KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium before 27,323 fans in 2 hours 37 minutes.

The Royals trailed 2-0 before scoring four runs in the fourth inning. Jac Caglianone singled in a run, Michael Massey drove in another on a single and a center field error, and Isaac Collins doubled home two more. Kansas City added a run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Tolbert.

St. Louis pulled within one in the ninth on a double by Masyn Winn and a two-run single by Blaze Jordan, but Alex Lange recorded the final out for his fifth save.

Seth Lugo (3-4) earned the win, allowing one earned run on five hits over six innings. Michael McGreevy (3-6) took the loss, charged with five earned runs on eight hits in five innings.

The Cardinals outhit the Royals 8-9 but stranded runners. Jordan Walker had two hits and an RBI for St. Louis. Caglianone finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Kansas City improved to 32-45, while St. Louis fell to 40-34. The teams meet again Sunday.