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Record: 13-11, 3rd, 2.5 GB Des Moines
Down 6-5, Twin Cities wiped that deficit out with a pair of home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning -- a solo homer from Robbie Mackie and a three-run shot from Jeff Friedman -- as the Snow Cats went on to defeat St. Louis 10-6 at Metropolitan Stadium (1977).
The River Walkers had taken a 6-5 lead with five runs in the top of the sixth -- primarily thanks to a grand slam from Jose Segura off reliever John Goulet.
But Mackie opened the bottom of the inning with his second homer of the game off St. Louis starter Kaneo Kawamoto.
Josh Grissom took over after the homer, but brought nothing to the mound.
He walked the first batter he faced, Josse Manhanas, before recording a pair of outs.
Roc Riggio followed with a single.
Friedman then connected on his three-run homer.
It also was his second homer of the game.
The Cats hit five home runs, altogether, also getting a two-run homer from Mike Sartain in the second inning.
Steve Carroll connected on an RBI single off reliever Alex Pazos, who was making his major league debut in the seventh to complete the scoring.
Twin Cities starting pitcher Jason Wisniewski went five dominant innings, allowing one run on two hits. He struck out nine and walked none.
But the failure of his bullpen cost him the win.
Goulet failed to retire any of the six batters he faced.
Lucas Daltari (1-0) cleaned up that mess, by finishing the sixth inning.
He would earn the win.
Bobby Lozoya struck out the side in the seventh for the Cats.
Jim Messina and Eric Watkins closed it out with a scoreless inning each.
The six Twin Cities pitchers combined to strike out 15 batters.