Holliday’s HR, 5 RBI send Cardinals past Royals

ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday homered and drove in five runs and Yadier Molina homered and drove in four, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10- 7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

Holliday also doubled twice and singled. Molina broke a 7- all tie with a two- run, basesloaded single off reliever Greg Holland in the seventh inning.

St. Louis won for the third time in four games. Kansas City’s season high- tying fourgame winning streak ended. and Derek Jeter in the longest game by innings played by either team this season.

Freddy Garcia ( 1- 2) pitched two innings to get the win.

Rafael Soriano handled the bottom of the 14th for his 12th save, but only after allowing back- to- back one- out singles to Jesus Flores and Steve Lombardozzi. The game ended when Soriano got Bryce Harper to ground out, ending an 0- for7 day for the Nationals’ teen sensation that included five strikeouts. and scored twice, including the winning run.

After Toronto scored three times in the eighth to make it 5- all, Escobar drew a leadoff walk in the 10th from Joe Savery ( 0- 2). Escobar moved up on a balk, advanced to third on Mike McCoy’s groundout and scored when Davis hit a drive that hopped over the left- center field wall.

The Blue Jays’ late rally cost Lee. The Phillies ace allowed five runs and 12 hits in sevenplus innings.