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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Recap - Royals Over Cardinals 10-7
Kansas City grabbed a 10-7 win over St. Louis on Tuesday, as Steven Cruz was credited with a win at Busch Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Royals were rewarded as +130 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 9.
Steven Cruz earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1.2 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Bobby Witt Jr. in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher Steven Matz worked 1.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Alec Burleson in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 13 hits, while St. Louis only had 12.
Carlos Estevez pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.