Willson Contreras missed a lot of time this year because of injury, but he's back now and making an impact for the St. Louis Cardinals, who remain in the National League playoff race.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals on Friday night, 8-5, in an in-state interleague battle. With the win, the Cardinals are now 60-57 and just 1.5 games back of the final wild card spot in the National League.In the win, the Cardinals were paced by catcher Willson Contreras, who went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI. The 32-year-old backstop also moved up a unique list in National League history with the multi-home run effort.
A lifetime .258 hitter, Contreras is hitting .261 this season. He's got 15 home runs despite missing more than a month of action with a fractured arm.and Royals will play again on Saturday night with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Andre Pallante will pitch for St. Louis while Michael Wacha gets the ball for KC. Wacha is 8-6, while Pallante is 4-6.
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