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Walkers news: Sept. 27 -- St. Louis 6, Kansas City 4
Record: 95-65, 1st 8.5 GA Des Moines
Magic No. to clinch NL South: Clinched
Magic No. to clinch NL: Clinched
Andrew Benintendi had an run-scoring single and Michael Conforto drove in a run with a double in the top of the seventh inning, snapping a 4-4 tie and paving the way for a 6-4 win by the St. Louis River Walkers over the Kansas City Pit Masters at Kansas Municipal Stadium.
Both hits were allowed by Brandon Morrow.
Looking to give their top three starters, Aaron Nola, Trevor Bauer and Kyle Hendricks before the start of the playoff, all three have pitched more than 200 innings, the Walkers went with a bullpen game.
Shane Carli handled the first five, allowing two runs on one hit.
Five relievers combined to finish it out with Reyes Moronta, who got one out in the sixth inning earning his second win.
Kansas City had scored two runs earlier in the inning off Jario Labourt to tie it.
Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
Last edited by rink23; 02-10-2019 at 04:22 AM.
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