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Game Wrap - Kansas City 6-5 Victors Over Cardinals

Kansas City got a 6-5 victory over St. Louis on Sunday, with earning the victory and helping Royals moneyline bettors cash out.

Kansas City was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 10.

earned the victory for the Royals, throwing innings of work, striking out , walking , and allowing hits and earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Hanser Alberto in the win.

St. Louis got a 5.1-inning outing from Jon Lester in the loss. He gave up 5 earned runs, 2 walks and 6 hits in his time on the mound, while Paul Goldschmidt had 2 hits in the loss for the Cardinals.

The game was closed out by Richard Lovelady who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.

Kansas City heads into a battle against New York. St. Louis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.