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Record: 81-61, 2nd, 2.5 GB Des Moines
Twin Cities scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead and held on for a 6-5 win over St. Louis at Busch Stadium (1997).
Tied 1-1, the Snow Cats put their first three batters aboard against River Walkers starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks to open the fifth.

With relief pitcher Chris Ellis at the plate, catcher Manny Pina then allowed a pitch to against passed him allowing the go-ahead run to score.
Ellis followed with a three-run homer, a 399-foot shot over the left-field fence, as all of a sudden Twin Cities was ahead 5-1.
The Walkers responded with three runs in the bottom of the fifth against Ellis. Will Benson plated the first two with a pinch-hit double.
The Cats added an insurance run against Reyes Moronta in the seventh. Patrick Mazeika led off with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly from Colin Moran.
St. Louis cut the deficit back to 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh. Pina led off with a single and scored on a two-out single from Ender Inciarte.
Despite getting their chances, they left five runners on base over the final three innings, the River Walkers would not score again.
Chris Stratton lasted just 3.2 innings while making the start for the Cats, he allowed just one run on two hits.
Five relievers -- Chris Ellis (1.1 IP), Randy Rosario (1.1), Carlos Alejandro Ramirez (0.2), Anyelo Gomez (1.0) and Thyago Vieira (1.0) -- followed Stratton to the mound, with Ellis earning his first win and Viera save No. 17.