St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Lars Nootbaar (21), Victor Scott II (11) and Jordan Walker (18) celebrate after their baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Masyn Winn (0) and Victor Scott II (11) celebrate after their baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Royals’ Drew Waters, right, is tagged out by St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado as he tried to advance to third for the second out in a double play hit into by Jonathan India during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Noah Cameron throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Walker homers and Mikolas pitches streaking Cardinals to 1-0 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Walker homered and Miles Mikolas pitched six sharp innings to lead the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night.
St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Lars Nootbaar (21), Victor Scott II (11) and Jordan Walker (18) celebrate after their baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Walker homered and Miles Mikolas pitched six sharp innings to lead the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night.
Mikolas (3-2) allowed two hits with four strikeouts and two walks for the Cardinals, who have won three straight and 12 of 13. St. Louis is 7-1 on a nine-game trip to three cities, winning all three series.
Walker connected leading off sixth. Iván Herrera’s two-out single in the fifth was the only other hit for the Cardinals.
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Kyle Leahy permitted two hits in two innings of relief and Ryan Helsley finished the four-hitter for his ninth save.
Hard-luck loser Noah Cameron (1-1) went 6 1/3 innings in his second major league start. The 25-year-old left-hander from St. Joseph, Missouri, became the first pitcher to begin his career with consecutive starts of 6 1/3 or more innings without giving up more than two hits in either one.
Kansas City stranded five runners and has been held to four or fewer runs in seven of the last eight games. The Royals have scored four or more 38 times this season, second-most in the majors.
Key moment
Walker hit a 422-foot shot to left field for his third homer of the season. He began the night batting .186.
Key stats
St. Louis has its first seven-win road trip since 2021. ... The Royals have lost four in a row, and six of seven since a seven-game winning streak from May 3-9.
Up next
Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 3.11 ERA) faces RHP Michael Wacha (3-4, 2.96) in the series finale Sunday.
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