2039 and beyond -- St. Louis River Walkers thread

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The St. Louis River Walkers have placed right-handed starting pitcher Miguel Cisneros on the 60-day injured list after he suffered a herniated disc in his back while pitching during a 4-1 win over Cleveland on June 26.
Cisneros, who is in his second season with St. Louis, had gone 5-6 in 15 starts in 2039.
The 36-year-old had worked a total of 89.1 innings, during which he struck out 58 and had a 3.53 ERA.
Getting recalled from AAA and taking Cisneros spot in the rotation is 26-year-old right-hander Juan Farais.
An off-season free agent signing by the Walkers, Farais started the season at AAA Memphis before being called to St. Louis after Xavier Wigfall suffered an injury.
While with the Walkers, Farais made seven starts going 2-1 with a 4.69 ERA -- he worked a total of 40.1 innings striking out 40 and posting a 1.21 WHP -- before suffering a shoulder injury.
Recovered from his injury, Farias returned to AAA Memphis, where he made two starts, winning both with a 4.01 ERA over 11.2 innings.
Farias struck out nine during his second stint with the Redbirds and posted a 1.36 WHIP.

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The St. Louis River Walkers have recalled first baseman Nick Shaw and catcher Alex Boychuk from AAA Memphis and sent first baseman Wifredo Sotolongo and catcher Zach Wenman.
Shaw, 30, had been sent to AAA on June 24 because of his struggles at the plate.
The veteran first baseman has hit .235 with 10 homers and 32 RBIs in 67 games this season for the Walkers.
In his four games at Memphis, Shaw hit .500 with three RBIs.
Signed in the offseason to be their catcher, Boychuk has been out since May 23 with a strained oblique.
The 37-year-old has played in 23 games for St. Louis, hitting .163 with four homers and 14 RBIs.
In a four-game rehab at AAA, Boychuk hit .368 with two RBIs.
Wenman has been the Walkers primary backup catcher since the 2035 season.
This season, Wenman has played in 43 games/39 starts while hitting .265 with 15 RBIs.
The decision to send Wenman down was because of his struggles defensively, along with the solid play of Mike Vaughan who was called up when Boychuk was injured.
Also an off-season free-agent signing, Sotolongo was called up during Shaw's brief time in Memphis.
The 28-year-old played in five games/four starts and hit just .067.

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Record: 37-40, 3rd, 6.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Ming Xiang limited Louisville to one run over the first seven innings and St. Louis held off a later Sluggers rally for a 5-3 win at Dodger Stadium.
The only run Xiang allowed before the bottom of the eighth came in the top of the second on a solo homer by Brice Mills.
St. Louis wiped out that advantage in the top of the fifth when Manuel Coke belted a three-run homer off Sluggers reliever Brad Kennedy.
The Walkers added two more runs an inning later.
Xiang doubled off Wander Samuel Starks.
With two outs and Keith Kirby now on the mound, Mark Herman doubled home Xiang.
Coke followed with a single to make it 5-1.
Xiang did pitch into the eighth, getting into trouble when he walked Chris Zoltan and gave up a single to Dan Boyle.
Brett McVey took over and gave up a run scoring fly ball to Chris Ring and a single to Jose Gonzalez putting runners on first and second with two outs.
Carlos Hernandez replaced McVey and was greeted by a single from pinch-hitter Zachary Landis as Louisville pulled to within 3-2.
But he got Victor Archuleta to fly out to end the inning.
Craig Fritzler pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save.
Xiang (7-5) was credited with going seven innings during which he allowed three runs on five hits. He struck out nine and walked two.

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Record: 37-41, 3rd, 7.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Travis Pooler and four Louisville relievers combined to shut out St. Louis on three hits as the Sluggers downed the River Walkers 4-0 at Dodger Stadium.
Pooler (2-4) handled the first five scoreless innings -- allowing only a single and double -- while striking out three and walking one.
After that it was a parade of four relievers -- Keith Kirby, John Good, Bryan Little and Benjamin Wiegman -- who all pitched one inning apiece.
The Sluggers scored single runs against St. Louis starting pitcher Agustin Perdomo in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings.
Caleb Kinney tallied the fourth inning run after he singled with one out.
A two-out walk to Jose Gonzalez moved Kinney to second.
Joe Connel drove him home with a single.
The next inning, back-to-back singles from Isaac Rodriguez and Chris Zoltan opened the inning.
Dan Boyle then drove in Rodriguez with a fly ball to center.
Louisville got its final two runs in the seventh.
Perdomo was still on the mound to open the inning.
He exited with one after hitting Boyle with a pitch.
Carlos Hernandez took over and was greeted by a Israel Garcia double.
He then hit Caleb Kinney with a pitch before striking out Brice Mills for the second out.
Chris Willett then got the call for the Walkers only to give up a single tJose Gonzalez, scoring Boyle and Garcia.

