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Walkers news: August 16 -- St. Louis 10, Quad City 1
Record: 59-55, 3rd,14.5 GB Des Moines
St. Louis put up 10 runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to wipe out a 1-0 deficit to pave the way for a 10-1 win over Quad City at Busch Stadium (1997).
With the win, the River Walkers split the two-game series with the Thunder.
A Miguel Gomez home run off St. Louis starting pitcher Jimmy Lambert provided the game's only scoring until the Walkers busted loose in the eighth.
The highlight of the inning was a grand slam by rookie third baseman Romy Gonzalez.
Jean Carmona drove in the final two runs with a homer. Byron Buxton plated two with a triple.
Lambert turned in a strong start.
The only hit he allowed in six innings was the homer by Gomez. He struck out three and walked one.
John Curtiss (0.2 IP) and Wilmer Jimenez (0.1) combined on a scoreless seventh inning.
Bill Warson and Brent Suter handled the eighth and ninth, respectively.
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