Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals
Final
Recap
ST. LOUIS -- 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. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak. Kolek (2-0) struck out three and walked one in his third start of the season after returning from a strained left oblique on May 5. Daniel Lynch IV pitched 1 2/3 innings, and Lucas Erceg worked the ninth for his 11th save of the season.
Team stats
9Hits5
1Home runs0
2Walks2
9Strikeouts4
1Stolen bases0
125Pitches thrown137
4Pitching strikeouts9
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick LoftinPH-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac CollinsLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter JensenDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen KolekP | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lucas ErcegP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IVP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |