US EditionWaters' Pinch-Hit Triple in the 7th Inning Sparks Royals to 2-1 Victory over Cardinals
- The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in Kansas City on Sunday, snapping a four-game skid and avoiding a series sweep.
- The teams were tied 1-1 until Drew Waters, pinch-hitting for Dairon Blanco, tripled on the first pitch from Cardinals reliever Chris Roycroft in the seventh inning.
- Maikel Garcia followed Waters with a single to right field that scored the go-ahead run, while Lucas Erceg earned the win pitching five innings and Carlos Estévez recorded his 13th save.
- Michael Wacha started for the Royals against his former team, allowing one run on eight hits with six strikeouts over five innings, while Alec Burleson hit a solo homer earlier for St. Louis.
- This victory ended the Cardinals' three-game winning streak and marked their second loss in 14 games during a 7-2 road trip, as both losses were by 2-1 scores.
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Waters’ pinch-hit triple in the 7th inning sparks Royals to 2-1 victory over Cardinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a…
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Waters' pinch-hit triple in the 7th inning sparks Royals to 2-1 victory over Cardinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and the Kansas City Royals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a…
Royals avoid sweep with 2-1 win over red-hot Cardinals
Maikel Garcia delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, while Michael Wacha and four Kansas City relievers helped strand 13 St. Louis runners as the Royals avoided being swept by the visiting Cardinals with Sunday's 2-1 victory.
Drew Waters opened the seventh inning with a triple as an emerging batter, Maikel Garcia pushed it with a single and the Kansas City Royals broke a streak of four defeats and avoided a sweep in the series with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Sunday’s Game Report: Royals 2, Cardinals 1 - News from Rob Rains, STLSportsPage.com
Sunday’s Game Report: Royals 2, Cardinals 1 By Rob Rains One of the keys to the Cardinals’ recent success has been getting a big hit just when they needed it the most. On Sunday, it was the Royals who were able to do that. After Matthew Liberatore limited the Royals to one run through six innings, Chris Roycroft allowed a triple on his first pitch in the seventh and a single on his second pitch to break the 1-1 tie and send the Royals to the win…
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