Jordan Walker Hammers 13th Home Run as Cardinals Walk Off Royals 5-4

Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The St. Louis Cardinals began rivalry weekend welcoming the Kansas City Royals to town and Jordan Walker was on the welcoming committee hitting his 13th home run leading St. Louis to a game 1 win in the I-70 series, but it would take more than 9 innings to do it.

The first three innings of the game were a pitchers duel of sorts with both Dustin May and Michael Wacha not allowing a run until the 4th inning. The Royals struck first, but they received some assists from Dustin May as he walked Pasquantino. Salvador Perez followed that with a single before Carter Jensen doubled scoring Pasquantino giving Kansas City a 1-0 lead.

May then walked Jac Caglianone. Collins sacrifice fly scored Perez doubling the Royals lead to 2-0. The St.

Louis Cardinals would immediately even the game in the bottom of the 4th inning after it was ruled that Ivan Herrera was hit by a pitch even though replay showed the ball glanced off the catcher’s glove and not his helmet. The Royals did not challenge which was a 2-run mistake because of what Jordan Walker would do with an 0-2 pitch from Michael Wacha. Pedro Pagés gave the Cardinals the lead in the bottom of the 5th inning with his solo blast to Freese’s Landing in center field making it 3-2 St.