Willson Contreras had an RBI single in the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Willson Contreras' walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Thursday in Game 1 of a split doubleheader.

Willson Contreras hits an RBI double to give the Cardinals a 6-5 win in the 10th inning. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering.

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St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore left the Cardinals’ game Thursday night against Kansas City because of fatigue.

Liberatore came into the game with a 3-4 record, a 3.08 ERA, and a 1.06 WHIP across 11 starts. The 6-foot-4-inch, 215-pounder then allowed seven earned runs on eight hits in just