Matt Quatraro made a swift decision as he called upon left-handed reliever Angel Zerpa from the bullpen. Zerpa needed to provide length during his outing. Royals starter Cole Ragans was knocked out of the game,

After inclement weather rained out Wednesday’s game, the Cardinals played their fifth doubleheader of the season Thursday at Busch Stadium. They rallied twice to win Game 1, 6-5, in ten innings, but fell short of another comeback in Game 2 and lost 7-5, splitting the twin bill and losing the series.

The Royals opened the series with a 10-7 win. The ten runs were the most KC scored since a 10-0 win on May 8. Savor the moment Royals’ fans as this is a team that is the third-worst in baseball producing only 204 runs on the season. Only Colorado and Pittsburgh have scored fewer runs.

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In game one of the series, Royals' top prospect Jac Caglianone made his heavily anticipated debut, and despite him going 0-5, the Royals offense woke up, scoring 10 runs, 6 of which came in the fifth inning.