Stephen Kolek hurls Royals to shutout win at Cardinals
- On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, powered by starting pitcher Stephen Kolek's four-hit performance into the seventh inning.
- Catcher Salvador Perez drove in both runs, launching a 392-foot solo homer in the fourth inning, while Maikel Garcia scored the first run on a sacrifice fly to provide all the offense needed.
- Royals relievers Daniel Lynch and Lucas Erceg combined to allow just one hit over 2 2/3 innings, with Erceg recording his 11th save of the season to secure the shutout.
- St. Louis shortstop Masyn Winn exited in the seventh inning with a left leg injury, and Manager Oliver Marmol said the condition was day to day as the Cardinals' three-game winning streak ended.
- Kansas City returns home Monday for a nine-game homestand with RHP Seth Lugo facing Boston RHP Sonny Gray, while St. Louis opens a three-game series Tuesday featuring LHP Matthew Liberatore against Pittsburgh RHP Mitch Keller.
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Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Cardinals lineup goes quiet as attempt at series sweep comes up short vs. Royals
The Cardinals could not come up with a three-game series sweep of the Royals as they were held to no runs on five hits in a 2-0 loss Sunday.
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Salvador Perez homers and drives in both runs to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0
Salvador Perez homered and drove in two runs, Stephen Kolek allowed four hits in 6 1/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the St.
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Royals 2, Cardinals 0
The Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game losing streak Sunday with a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Salvador Perez provided the offense, driving in both runs, including a solo homer in the fourth inning, his seventh of the season. Perez also had a sacrifice fly in the first after Maikel Garcia scored the game’s opening run. Stephen Kolek was sharp for Kansas City, allowing just four hits over six and a third innings to improve to 2-and-0…
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