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St. Louis Cardinals’ JJ Wetherholt (26) celebrates with third base coach Ron ‘pop’ Warner (75) after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)<\/p>\n

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 JJ Wetherholt hit two home runs and had three RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a series sweep with a 12-10 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Masyn Winn hit a three-run homer in the Cardinals’ five-run first inning and Iv\u00e1n Herrera hit a three-run home run in the fifth for a 12-7 lead.<\/p>\n

Wetherholt went 3 for 5 with a leadoff home run and a two-run home run in the second. Winn also hit an RBI single in the second for four RBIs.<\/p>\n

Lars Nootbaar and Alec Burleson hit RBI singles as St. Louis had a season-high 16 hits.<\/p>\n

The Royals rallied after entering the bottom of the second down 9-2.<\/p>\n

Nick Loftin and Jac Caglianone hit two-run homers to make it 9-6 in the second. Caglianone’s 444-foot home run into the second level of the right-field Kauffman Stadium fountain extended his home run streak to three games. Caglianone hit a solo home run in the ninth for his team-leading 12th of the year.<\/p>\n

Salvador Perez hit an RBI single in the fourth. Carter Jensen hit a solo home run in the sixth. Perez scored on a fielder’s choice in the ninth, avoiding a tag and touching home.<\/p>\n

St. Louis starter Dustin May allowed six runs in two innings. St. Louis used seven relievers with Gordon Graceffo (5-1) pitching one inning for the win.<\/p>\n

Stephen Kolek (4-2) gave up nine runs on nine hits with one walk and one hit batter in 1 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Bobby Witt Jr. was out of the lineup for the Sunday series finale after leaving Thursday’s game with a grade-1 MCL Sprain. Witt will be reevaluated on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The Royals visit Tampa Bay on Monday with RHP Michael Wacha (4-5, 3.64 ERA) scheduled to start for KC. St. Louis returns home to face Arizona on Monday. RHP Andre Pallante (8-4, 3.76) is slated to take the mound for the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

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