Willson Contreras had an RBI single in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader. Yohel Pozo scored on a fielder’s choice to tie it for the Cardinals before Contreras singled to left against Carlos Estévez (2-1) to score Lars

Expert recap and game analysis of the Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB game from June 5, 2025 on ESPN.

The Cardinals managed to close a 5-1 deficit in Game 2 of a doubleheaders vs. the Royals, but had little offense to show vs. the Kansas City bullpen.

It’s Thursday, June 5, and the Royals (32-29) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (33-27). Cole Ragans is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis. Yesterday’s matchup between the two was postponed due to inclement weather in the area. Today will be a doubleheader.

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As for this afternoon’s game, well, Steve Stone may just have been a couple years early with the sentiment that disgruntled Sox fans should just “enjoy the ride.” For the first time in at least two seasons,