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Kendrys homers help deck Cardinals in I-70 clash
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Royals vs. Cards gm 1 - photo by AP Photo

KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Chris Young continued his amazing stretch as a fill-in starter with six shutout innings, and Kendrys Morales hit two homers and drove in five runs as the Royals cruised to a 5-0 win over the cross-state rival Cardinals in the I-70 Series opener on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals now have won four straight and six of seven, and they also now own the best record in baseball at 27-14.

How does it make manager Ned Yost feel?

“Wonderful,” Yost said flatly. “You guys are asking the wrong guy because I’m a day-to-day guy. I don’t even know what our record is. I know we’re doing good. But I don’t sit there and dwell on that. I focus on today.”

But Yost had praise for his group.

“We’re a very solid defensive team and we can beat you in a lot of ways,” he said. “We can beat you defensively, we can beat you with our pitching, we can manufacture runs, we can beat you with our speed and now we can beat you with some power.”

Young lowered his ERA to 0.78, while giving up six hits, walking two and striking out two. In four fill-in starts, Young has given up one earned run over 22 2/3 innings. More >

Morales belted a three-run homer in the first and a two-run homer in the third.

Cardinals starter Lance Lynn lasted six innings, giving up 10 hits and five earned runs.

2024 NFL standings
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The Kansas City Chiefs have made Arrowhead Stadium their home since 1972. For their second of four preseason games, the Chiefs travel to Baltimore on Friday night to play the Raven in a 6:30 kickoff. - photo by Mack McClure Great Bend Tribune
AFC WEST x-playoff x-Kansas City 15-2 x-LA Chargers 11-6 x-Denver 10-7 Las Vegas 4-13 AFC EAST x-Buffalo 13-4 Miami 8-9 NY Jets 5-12 New England 4-13 AFC SOUTH x-Houston 10-7 Indianapolis 8-9 Jacksonville 4-13 Tennessee 3-14 AFC NORTH x-Baltimore 12-5 Pittsburgh 10-7 Cincinnati 9-8 Cleveland 3-14 NFC EAST x-Philadelphia 14-3 x-Washington 12-5 Dallas 7-10 NY Giants 3-14 NFC CENTRAL x-Detroit 15-2 x-Minnesota 14-3 x-Green Bay 11-6 Chicago 5-12 NFC SOUTH x-Tampa Bay 10-7 Atlanta 8-9 New Orleans 5-12 Carolina 5-12 NFC WEST x-LA Rams 10-7 Seattle 10-7 Arizona 8-9 San Francisco 6-11 1-4—Ravens 35, Browns 10; Bengals 19, Steelers 17 1-5—Colts 26, Jaguars 23; Panthers 44, Falcons 38; Commanders 23, Cowboys 19; Bears 24, Packers 22; Texans 23, Titans 14; Patriots 23, Bills 16; Eagles 20, Giants 13; Bucs 27, Saints 19; Broncos 38, Chiefs 0; Cardinals 47, 49ers 24; Jets 32, Dolphins 20; Seahawks 30, Rams 25; Chargers 34, Raiders 20; Lions 31, Vikings 9 1-11—Chargers at Texans, 3:30; Steelers at Ravens, 7 1-12—Broncos at Bills, 12; Packers at Eagles, 3:30; Commanders at Buccaneers, 7 1-13—Vikings at Rams, 7
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