|
Walkers news: April 2 -- Des Moines 7, St. Louis 6
Record: 1-4, 3rd (Tied/w. Cedar Rapids), 3 GB Des Moines
Pinch-hitter Tyler Callihan hit a one-out homer in the top of the ninth inning of St. Louis reliever Danny Grigg to help give Des Moines a 7-6 win at Busch Stadium (1997).
Callihan's homer came on a 0-1 pitch and soared 442 feet over the wall in left field.
Down 2-0, the River Walkers got a two-run homer from Fernando Tatis and a solo shot from Rhys Hoskins in the bottom of the first inning off Harvesters starter Kellan Tulio to go up 3-2.
Larry Ernesto then drew a lead-off walk in the second and scored on a Vidal Bruja ground out to make it 4-2.
But Jason Froelich could not maintain that advantage.
The Harvesters wiped out that lead and more by lighting Froelich up for four runs in the top of the fifth.
The inning featured two walks, including one that drove in a run, along with an error by shortstop Myles Austin on a botched force play at second.
Jackson Miller also drove in a run with a single.
An RBI double from Jarron Silva made it 6-4.
The Walkers tied with on Hoskins second homer of the game, a two-run shot off reliever Albert Hernandez in the eighth.
That lead lasted for just two batters, however, thanks to Callihan's long ball in the ninth.
Tulio lasted just four innings, allowing four runs on five hits.
Zach Brown followed with a pair of scoreless innings.
Ronny Carvajal, Hernandez and Omar Benitez all worked an inning apiece.
Hernandez (2-0) came out of it with the win, despite allowing the Hoskins homer.
Benitez earned his third save.
|