ST. LOUIS — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season, and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 on Thursday night.
Adam Wainwright (3-3) gave up six runs, six hits and three walks in 1 2/3 innings, his shortest start since a 15-7 loss to Baltimore on June 17, 2017. Wainwright’s ERA rose to 7.45 following his second straight poor outing. He gave up seven runs in three innings against the Cubs in London last weekend.
Jordan Walker extended his hitting streak to 17 games, tying Albert Pujols (2001) for second-longest by a Cardinals rookie. St. Louis has lost four of six, dropping to 33-47.
Cardinals: LHP Matthew Liberatore (1-2, 5.60 ERA) starts Friday night in the first game of a three-game series against the New York Yankees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — José Ramirez daringly stole home for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, but the Kansas City Royals rebounded to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 Thursday on pinch-hitter Freddy Fermin’s two-run double in the bottom half.
The Royals host the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, Jordan Lyles gets the start.
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