Witt Jr hits 1st MLB homer, leads Keller, Royals over Cards

— Bobby Witt Jr. hit his first major league home run, Brad Keller pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Tuesday night to end a four-game losing streak.
May 4, 2022, 12:11 pm - AP
STL
KC
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B. Keller
win

B. Keller1-2

6.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
D. Hudson
loss

D. Hudson2-2

6.0 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

STLKC
2ndWitt Jr. homered to left center (417 feet).01
4thWitt Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, O'Hearn scored, Merrifield out at second.02
7thOlivares doubled to left, Lopez scored.03
7thBenintendi singled to right, Olivares scored.04
7thMerrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Benintendi scored, Dozier to third.05
7thWitt Jr. singled to left, Dozier scored.06
7thTaylor singled to right, Witt Jr. scored, Melendez to second.07
8thO'Neill singled to left, Edman scored, Goldschmidt to second.17
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