mlb Game Recap
St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Wrap - Kansas City Wins 2-1
Kansas City got 1.2 innings of work from Lucas Erceg en route to a 2-1 victory over St. Louis on Sunday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Royals were rewarded as -105 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.
Kansas City got 5 innings from Michael Wacha, who gave up 1 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 6. Lucas Erceg earned the victory, while the Royals got 1 RBIs from Maikel Garcia in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher JoJo Romero worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 4 hits from Brendan Donovan in a losing cause.
St. Louis enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 12-9 advantage in hits.
Carlos Estevez pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.
Next game, Kansas City takes its act on the road to face San Francisco looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head home to face Detroit.