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Record: 38-41, 3rd, 7.5 GB Cedar Rapids
St. Louis jumped out to a 9-0 lead after just 3.5 innings, and the River Walkers cruised to a 13-6 win over Louisville at Dodger Stadium.
The victory gave the River Walkers their second win of the three-game series.
St. Louis seized control early with a five-run top of the first inning against Sluggers starter, and former Walkers pitcher, Josh McDonald.
The Walkers banged out three hits and a walk in the first five batters -- including RBI singles from Joe Allen and Nick Shaw -- before Nolan Gorman delivered a three-run home run.
An RBI double from Mike Vaughan in the top of the third made it 6-0.
Ryan Wibbenmeyer led off the three-run fourth with a double off McDonald, which ended his outing.
Brad Kennedy took over and gave RBI singles to Manuel Coke, Gorman and Tony Urbalejo over the span of the next six batters as the St. Louis advantage reached 9-0.
The Sluggers did make it interesting scoring once in the fifth and four times in the sixth, chasing Walkers starter Kevin Hrdlicka.
But St. Louis scored twice in the both the eighth and ninth to break it back open again.
The Walkers had 19 hits in the game.
Gorman was 2 for 5 with a homer and five RBIs.
Coke was 3 for 4 with thee runs scored and an RBI.
Hrdlicka went 5.1 innings, allowing five runs on nine hits. He struck out one and walked one.
Alex Rios finished the sixth for St. Louis.
Leo Hermosillio and Chris Willett both worked scoreless innings.
Frank Jimenez (0.2 IP) started the ninth, but got into trouble allowing two hits, a walk and a run scored.
Brett McVey got Jose Gonzalez to hit into a fielder's choice to end it.

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MBL news: July 1 -- Players and Pitchers of the Month for June

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MBL news: July 1 -- Rookies of the Month for June and standings

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MBL news: July 1 -- American League leaders

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MBL news: July 1 -- National League leaders

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Walkers news: July 1 -- Team statistics for June

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Walkers news: July 1 -- Team statistics for 2039 season

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Player of the Month: Manuel Coke -- The 26-year-old outfielder hit .290 with eight homers, 28 RBIs and 17 runs scored in 25 games. He got on base at a .339 clip and had a .580 slugging percentage.
Starting pitcher of the Month: Ming Xiang -- The 27-year-old right-hander went 3-1 with a 3.15 ERA in five starts. He pitched a total of 34.1 innings, during which he struck out 24 and had a 1.11 WHIP.
Relief Pitcher of the Month: Brett McVey -- The 31-year-old right-hander got into 13 games, during which he had one save and a 0.67 ERA. He pitched 13.1 innings, during which he struck out 11 and had a 1.35 WHIP.

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Walkers news: July 1 -- Player Development Report

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Record: 39-41, 3rd, 7.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Manuel Coke connected on a two-run, two-out single in the top of the 13th inning to help lift St. Louis to a 6-4 win over Springfield at Oracle Park (2020).
Nolan Gorman and Alek Boychuk got things going for the River Walkers in the top of the 13th with back-to-back one-out singles off Railers relief pitcher Nelson Arreola.
Arreloa got Mark Herman to pop out.
But Coke doubled into the gap in left center to score both runners.
It completed quite a day for Coke, who went 5 for 6 with a double, a home run and three RBIs.
Coke's homer came in the top of the fourth off Springfield starting pitcher Pascal Marcovicci and made it 2-1.
The Railers would eventually go ahead 4-1, but St. Louis tied it when Nick Shaw hit a three-run homer off reliever Carlos Sanchez in the top of the eighth.
St. Louis starting pitcher Xavier Wigfall lasted just 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits. He struck out four and walked two.
Kyle Smarr finished the fifth inning for St. Louis.
Five relievers, Brett McVey (2.0 IP), Leo Hermosillo (1.0), Craig Fritzler (2.0), Carlos Hernandez (2.0) and Alex Rios (1.0) -- combined to shut out the Railers over the next eight innings.
Hernandez (2-0) got the win.
Rios earned his first save of the season.

