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Record: 3-1, 1st (Tied/w. Cedar Rapids), 0.5 GA Des Moines
St. Louis didn't get its first hit until the sixth inning, but the River Walkers scored twice in the seventh inning and three times in the eighth to rally for a 5-3 win over Des Moines at Busch Stadium (1997).
Harvesters starting pitcher Rory Stevens didn't allow a hit until pinch-hitter Ender Inciarte singled with one out in the sixth inning.
But the Walkers went to work against Stevens in the seventh.
Andrew Benintendi doubled with one out and Bo Bichette singled to put runners at the corners.
A wild pitch while Nicky Delmonico scored Benintendi.
Delmonico walked ending Stevens time on the mound.
Andrelton Simmons then greeted reliever Leo Vazquez with a double, scoring Bichette making it 3-2.
In the eighth, a single by Tyler Esplin followed by a pair of walks, all issued by Vazquez, loaded the bases with one out.
Zach Britton took the mound and got a strike out Bo Bichette, but Nicky Delmonico followed with an RBI single to tie it.
An Andrelton Simmons single plated two more, pushing the Walkers in front 5-3.
St. Louis starter Alex Faedo went the first six innings, allowing three runs on eighth hits.
John Curtiss, Phil Maton and Tommy Kahnle all went a scoreless inning apiece to close it out.
Maton earned his first win while Kahnle notched his second save.
Stevens ended up working 6.1 innings for Des Moines, giving up two runs on three hits.