Walkers news: April 23 -- St. Louis 5, Des Moines 4
Record: 8-9, 3rd, 4 GB Springfield
Andrew Benintendi hit a one-out, two-run home run off Des Moines relief pitcher Leo Vazquez to wipe out a 4-3 deficit and lift St. Louis to a 5-4 win at LaBatt Park.
Cody Bellinger had launched a two-run homer off River Walkers starting pitcher Yu Darvish in the top of the seventh to put the Harvesters in front.
A three-run top of the second, where St. Louis benefited from three walks, two with the bases loaded, had enabled it to take a 3-1 lead.
Darvish worked six innings, giving up four runs on six hits.
John Curtiss and Jake Diekman combined to keep the Harvesters off the board in the seventh inning.
Grant Dayton and Tommy Kahnle did the same in the eighth and ninth.
Kahnle earned his third win of the season.
Last edited by rink23; 04-01-2019 at 05:59 AM.
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