Steven Grife came off the bench and never even had to swing his bat as Grife reached on a wild pitch in the eight to lead the Southern Illinois Miners (53-36) to a 6-5 win over the Windy City ThunderBolts (50-40) on Sunday at Rent One Park, Marion, IL.

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A walk-off solo home run by Chris Anderson gave the Southern Illinois Miners the win.

Anderson reached base two times in the game for the Southern Illinois Miners.

Brandon Cunniff recorded his first win of the year for the Southern Illinois Miners. He struck out one, walked none and surrendered no hits.

Willy Kesler (1-2) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just two innings, walked one, struck out two, and allowed one run.

The Southern Illinois Miners were sparked by Cannon Lester and Will Block, who teamed up for two hits and two RBIs.