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Walkers news: June 14 -- St. Louis 3, Quad City 2
Down 2-0, the St. Louis River Walkers scored once in the sixth inning and twice in the seventh to pull out a 3-2 win over the Quad City Thunder at Busch Stadium.
A two-run homer from Robinson Cano off Walkers starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks in the top of the second staked the Thunder to a 2-0 advantage.
But shutout for six innings by Mike Fiers, St. Louis came to life in the sixth inning when Albert Almora led off with a single and scored on a Michael Conforto single.
The Quad City bullpen unraveled in the seventh as St. Louis scored twice to seize the lead.
Reliever Ryan Buchter walked three of the first five batters to load the bases.
Chris Devenski then took the mound and first walked Rhys Hoskins to tie the game and then Conforto to put St. Louis in front.
Outside of the two-run homer from Cano, Walkers starter Kyle Hendricks turned in another strong outing, allowing two runs on three hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked three.
Four relievers combined to cover the final three innings -- with Keone Kela tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 14th save.
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