ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Alec Burleson drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Busch Stadium III, winning the second game of the annual I-70 series. The start was delayed 46 minutes by rain. Kyle Leahy (5-3) allowed one run on five hits over six innings in his first career start against Kansas City. George Soriano earned his second save despite surrendering a leadoff homer to Jac Caglianone in the ninth. Noah Cameron (2-3) took the loss, giving up three earned runs on five hits in six innings. The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first on a Burleson sacrifice fly. The Royals tied it in the fifth on Vinnie Pasquantino’s RBI single, but St. Louis answered with two runs in the bottom half on a fielder’s choice by Victor Scott II and a sacrifice fly by Masyn Winn. Burleson added an RBI single in the eighth. Caglianone’s homer in the ninth was Kansas City’s only extra-base hit. The Cardinals improved to 27-18; the Royals fell to 19-27. Attendance was 32,379. Time of game was 2:07.