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Record: 7-12, 5th, 8 GB Des Moines
St. Louis hit four home runs over the first three innings to build a 6-2 lead, but that was not enough as Madison rallied for a 9-6 win at Comiskey Park (1969).
The victory was the Muskies second of the three-game series.
Ryan Wibbenmeyer hit a first-inning solo homer off Madison starting pitcher Chris Brakefield and two batter later rookie Carlos Martines added a two-run blast two batters as St. Louis went ahead 3-0.
In the second, in his first at bat of the season, Quiang Chang launched a homer off Brakefield, Manuel Coke also drove in a run with a single during the inning, as the Walkers went ahead 5-1.
Joe Bien led off the third with his first home run since joining St. Louis in the offseason -- it came off Frank Morales -- it gave the Walkers a 6-2 lead.
But Madison came roaring back.
First, it was a four-run bottom of the fourth.
It began when St. Louis starter Mike Harney walked the bases loaded to begin the inning.
A wild pitch scored Tyler Mosley with the first run.
Hector Hildalgo plated the second with a fly ball to left.
Andy Granado made it 6-5 with a two-out double.
Dan Hillard then added another double as the Muskies tied it 6-6.
The onslaught continued in the fifth against reliever Kyle Smarr.
He gave up a single to Kevin Couture Jr. to begin the inning.
Mosley followed with a double.
Brian Schlegel then walloped his third homer of the season as Madison grabbed a 9-6 lead.
Brakefield lasted just 1.2 innings in his start, allowing five runs on seven hits. He struck out three and walked two.
Morales (1-0) earned the win after supplying 3.2 innings of relief giving up just one run.
Jorge Juarez got the final two outs of the sixth.
Steve Nilsen held the Walkers scoreless in the seventh.
Alan Albanese earned his first save with a scoreless eighth and ninth.