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Old 03-29-2019, 04:08 AM   #5
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Walkers news: April 8 -- Quad City 4, St. Louis 3

Record: 0-3, 6th, 3 GB Quad City
Down 3-1, Quad City tied it with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and won it on an RBI single from Justin Turner in the ninth to defeat St. Louis 4-3 at Fenway Park (1970).
With the win, the Thunder swept the season-opening three-game series with the River Walkers.
Nicky Delmonico's two-run homer off Quad City relief pitcher Jose Almonte had given St. Louis a 2-1 lead.
An inning later, Ender Inciarte's RBI double off Koda Glover made it 3-1.
Quad City struck back with two in the bottom of the seventh to tie it.
Blake Rutherford drew a one-out walk from Jake Diekman.
Reyes Moronta then came on and issued two more walks to fill the bags.
Grant Dayton then got the ball, and Derek Fisher greeted him with a two-run double to tie it.
In the ninth, new Walkers closer Tommy Kahnle got his first chance of 2021 and took his lumps.
Blake Rutherford opened things up with a lead-off single.
He stole second and scored on a one-out single from Justin Turner.
Thunder starting pitcher Mike Montgomery didn't allow a run in 4.1 innings.
Almonte and Glover both pitched 1.1 innings apiece.

J.D. Hammer pitched a scoreless eighth and Jimmy Herget did the same in the ninth to collect a victory.
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