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13	November 2018

Milwaukee�s Christian Yelich for the NL lead

KANSAS CITY Fernando Valenzuela Jersey , Mo. (AP) � The St. Louis Cardinals were a .500 team after a loss on July 25, but since then they�ve been the hottest team in the National League.Yadier Molina broke a tie with a two-run single in the seventh inning, Tyson Ross won his St. Louis debut and the Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Sunday to win their fifth straight, matching a season high.The Cardinals moved eight games above .500, equaling their season high set on June 11, and are a National League-best 12-4 since July 27. Manager Mike Matheny was fired on July 14 in an attempt to jump-start the disappointing team.Molina�s bases-loaded single in the seventh scored Harrison Bader and Patrick Wisdom, who had two hits, drove in a run and scored two in his major league debut. Wisdom�s RBI single had tied it at 2-2.�We feel pretty good about ourselves right now,� Molina said. �We are getting hot at the right time.�The Cardinals concluded a three-city trip with a 7-2 record.�It was a good game, a good road trip and a good series,� Cardinals interim manager Mike Shildt said.Ross, who last pitched on Aug. 3 for San Diego, was an emergency starter http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-jackie-robinson-jersey , replacing Luke Weaver, who was scratched after cutting his right index finger on the aluminum foil cover of his clubhouse meal on Saturday night.Ross (7-9), who made 22 starts with the Padres before the Cardinals claimed him on waivers last week, allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings.�I felt good and was ready to go,� Ross said. �I was happy to get out there and pitch. After the first inning, I was able to rein it in and get into the strike zone, and keep us in the ballgame.�Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer in a three-run ninth to cap the scoring.Jason Hammel (2-12) entered in the seventh and retired none of the four batters he faced. He was charged with three runs.�I set the tone for the rest of the game right there, coming in and not even getting an out,� Hammel said. �I�m embarrassed.�Jakob Junis limited the Cardinals to three singles, walked none and struck out eight before leaving after six innings with a 2-1 lead.�I hit my spots with my fastball and played my slider off that and I had some good results,� Junis said.Lucas Duda singled home Salvador Perez in the third to put Kansas City up 2-1. Alex Gordon scored in the first after an error by Wisdom, the first baseman.The Royals have lost nine of 10 and are 15-46 since May 30.WEBB EJECTEDCardinals reliever Tyler Webb was ejected with two outs in the ninth by plate umpire Adam Hamari after he hit Jorge Bonifacio with a pitch. Royals pitchers hit four St. Louis batters. �He definitely hit him on purpose,� Royals manager Ned Yost said. �I guess that warrants an ejection. We hit four guys today. When you hit four guys Kenley Jansen Jersey , somebody is going to get it. It�s just the way the game is. I don�t blame them for it. If they hit us four times, we�d probably be upset, too. Did he have to get ejected? No. I don�t think so. I think it was over. We didn�t intentionally try to hit anybody all day long.�CARPENTER STREAK CONTINUESMatt Carpenter singled and was hit by a pitch from Wily Peralta, extending his on-base streak to 30 games.HERRERA AT SECONDRosell Herrera made his first start at second base for the Royals. He had started 19 games in right field, 11 in center, four at third base and three as the DH since joining the club on June 17. He made his big league debut on May 1 with Cincinnati starting at second base, his only other start at the position, although he played there in the minors.ROSTER MOVESThe Royals optioned RHP Glenn Sparkman to Triple-A Omaha.TRAINER�S ROOMRoyals: LHP Danny Duffy has a stiff shoulder. Manager Ned Yost said Duffy has been dealing with it for his past four starts and a decision would be made Tuesday on whether Duffy will make his scheduled start on Thursday. Duffy received an anti-inflammatory shot Saturday. � RHP Blaine Boyer (lower back strain) was activated from the 60-day disabled list. He posted a 1.08 ERA in eight minor league rehab appearances. � OF Jorge Soler (left toe fracture) was transferred to the 60-day DL.Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (elbow inflammation) will throw an inning Monday for the Palm Beach Cardinals in the Florida State League. � With RHP Luke Gregerson (shoulder impingement) moved to the 60-day DL, his season is likely over. �I guess the timing looks like, yeah,� Shildt said. �It�ll be a challenge, but we never say never.�UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas will start the opener of a four-game series against the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium.Royals: Rookie RHP Brad Keller will start against Toronto. This will be his 13th start since moving into the rotation on May 30. MIAMI (AP) � After 11 seasons in the minors, Isaac Galloway is cherishing every moment of his young big league career.Galloway smacked an opposite-field double in the 10th inning to score Brian Anderson and give the Miami Marlins a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.�I�ve hit a couple of walk-offs in the minors in big games it seemed at the time http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-corey-seager-jersey , but this one was pretty special,� Galloway said. �I�m blessed to be here to have the opportunity and having fun with every moment that I�m here.�Galloway entered as a pinch-hitter and drove David Hernandez�s 3-2 slider past right fielder Phillip Ervin to plate Anderson, who had reached on a double to right.�It made me feel good to help the team come through,� said Galloway, who was promoted from Triple-A New Orleans and made his major league debut on July 31. �I was kind of in front of it a little bit but luckily it fell.�Kyle Barraclough (1-6) retired the final two batters in the top of the 10th.Hernandez (5-2) relieved Luis Castillo with two on and one out in the ninth, retiring Peter O�Brien on a double play. Castillo, who was acquired from Miami before the 2017 season, allowed five hits, struck out five and walked one in 8 1/3 innings, his longest start of the season.�The best game of my life has been this one, thanks to God,� Castillo said. �It is another team. I don�t feel anything special. I feel well because I pitched here before. I know a lot of them.�Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven innings of three-hit ball for the Marlins, striking out eight in his final home start of the season. Chen finished with a 1.62 ERA in 13 starts at Marlins Park.Chen�s road ERA is 9.29 Enrique Hernandez Jersey , the highest in the NL by a starter with more than 10 games started.�I can�t explain why I can pitch like this at home but not so much on the road,� Chen said.Ervin led off with a double in the fifth and advanced to third on Curt Casali�s flyball to right before he was forced out at home on Blake Trahan�s grounder to shortstop JT Riddle.Derek Dietrich hit a one-out double in the second for Miami and was later forced out at third on a grounder to Trahan.BATTING TITLE CHASECincinnati�s Scooter Gennett went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts after hitting a home run and double in the series opener Thursday. His batting average dropped two points to .316. He entered one point behind Milwaukee�s Christian Yelich for the NL lead.THE FUTURE IS HERESeven of the Marlins organization�s top prospects interacted with players on the big league roster before the game, participating in warmups and taking batting practice.�It�s easier to transition for the players because by the time they get themselves to the big league level, big league camp, they�ve been around guys, seen the facility,� Miami manager Don Mattingly said. �They�ve interacted with different guys. It�s tougher when you go to a big league camp and you don�t know anyone. Now we�re doing a better job of blending both groups.�TRAINER�S ROOMReds: SS Jose Peraza was a late scratch because of an illness. Trahan replaced him.UP NEXTReds: RHP Anthony DeSclafini (7-6, 4.92 ERA) will make his third start against his former team Saturday. DeSclafini pitched for the Marlins in 2014.Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (7-12, 4.21) seeks to extend his best stretch of the season. In his last five starts, Urena, the Marlins� opening day starter, has a 2.16 ERA in 33 1/3 innings.