The St. Louis Cardinals scored 4 runs in the 7th inning on the way to a 9-4 win over the Kansas City Royals Saturday.
The Royals took an early 1-0 lead in the 4th inning on a Michael A Taylor single.
St. Louis would score the next 9 runs, 4 in the 7th inning and 3 more in the 9th.
The Royals tried to rally scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th but would never catch up. The Royals had chances, stranding 9 baserunners.
Whit Merrifield did break the Royals record for most consecutive games played at 422 games.
Merrifield broke the record that was held by Alcides Escobar at 421 games.
The Royals and Cardinals play again this afternoon. Kris Bubic will be the starting pitcher for the Royals. The first pitch is set for 1:10.
The game will be broadcast on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM beginning at 12:30 pm.