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Record: 39-42, 3rd, 7.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Hideaki Taguchi connected on a two-out double in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Joseph Hughes and give Springfield a 3-2 win over St. Louis at Oracle Park (2020).
Hughes reached base on a one-out single off River Walkers reliever Frank Jimenez.
Jimenez struck out Vincent Villaviencio for the second out.
But Taguchi drove a 1-1 pitch into the gap in left center to score Hughes and give the Railers the win.
Springfield had tied the game in the bottom of the eighth, when Brendan York led off with a double off St. Louis reliever Kyle Smarr and scored on a Muneo Yamamoto single.
Springfield starter Ruben Ruiz went five scoreless innings allowing just one hit. He struck out seven and walked two.
Alan Albanese worked a scoreless sixth for Springfield, but Carlos Sanchez gave up a two-run homer in the seventh to Joe Allen to tie it at 2-2.
Jon Santiago worked a scoreless eighth and extended that through the first two outs in the ninth.
Jesse McNaboe, a former Walkers ace, got just one out but it was enough to net him the win.

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Walkers news: July 3 -- Mid-season note from ownership

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MBL news: July 3 -- All-Star game fan-voting update No. 4

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Record: 40-42, 3rd, 7.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Tied 6-6, St. Louis scored two times in the top of the 10th inning to defeat Springfield 8-6 at Oracle Park (2020).
The win gave the River Walkers wins in two of three games in the series. The teams now head to Busch Stadium in St. Louis for a three-game series.
The Railers had tied it 6-6 with one out in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run homer with from Matt Beagle off Walkers closer Craig Fritzler.
The blown save was Fritzler's seventh of the season, after having just four in all of 2038.
It was Beagle's second homer of the game. He had hit a two-run homer off reliever Alex Rios in the seventh, part of a three-run inning which tied the game at 4-4.
Mike Vaughan opened the top of the 10th by drawing a lead-off walk from Springfield reliever Danny Bourdon.
Pinch-hitter Daylen Reyes replaced Vaughan at first base.
Kerry Fackelman followed that with another walk and when pinch-hitter Tony Urbalejo singled the Walkers were back in front 7-6.
St. Louis added another run against Alan Albanese, who replaced Bourdon.
Ryan Wibbenmeyer and Joe Allen both hit into force plays, with Allen's bring Fackleman across the plate.
Leo Hermosillo pitched around one-out single by Joseph Hughes in the bottom of the 10th for his second save.
Back-to-back homers from Joe Allen, a three-run shot, and Nolan Gorman off Railers starting pitcher Marcos Zaragoza gave St. Louis a 4-1 lead.
Springfield tied it in the seventh.
Jason Nolan preceded Beagle's two-run homer with an RBI double off Rios.
Walkers starter Ming Xiang went 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits. He struck out five and walked two.
Rios allowed two hits and two runs in his third of an inning.
Brett McVey pitched a scoreless eighth before Fritzler and Hermosillo handled the final two innings.

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MBL news: July 4 -- Week 14 -- Awards and standings

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Record: 41-42, 3rd, 6.5 GB Cedar Rapids
Agustin Perdomo shut out Springfield into the ninth inning before running out of gas -- Chris Willett came on to get the final two outs -- as St. Louis downed the Railers 5-0 at Busch Stadium (2006).
Perdomo (7-5) allowed five hits -- four singles and a double -- before leaving the game with one out in the top of the ninth after having thrown 112 pitches.
He struck out five and walked one.
Willett took over with a runner on first and did allow a two-out double to Hideaki Taguchi to put runners at second and third.
But Willett got Brendan York to fly out and complete the shutout.
The River Walkers got most of their offense with a four-run bottom of the third against Railers starting pitcher Tony Aceves.
Kerry Fackelman led off the inning with a single.
A bunt by Perdomo moved Fackelman to second before he stole third.
Ryan Wibbenmeyer singled to score Fackelman.
Nolan Gorman did the rest with a three-run homer with two outs.
A solo homer from Nick Shaw off Ron Tanner leading off the sixth capped the scoring.