Royals erase 5-run deficit, ride bullpen to win over Cardinals

Bobby Witt Jr. had a homer and four RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7 on Tuesday night.
Vinny Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia each drove in two runs for the Royals, who erased a 7-2 deficit. Jonathan India went 3-for-5 with three runs and Nick Loftin hit a solo homer.
Royals starter Michael Lorenzen allowed seven runs on seven hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings. He struck out two.
But Royals relievers Daniel Lynch IV, Steven Cruz (2-0), Angel Zerpa, John Schreiber, Taylor Clarke and Carlos Estevez (17th save) combined to blank the Cardinals from there.
Nolan Gorman and Alec Burleson hit two-run homers for the Cardinals, who have lost three of their last four games.
Andre Pallante allowed seven runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out two and walked none.
Reliever Steven Matz (3-2) took the loss.
The Royals took a 2-0 first-inning lead. India led off the game with a single and Witt hit a two-run blast for just his second homer in 22 games.
The Cardinals tied the game in the second inning on a Burleson single and Gorman’s homer off the glove of leaping center fielder Kyle Isbel.
St. Louis moved ahead 7-2 in the third inning. Masyn Winn hit a single, Brendan Donovan walked and Willson Contreras hit a ground-rule double to notch his 500th career RBI.
Nolan Arenado hit a run-scoring infield single, then another run scored on third baseman Garcia’s throwing error. Burleson followed with a two-run homer.
Kansas City surged ahead 8-7 in the fifth inning. Loftin’s homer started the comeback, then Drew Waters, Isbel and India hit singles, followed by a two-run single by Witt. After Pasquantino greeted Matz with a two-run double, Salvador Perez hit an RBI single.
The Royals pushed their lead to 10-7 in the sixth inning off Matz and Kyle Leahy. Isbel and India hit singles, Witt walked and Garcia hit a two-run single.