Walkers news: April 13 -- Cedar Rapids 7, St. Louis 0
Record: 2-6, 6th, 3 GB Springfield and Quad City
Carlos Martinez pitched into the eighth inning and combined with reliever Johnny Hellwig to help Cedar Rapids shut out St. Louis 7-0 at Busch Stadium (1997).
Martinez allowed just three hits while striking out five and walking none in his 7.1 innings on the mound.
Hellwig finished off the game with 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit.
The Golden Grapplers took control early with a four-run top of the first inning against River Walkers starting pitcher Danny Duffy.
Keon Broxton landed the big blow with a two-out three-run homer after Victor Robles opened the game with a solo shot.
A Trevor Story solo homer off Martinez oin the fourth made it 5-0.
Terrin Varva connected for an RBI single in the seventh inning. Joc Pederson hit a solo homer off Omar Garcia in the eighth.
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