Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals
Final
Recap
ST. LOUIS -- Alec Burleson drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday in the second game of the annual I-70 series, much to the delight of some boisterous and shirtless fans in the right-field seats. The game was delayed by rain at the start by 46 minutes. Kyle Leahy (5-3) pitched six innings in his first career start against the Royals. He allowed one run on five hits. George Soriano got his second save despite giving up a leadoff homer to Jac Caglianone in the ninth.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteSTL -112 · 51% to win
WonRun LineKCR -1.5
STL coveredTotalO/U 9 · 6 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 11 books
Team stats
8Hits8
1Home runs0
3Walks1
2Strikeouts4
0Stolen bases0
110Pitches thrown124
4Pitching strikeouts2
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter JensenC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling MartePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac CollinsLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah CameronP | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bailey FalterP | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |