, while striking out eight and walking none. The River Walkers got most of their offense from the long ball. They did, however, manufacture their first run. Alek Thomas led off the game with a single. Keg Lifters starter Robert Stephenson then walked Bo Bichette moved him to second. A wild pitch planted Thomas at third. He scored on a Tanner Kohlhepp ground out. It stayed 1-0 until the sixth, when Tanner Kohlhepp cranked a three-run home off Stephenson. Jared Thomas hit a solo shot in the same inning, making it 5-0. Larry Ernesto wrapped up the scoring with a lead-off homer off Cody Deason in the eighth. |
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Walkers news: May 29 -- St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 5
Record: 23-30, 5th, 6.5 GB Springfield
St. Louis scored six runs between the second through fourth innings and held on for a 6-5 win over Milwaukee at County Stadium (1976). With the win, the River Walkers took the final two games of a three-game series against the Keg Lifters. Jared Thomas put St. Louis up 1-0 with a solo homer off Lifters starter Brendan McKay in the second inning. That advantage grew to 4-0 an inning later, Andrew Benintendi with a three-run blast off McKay. Milwaukee started to climb back into it with two runs in the bottom of the third. McKay with an RBI double off Walkers starter Steven Brault and later scoring on a Xander Bogaerts single. St. Louis got its final two runs in the fourth, Alek Thomas with a two-run homer off McKay. The Lifters roared back with three runs in the fifth. Kyle Seager drove in two of them with a homer which ended Brault's outing. But the St. Louis bullpen shutout Milwaukee from there. Brault worked 4.2 innings, giving up five runs on eight hits. John Curtiss finished the fifth inning and worked a scoreless sixth. Phil Maton and Jake Brentz tossed scoreless seventh and eighth innings, respectively. Nick Lodolo got the first out of the ninth. Kenley Jansen handled the final two for his second save. |
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Walkers news: May 31 -- Kansas City 5, St. Louis 3
Record: 23-31, 5th, 6.5 GB Springfield
Down 3-1, Kansas City scored once in the fourth inning and three times in the fifth to rally for a 5-3 win over St. Louis at Busch Stadium (1997). Danny Cushing provided the run in the fourth with a lead-off homer off River Walkers starting pitcher Aaron Nola. Cushing also was heavily involved in the Pit Masters' big fifth inning. It was an inning highlighted by three consecutive doubles off Nola. Greg Jones and Mike Gerber provided the first two. Cushing had the third, driving in Gerber to make it 4-3 Kansas City. Cushing later scored when center fielder Larry Ernesto misplayed a fly ball hit by Brian Mundell. Johnny Kuhn Jr., was the first of eight pitchers who took the mound for the Masters. He worked four innings, giving up three runs on seven hits. Kyle Nelson (4-1) handled the next two inning without allowing a run. The win would go to Nelson. After that for the Masters it was Andrew Ryan (0.0 IP), Cam Bedrosian (1.0). Giovanny Gallegos (0.0), David Berg (0.1), Austin Hansen (0.2) and Zach Burdi (1.0) who worked the ninth for his 10th save. |
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MBL news: Players and Pitchers of the Month for May
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MBL news: Rookies of the Month for May and standings on June 1
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MBL news: American League leaders on June 1
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