Contreras has RBI single in 10th to lift Cardinals past Royals, 6-5 in doubleheader opener

— 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.
Jun 6, 2026, 07:09 pm - AP
KC
STL
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J. Romero
win

J. Romero2-3

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
C. Estevez
loss

C. Estevez2-1

0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCSTL
1stIndia homered to center (401 feet).10
4thCaglianone doubled to right, Perez scored.20
5thPasquantino singled to left, Witt Jr. scored.30
7thArenado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Contreras scored, Herrera out at second.31
7thPozo hit sacrifice fly to center, Arenado scored.32
8thHerrera homered to center (425 feet), Donovan scored.34
9thIndia hit sacrifice fly to left, Loftin scored, Isbel to second.44
10thPasquantino reached on infield single to second, Garcia scored.54
10thWinn grounded out to first, Pozo scored, Nootbaar to second.55
10thContreras singled to left, Nootbaar scored, Donovan to second.56
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