in MLB LAST night
the Kansas City Royals fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 in 11 innings during a dramatic, back-and-forth battle at Kauffman Stadium
It was a pitching duel that turned into an extra-inning thriller.
Michael Wacha and Corbin Burnes kept the game scoreless early, but Arizona took a 2–0 lead late.
Kansas City rallied with a clutch two-run homer from John Rave in the 9th to force extras.
After both teams scored in the 10th, Arizona broke through in the 11th with a go-ahead RBI triple from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and a sacrifice fly from Ketel Marte,
The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants 2-1. Despite a late 9th-inning rally, the Cardinals dropped their second straight game at Oracle Park.
in a tight pitchers’ duel.
Quinn Mathews gave up two early solo homers but settled down to pitch six solid innings.
San Francisco’s Landen Roupp dominated St. Louis, allowing just 2 hits over 6 scoreless innings.
The Cardinals rallied in the 9th with an RBI single from Bryan Torres, but couldn’t complete the comeback.
Thomas Saggese did provide a bright spot, extending his hitting streak to nine games.