KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 22 (UPI) -- Colby Rasmus and Yadier Molina both drew bases-loaded walks in the 10th inning Sunday and the St. Louis Cardinals hung on to down Kansas City 9-8.
The Cards loaded the bases against Louis Coleman (0-1) when Tyler Greene walked, Albert Pujols reached on an error and Gerald Laird was hit by a pitch.
One out later, Tim Collins came on to pitch and issued run-scoring walks to Rasmus and Molina (4-for-5, three RBI) before Blake Wood entered the game and got out of the inning but the damage proved too much for the Royals to overcome.
Fernando Salas picked up his seventh save despite yielding an RBI double to Bryan Pena in the bottom of the 10th and the Cardinals took the rubber match of the three-game, interleague series.
Jason Motte (2-1) was credited with the win after tossing a scoreless ninth and Allen Craig hit a solo home run for St. Louis.
Wilson Betemit hit a two-run home run and drove in the score-tying run with an RBI single in the seventh for the Royals, who trailed 7-1 going into the bottom of the fifth.
Alex Gordon and Jeff Francoeur also hit home runs for Kansas City.
