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Arenado hit three homers and drove in nine runs during the
three-game weekend sweep.
The Cardinals have won eight of their last nine games overall to
move five games above .500 for the first time since June 3.
Salvador Perez hit his 30th homer of the season for the Royals,
who lost for the 11th time in 15 games.
Cardinals starting pitcher J.A. Happ (7-6) threw 5 2/3 scoreless
innings while allowing five hits and two walks.
Happ is 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA in three starts since arriving from
the Minnesota Twins before the trade deadline.
Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic (3-6) retired just four
hitters. He allowed seven runs on nine hits, a walk and a hit
batter.
The Cardinals took an immediate 3-0 lead. Tommy Edman, Paul
Goldschmidt and Arenado hit singles to produce one run. Lars
Nootbaar drew a two-out walk to load the bases, and Jose Rondon
hit a two-run double.
The Cardinals kept after Bubic in the second inning. Edman hit a
leadoff single, Goldschmidt hit an RBI double and Arenado
crushed his two-run homer.
Tyler O'Neill followed with a solo shot to make it 7-0.
The Royals loaded the bases with two outs in their half of the
second inning, but Happ escaped that jam by retiring Cam
Gallagher on a flyout.
Luis Garcia relieved Happ in the sixth inning and coaxed an
inning-ending flyout from Hunter Dozier to strand two runners.
Perez got the Royals on the board with his two-run homer in the
eighth inning off Justin Miller. That was his 400th career
extra-base hit.
The Cardinals finished 5-1 against the cross-state Royals in
interleague play this season.
--Field Level Media
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