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Walkers news: June 28 -- Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 3
Record: 50-37, 2nd, 0.5 GB Des Moines
For the first time since April 8, the St. Louis River Walkers are not in first place in the National League South Division.
This happened following a 4-3 loss to Milwaukee at Busch Stadium (1997).
The win gave the Keg Lifters' wins in two of the three games in the series, it also dropped the Walkers a half-game behind Des Moines in the division.
Milwaukee's Landon Gray snapped a 3-3 tie with a solo homer off Walkers reliever Jose Alvarado with one out in the top of the seventh.
St. Louis had tied it 3-3 by scoring three times in the bottom of the sixth off Lifters starter Justin Buck.
Ozzie Albies had the big hit with a two-run triple.
Albies later scored on a passed ball.
Milwaukee jumped on St. Louis starter Adoins Medina for a pair of runs in the first inning.
Nomar Mazara drove in both with a homer.
Tristan Hanoian led off the third with a homer off Medina, pushing the Lifters lead to 3-0.
Medina (9-5) left the game in the fifth inning with an undisclosed injury.
Buck (11-4) earned the win, he allowed three runs on three hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
Seth Lugo pitched a scoreless seventh and got the first out of the eighth.
Alex Claudio retired the only two batters he finished in the eighth.
Bill Webb sent St. Louis down in order in the ninth for his 17th save.
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