mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Drops St. Louis 8-3 - Match Report
Kansas City moneyline bettors cashed on Saturday courtesy of a 8-3 win against the St. Louis Cardinals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City was favored by -117 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.
Michael Wacha earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Bobby Witt Jr. in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher Shawn Armstrong worked 1.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Nolan Gorman in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 12 hits, while St. Louis only had 10.
Lucas Erceg pitched the final 1.1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 2 hits in his outing.
Next game, Kansas City takes its act on the road to face Minnesota looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head on the road to face Cincinnati.