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. Yohel Pozo scored on a fielder’s choice to tie it for the Cardinals before Contreras singled to left against Carlos Estévez (2-1) to score Lars

Expert recap and game analysis of the Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB game from June 5, 2025 on ESPN.

The Cardinals managed to close a 5-1 deficit in Game 2 of a doubleheaders vs. the Royals, but had little offense to show vs. the Kansas City bullpen.

St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore left the Cardinals’ game Thursday night against Kansas City because of fatigue.

Liberatore came into the game with a 3-4 record, a 3.08 ERA, and a 1.06 WHIP across 11 starts. The 6-foot-4-inch, 215-pounder then allowed seven earned runs on eight hits in just