JJ Wetherholt hits 2 homers as the Cardinals beat the Royals 12-10 to avoid a sweep

— JJ Wetherholt hit two home runs and had three RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a series sweep with a 12-10 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Jun 22, 2026, 05:51 am - AP
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G. Graceffo
win

G. Graceffo5-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
S. Kolek
loss

S. Kolek4-2

1.2 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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1stWetherholt homered to right center.10
1stNootbaar doubled to center, Herrera scored, Burleson to third.20
1stWinn homered to left (410 feet), Burleson scored and Nootbaar scored.50
1stMassey singled to right, Jensen scored and Caglianone scored.52
2ndWetherholt homered to left (360 feet), Church scored.72
2ndBurleson tripled to right, Herrera scored.82
2ndWinn reached on infield single to third, Burleson scored.92
2ndLoftin homered to left center (416 feet), Misner scored.94
2ndCaglianone homered to center (444 feet), Collins scored.96
4thPerez singled to center, Jensen scored, Caglianone to third.97
5thHerrera homered to left center (414 feet), Church scored and Wetherholt scored.127
6thJensen homered to left (374 feet).128
9thCaglianone homered to right center (426 feet).129
9thThomas grounded into fielder's choice to third, Perez scored, Massey to second. St Louis Cardinals challenged call on the field was upheld1210
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