Kansas City Royals right fielder Garrett Hampson makes a sliding catch of a fly ball off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar, not pictured, then throws to first for a second out on Nolan Arenado during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. (7) is caught in a rundown by St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Nolan Gorman (16) during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia, left, steals second ahead of a throw to St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Nolan Gorman, right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez celebrates his two-run home run with the teammate he drove in, Bobby Witt Jr., right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez is doused after his team defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Nolan Gorman (16) commits a fielding error on a hit by Kansas City Royals' Paul DeJong during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)