KANSAS CITY • The Cardinals have found Kauffman Stadium a home away from home, winning 39 of 58 previous games here and their past eight since 2016. But perhaps no one enjoys it more than veterans Matt Carpenter and Adam Wainwright.
Carpenter raised his average at the “K” to an even .400 on 30 for 75 when he mashed a 439-foot homer to right center for the game’s first run in the second inning on Monday night. At that point, Carpenter had six homers against the Kansas City Royals here and 19 runs batted in for 20 games.