Lopez key hit in 9th after long rain delay, KC tops Cards

— Nicky Lopez hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning after a long rain delay and the Kansas City Royals averted a three-game sweep, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Sunday.
Aug 9, 2021, 01:57 am - AP
KC
STL
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S. Barlow
win

S. Barlow4-3

0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
A. Reyes
loss

A. Reyes5-5

1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
R. Lovelady
save

R. Lovelady1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCSTL
1stCarlson homered to center (403 feet).01
4thTaylor singled to right, C. Santana scored, Olivares to second, Dozier to third.11
4thAlberto grounded into fielder's choice to third, Dozier scored, Taylor out at second, Olivares to third.21
5thPerez hit sacrifice fly to left, Merrifield scored.31
6thTaylor singled to left, Dozier scored on throwing error by left fielder O'Neill, Taylor to second.41
6thO'Hearn singled to right, Taylor scored.51
7thGoldschmidt singled to left center, Rondón scored.52
8thCarlson hit sacrifice fly to right, Bader scored, Knizner to third.53
8thGoldschmidt singled to right, Knizner scored, Nootbaar to second.54
8thArenado singled to center, Nootbaar scored, Goldschmidt to third.55
9thLopez singled to right, Dyson scored, Merrifield to third.65
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