Royals snap skid with 7-1 win over Cardinals
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[May 04, 2022] Brad
Keller threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and Bobby Witt Jr. collected his
first major league home run as the host Kansas City Royals defeated
the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Tuesday night.
The Royals collected a season-high 15 hits, snapping a four-game
losing streak.
Witt had two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. M.J. Melendez
collected his first major league hit in his debut and Edward
Olivares had a career-high four hits for KC.
Keller (1-2) allowed no runs on four hits through 6 1/3 innings. He
did not allow more than one baserunner in any inning until the
seventh. It was his fourth quality start in five outings this year,
after only having nine in 26 starts in 2021.
Dakota Hudson (2-2) allowed three runs on nine hits in six-plus
innings, getting out of multiple jams with minimal damage.
Witt took an 0-1 changeup from Hudson and blasted it into the seats
in left center. In so doing, he also extended his hitting streak to
11 games.
The Royals missed a great chance to add to the lead in the third.
They got three straight singles to start the inning, loading the
bases with no outs. But Andrew Benintendi popped out to short left
field and Hudson induced Salvador Perez to hit into an inning-ending
6-4-3 double play.
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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dakota Hudson (43) pitches
against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning at Kauffman
Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
The Royals got another run in the fourth but could
have had more. Ryan O'Hearn led off with a single, followed by a
single from Whit Merrifield that sent O'Hearn to third. Witt
grounded into a double play, scoring O'Hearn.
The Royals threatened again in the sixth with a pair of two-out
singles, but Michael A. Taylor took a called third strike to end the
inning.
The Royals finally chased Hudson and blew open the game in the
seventh.
Hudson walked Nicky Lopez to open the inning and he was finished.
Olivares greeted T.J. McFarland with an RBI triple. Olivares scored
on Benintendi's single. Merrifield, Witt and Taylor drove home the
last three runs.
Tyler O'Neill drove in the Cardinals' run in the eighth.
--Field Level Media
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