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Old 04-01-2019, 04:22 AM   #15
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Walkers news: April 20 -- St. Louis 14, Twin Cities 6

Record: 6-8, 4th (Tied/w. Des Moines, 3.5 GB Springfield and Quad City
Down 6-4, St. Louis poured across 10 runs in the top of the ninth inning to rally for a 14-6 win over Twin Cities at the Metrodome (1997).
The River Walkers trailed 2-0 going into the top of the seventh, but rallied to take a short-lived lead by scoring four times.
A wild pitch by Snow Cats reliever Tobias Myers scored the inning's first run.
The next two came home when Myers gave up a homer to Albert Almora.
Andrew Benintendi later had an RBI double off Chris Sale.
But St. Louis watched as Twin Cities duplicated that four-run outburst in the bottom of the seventh.
Pinch-hitter Eloy Jimenez drove in the first two runs to tie it with a single off reliever Grant Drayton.
Bradley Zimmer followed with a two-run shot off Drayton, pushing Twin Cities out front 6-4.
But it's hard to explain what happened in the top of the ninth.
Evidently, the Snow Cats were out of relievers as they hung a weary Thyago Vieira out to dry.
The damage, all eight batters he faced reached base. He allowed four singles, three walks and hit a batter.
Ender Inciarte drove in two with his single. Adeiny Hechavarria one with his.
When Vieria exited, St. Louis led 10-6.
Twin Cities then put utility player Lucius Fox on the mound, and he did record three outs to get out of the inning.
He also gave up a grand slam to Rhys Hoskins and walked three more Walkers.
St. Louis starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks allowed two runs on three hits in his six innings.
Six relievers combined to close it out with the victory going to Reyes Moronta who tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
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