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Royals defeat Cardinals 12-8, led by Pérez's 4 RBIs (4-4)

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JoJo Romero - Nabs second saveRomero picked up the save in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Royals. He allowed one run on three hits over 1.2 innings.

ImpactRomero took over for Giovanny Gallegos in the eighth after he allowed three hits and a run while only recording one out. Romero managed to get the Cardinals out of the jam in the eighth and held on for the save despite allowing three hits and a run in the ninth. Though closing duties are up for grabs with Ryan Helsley (forearm) shelved, Romero owns a 4.05 ERA in 15 appearances since Helsley was shifted to the 60-day IL and has split ninth-inning work with Gallegos, who's been much more effective lately.

AUGUST 13, 2023•ROTOWIRE

Steven Matz - Posts quality start, picks up winMatz (4-7) earned the win Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits over six innings in a 5-4 victory over Kansas City. He struck out five.

ImpactMatz earned his fourth consecutive quality start, a stretch in which he's 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA and a 19:3 K:BB over 24 innings. His lone blunder Saturday came in the third inning, where he allowed a two-run home run to Nelson Velazquez. Matz is tentatively scheduled to face the Mets in his next start, who strike out the fourth least in MLB but rank 21st in runs scored.

AUGUST 13, 2023•ROTOWIRE

Cole Ragans - Comes back to earthRagans (3-4) took the loss Saturday, allowing four runs on seven hits and four walks over five innings against St. Louis. He struck out five.

ImpactRagans made his fourth start of the season Saturday and entered the contest having allowed just two runs in 17.2 innings to go along with a 22:4 K:BB as a starter, but he struggled mightily with the Cardinals. He served up four runs while setting a season high in walks and tying his season high in hits allowed. Ragans is tentatively scheduled for a potential bounce-back start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field next week.

AUGUST 13, 2023•ROTOWIRE

Tommy Edman's 2 homers lead Cards past RoyalsTommy Edman homered twice in support of six strong innings from Steven Matz as the St.

AUGUST 13, 2023•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

New Royals outfielder hit another home run. Here's why it wasn't enough vs. the CardinalsAcquired at the trade deadline, Nelson Velázquez has homered in each of his first two games with the Royals.

AUGUST 13, 2023•KANSASCITY.COM

Tommy Edman's 2 homers power the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Royals

Tommy Edman hit two home runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in front of the second-largest crowd of the season at Kauff...

AUGUST 13, 2023•ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jonathan Heasley - Optioned to Triple-AHeasley was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

ImpactHeasley had been in the majors since early July. In his first seven appearances of his latest big-league stint, he allowed just one earned run in seven innings, but he's given up nine earned runs (including five homers) in 5.1 innings across his last four outings. He'll sort things out in the minors, with Max Castillo taking his place in the bullpen.

AUGUST 12, 2023•ROTOWIRE