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Walkers news: Sept. 6 -- Indianapolis 2, St. Louis 1
Record: 66-75, 6th, 7.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Axel Kalman limited St. Louis to one run over the first five innings and four Indianapolis shutout the River Walkers the rest of the way in a 2-1 win at the Astrodome (1995).
Both teams scored single runs in the second inning.
Mark Herman tripled off Kalman for the River Walkers and scored on a wild pitch.
Roberto Hernandez led the bottom of the inning with a homer off St. Louis rookie starter Allan Almon.
The contest's only other run didn't come until the bottom of the seventh.
Brian Newell tripled off Evan Palmer to lead off the inning.
He scored two batters later on a fly ball to left by pinch-hitter John Stacy.
Kalman gave up eight hits over his five innings but just the one run. He struck out three and didn't issue a walk.
After that, it was four pitchers for one inning apiece -- Nick Wilson, Evan Dodd, Aramando Cintron and Ramiro Canales -- to close out the game.
Dodd (1-0) earned his first win of the season.
Canales collected his 33rd save.
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