St. Louis CardinalsvsKansas City Royals
STL 5/KC 6
Things to say
Royals edged the Cardinals 6-5 at Kauffman.
01
opener
Royals snuck past the Cards 6-5 last night at the K. One-run game the whole way. Cardinals had chances and just couldn't cash them in.
02
key player
Whoever KC ran out in the heart of the order earned their paycheck — that lineup keeps grinding at-bats even when the starter's cruising.
03
hot take
Cardinals are 40-34 and still feel like they're playing under .500 baseball. That bullpen is going to cost them a playoff spot.
04
deep cut
Apple TV game too, so half the country didn't even see it. Royals quietly stack these one-run wins at home and nobody notices.
05
exit
Anyway — curious if KC can keep it going or if the Cards bounce back in the next one. Should be a fun series.
The recap
Royals snuck past the Cardinals 6-5 at Kauffman in a Friday night nailbiter on Apple TV. With no box-score details to lean on, the headline is the upset flavor — St.
Louis came in eight games over .500 and walked out a loser to a club sitting 13 under. One-run game in KC usually means somebody's bullpen blinked late, and tonight it was the Cardinals' pen that couldn't lock it down.
Royals fans will take it any way they can get it right now.