St. Louis Cardinals thrash Kansas City Royals 8-2 – MLB Update
St. Louis Cardinals are having an excellent time at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri as they thrashed Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Sunday, June 23 in the second game of their three match series of the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season.
Matt Holliday had a great time on the plate as he drove in four runs to play key role in deciding the outcome of the clash.
Allen Craig also displayed some top quality hitting skills as he hit a two run home run and finished with three RBI’s.
Alex Gordon tripled to deep centre and Yuniesky Betancourt had an RBI groundout in the sixth for the Royals but the effort did not prove to be enough.
"That's the way it's mean to be," Cardinals’ manager Mike Matheny said. "We know this isn't the kind of offense you produce every night, but it gives you a lot of confidence."
"They were pitching me tough, a lot of sliders and fastballs off the plate," Craig said. "I just tried to put the barrel of the bat on it, and when you do that good things happen."
"Everyone's working their tail off," Royals manager Ned Yost said in a post game interview. "They're doing what they need to do in terms of their work and preparation. They just need to take it to the field."
In their previous series against Detroit Tigers, the Cardinals looked a bit out of sorts but they are putting the pieces of the puzzle together brilliantly here at the Kauffman Stadium.
Making the most of scoring opportunities on Sunday afternoon, St. Louis won for the third time in five road trip games.
The offence was absolutely outstanding as the reigning World Series champions posted a huge total on the board. It will be interesting to see if they can continue their impressive hitting form in the finale to secure a deserving series sweep.
Kansas City, on the other hand, have now lost 22 of their 33 home games this season. Ned Yost and company will be looking to put up a solid show in the finale top put things back on the right track.
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