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Cards seek to close I-70 Series with sweep at Kauffman Stadium
Jun 24, 2012 - 1:27 PMVideo
Sanchez brings in a 3-0 mark and a 2.78 ERA in six games (5 starts) all-time against St. Louis. Those appearances came when the lefty was a member of the Giants. Sanchez, though, hasn't won a game since his first start of this season, April 8 against the Angels. Since then, he's gone seven straight outings without a positive decision. Most recently, Sanchez pitched six frames in a loss at Houston on Monday.
Lance Lynn counters for the Cardinals. The righty gave up five runs in a loss at Detroit Tuesday, but Lynn has 27 strikeouts against just five walks over his last three starts. He is 6-2 with a 2.93 ERA in nine road starts this year. This will also be his first career appearance against the Royals.
Allen Craig hit a homer and knocked in three runs, Adam Wainwright tossed seven solid innings in St. Louis's 8-2 win yesterday.
Matt Holliday went 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored for the Cardinals, who won 11-4 in the opener of this set on Friday. Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and Rafael Furcal had an RBI apiece.
Wainwright (6-7) gave up two runs on six hits to pick up the win. He struck out four and walked one.
"That's the key thing of pitching with the lineup like we have is just making sure you go deep into the game," Wainwright said. "Give your offense a chance to score a bunch of runs. I feel like our team is very talented."
Alex Gordon and Yuniesky Betancourt both knocked in a run for the Royals, who have lost two in a row after winning their previous two games.
Luis Mendoza (2-4) allowed four runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 innings. He has not won since May 13.
Alcides Escobar has been heating up at the plate for the Royals. The shortstop is hitting .367 over his last 13 games including seven multi-hit games during that span.
"We're still not swinging the bats the way that we can right now," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "We look for that to pick up. It kind of goes in spurts."
Beltran is just six hits away from 2,000 career hits and one RBI shy of 1,200. Yesterday, he extended his hitting streak to 14 games, the longest by a St. Louis player this season.
The Cardinals have won 15 of the last 22 encounters in the I-70 Series.
- ST. LOUIS: 11
KANSAS CITY: 8
Final
Jun 24 5:21 PM - Billy Butler two-out, two-run Home Run (14) to center scored Alex Gordon. Jeff Francoeur due up.
Cardinals 11, Royals 8 Bot 9, 2 OutsJun 24 5:19 PM - Matt Holliday sacrifice fly out to right scored Rafael Furcal with two out. On the play, Jon Jay advances to second. Runner on second and Carlos Beltran due up.
Cardinals 11, Royals 6 Top 8, 2 OutsJun 24 4:55 PM - Daniel Descalso singled to right scoring Matt Carpenter with one out. On the play, Shane Robinson advances to third. Daniel Descalso advances to second on the throw. Runners on second and third and Rafael Furcal due up.
Cardinals 8, Royals 6 Top 8, 1 OutJun 24 4:47 PM - David Freese singled to left scoring Matt Holliday with two out. On the play, David Freese tagged out at second, left to catcher to second, to end the inning.
Cardinals 7, Royals 6 Mid 7Jun 24 4:26 PM - Salvador Perez grounded out short to first scoring Jeff Francoeur with two out. On the play, Brayan Pena advances to second. Runner on second and Jarrod Dyson due up.
Cardinals 6, Royals 6 Bot 6, 2 OutsJun 24 4:22 PM - Yadier Molina lead-off Home Run (10) to left. Matt Carpenter due up.
Cardinals 6, Royals 5 Top 6, 0 OutsJun 24 3:52 PM - Jarrod Dyson tripled to right scoring Brayan Pena with two out. Runner on third and Alcides Escobar due up.
Cardinals 5, Royals 5 Bot 4, 2 OutsJun 24 3:32 PM - Jeff Francoeur one-out, solo Home Run (6) to left. Brayan Pena due up.
Cardinals 5, Royals 4 Bot 4, 1 OutJun 24 3:27 PM - Mike Moustakas lead off Home Run 2 (12) to right. Billy Butler due up.
Cardinals 5, Royals 3 Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 24 3:25 PM - With Carlos Beltran batting, Allen Craig scored on a Jonathan Sanchez wild pitch with two out. Matt Holliday advances to third. Runner on third and Carlos Beltran at the plate.
Cardinals 5, Royals 2 Top 2, 2 OutsJun 24 2:57 PM - Matt Holliday doubled to left scoring Shane Robinson with two out. On the play, Allen Craig advances to third. Runners on second and third and Carlos Beltran due up.
Cardinals 4, Royals 2 Top 2, 2 OutsJun 24 2:54 PM - Mike Moustakas one-out, two-run Home Run (11) to right scored Irving Falu. Billy Butler due up.
Cardinals 3, Royals 2 Bot 1, 1 OutJun 24 2:38 PM - Carlos Beltran one-out, three-run Home Run (20) to left scored Allen Craig and Matt Holliday. David Freese due up.
Cardinals 3, Royals 0 Top 1, 1 OutJun 24 2:22 PM - ST. LOUIS: 0
KANSAS CITY: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jun 24 2:13 PM
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