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Royals' Matheny, Rosenthal bite the hand that once fed them

It was nothing special, both Mike Matheny and Trevor Rosenthal said.

Matheny’s Kansas City Royals rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Tuesday night. It was the first win for Matheny on this turf after eight consecutive losses there — six of them in his final month as Cardinals manager in 2018, one coming in an exhibition game last month and the other coming on Monday night.

Just another win?

“I love beating every team,” said a smiling Matheny.

“People are sick and tired of me talking about us being close.