mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Tops St. Louis 8-5 - Recap
Kansas City got 5 innings of work from Michael Wacha en route to a 8-5 victory over St. Louis on Wednesday at Busch Stadium.
The Royals were a +104 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.5.
Michael Wacha earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Salvador Perez in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher Andrew Kittredge worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Lars Nootbaar in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 12 hits, while St. Louis only had 10.
The game was closed out by James McArthur who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.
Kansas City looks to continue its winning ways next game with a battle against Boston. St. Louis will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Chicago.