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Record: 42-27, 1st, 2.5 GA Des Moines
Jean Carmona hit a three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 12th to complete a five-run inning as St. Louis downed Dayton 11-9 at Busch Stadium (1997).
The Fighter Pilots' Kevin Vargas had hit a two-out, three-run homer in the top of the 12th off River Walkers reliever Travis Krogman to put his team in front 9-6.
But it didn't hold up.
Andrew Benintendi got things rolling with a one-out walk from Dayton's Justin O'Rourke, and Thairo Estrada followed with a double.
Carlos Vidal scored Bentendi with a single.
And Estrada crossed the plate when Vidal Brujan hit into a fielder's choice.
Alek Thomas kept things going with a single.
And facing a 1-2 count, Carmona ended it crushing a pitch that traveled 443 feet over the wall in right-center.
St. Louis seemed set to win the game in regulation, only to have closer Jake Brentz cough up a 5-3.
Brentz entered in the eighth, with runners at first and second, and gave up a RBI single to Caiden Matheny to make it 5-4.
An inning later, Brentz allowed three singles in a span of five batters.
A Shane Shifflett single tied it, and a double from Ben Breazeale put the Pilots in front 6-5.
The Walkers, however, were able to force extra inning when Cris Rosario hit a solo homer off Jason GIldea.
Walkers starting pitcher Brendan McKay allowed five of the first six Dayton hitters to reach base, as the Fighter Pilots led 3-0 after a half inning.
St. Louis not only rallied to tie it, but took the lead with three runs in the top of the seventh.
Two of the runs scored on bases-loaded walks.
McKay pitched well after the rough start.
He went seven innings, allowing the three runs on six hits.
Ernesto Barbosa got the first out of the eighth, before Brentz took the mound and botched everything.
Zac Lowther (1.1 IP), Luis Angel Medina (1.1) and Krogman (0.2) finished the game.
Krogman (3-1) came out of it with the win.