Cardinals Beat Royals 8-3: Jose Martinez Singles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Harrison Bader Singles, Walks, & Hits A Two-Run Homer; Jack Flaherty Strikes Out Nine & Allows Two Runs Over Seven Innings For The Win

Individual Highlights:
Yadier Molina started at catcher and batted second.  2-for-5 with one double and two runs.
Jose Martinez started as designated hitter and batted third.  2-for-4 with one home run, three two-out RBIs, two runs, one walk, and one strikeout.
Marcell Ozuna started in left field and batted fourth.  2-for-5 with one two-out RBI, one run, and grounded into one double play.
Paul DeJong started at shortstop and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one double, one two-out RBI, one run, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Jedd Gyorko started at third base and batted sixth.  2-for-4 with one two-out RBI, one run, and assisted in one double play.
Harrison Bader started in centerfield and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with one home run, two RBIs, one run, and one walk.
Jack Flaherty started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed three hits, two earned runs, one home run, three walks, and struck nine out for the winning decision (6-6).  (p-s:106-71)(g/f:4-0)
Jordan Hicks entered in the eighth and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out for the save (3).  (p-s:17-12)(g/f:3-0)(ir-s:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Matt Carpenter started at first base and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.
Kolten Wong started at second base and batted eighth.  0-for-4 at the plate.
Jose Adolis Garcia started in right field and batted ninth.  0-for-4 with one strikeout.
Dakota Hudson entered in the eighth and pitched to four batters.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, two walks, and threw one wild pitch.  (p-s:17-9)(g/f:1-0)

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