ST. LOUIS _ Ryan McBroom, who delivered the game-winning hit in the eighth inning as an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night, didn't take his first at-bat of the game until the eighth inning on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.
But, pinch hitting for Cam Gallagher, who had provided both previous Royals runs with a two-run homer, McBroom again broke a tie, this time lacing a 420-foot homer to deep left off lefthander Genesis Cabrera.
The Royals would score two more runs in the top of the ninth but the Cardinals, with two outs, rallied for four runs in their half to pull out an improbable 6-5 win, with Kolten Wong's bases-loaded walk the game-winner.
