St. Louis scored 6 runs in the decisive bottom of the 6th inning with the help of 7 hits. The key at-bat was by Darrell Porter who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he doubled bringing in two baserunners. This was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans, as the lead kept changing - 5 times in all.
Ricky Horton(7-2) allowed no runs in 3 innings, and picked up the victory. John Stuper(13-7) suffered the loss in relief. He pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing 5 hits and no walks.