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Record: 83-70, 2nd, 3 GB Springfield
The major-league debut of St. Louis starting pitcher Billy Herman was an ugly one as Cedar Rapids pounded him for seven runs in the first two innings of an 11-2 win at Connie Mack Stadium (1960).
The victory completed a doubleheader sweep for the Grapplers.
Cedar Rapids wasted no time going to work against Herman as four of its five batters delivered hits.
David Henderson opened the game with back-to-back single.
After a fly out, Dane Finch made it 1-0 with the third single of the inning.
Santos Villanueva followed with a double to make it 3-0.
An inning later, the Grapplers put three straight runners on base after a lead-off fly out -- pitcher Joel Glenn singled, Henderson drew a walk and Jose Morillo reached on an error by shortstop Rece Hinds -- to load the bases.
Eric Gerhardt drove in the inning's first run with a fly ball to right.
Dane Finch did the rest with a three-run homer.
The River Walkers did climb to within 7-2 with a pair of runs in the top of the third.
Glenn left the game after walking the bases loaded.
Reliever Trevor Wortham was on the mound when the runs scored.
But that was all the offense St. Louis would muster.
The Grapplers, meanwhile, would get two-run homers later in the game from Gerhardt (in the fourth off Brett McVey) and Villanueva (in the eighth off Kyle Smarr) to turn it into a rout.
Glenn lasted just 2.1 innings, allowing two runs on one hits. He struck out two but walked four.
Worthman (5-1) earned the win after working two innings.
Elji Konno (2.2 IP), Jordyn Ibarra (1.1) and Anton Melendez (0.2) combined to shut out the Walkers the rest of the way.