O’Neill smashes homer among four hits, as Cardinals down KC 4-2

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Tyler O’Neill continued his hot streak with a four-hit night that included his 18th home run of the season, with Adam Wainwright grabbing his 10th victory of the season, in a 4-2 triumph at Busch Stadium over the Kansas City Royals.

Paul Goldschmidt homered for the Cardinals as St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak.  Ryan O’Hearn had an RBI triple for the Royals, who played without catcher Salvador Perez, who stayed at the team hotel with a “non-COVID related” illness.

Paul DeJong had an RBI single in the 2nd inning.  For the Royals, southpaw Mike Minor was saddled with the loss, falling to 8-10, giving up four runs on seven hits over five innings with seven strikeouts.

Here is the MLB scoreboard from Friday, August 6, 2021: 

Chicago (AL) 8, Chicago (NL) 6

Los Angeles (AL) 4, Los Angeles (NL) 3

Tampa Bay 10, Baltimore 6

NY Yankees 3, Seattle 2

Toronto 12, Boston 4

Cleveland 6, Detroit 1

Minnesota 5, Houston 4

Oakland 4, Texas 1

Philadelphia 4, New York (NL) 2

Cincinnati 10, Pittsburgh 0 

Atlanta 8, Washington 4

Milwaukee 2, San Francisco 1

Colorado 14, Miami 2

Arizona 8, San Diego 5

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