PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning in his major league debut to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The 26-year-old rookie right-hander retired 20 straight batters before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh. He struck out nine and walked none.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say two people have been shot after an argument at a dining and entertainment district across from the stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals play. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that both victims were taken to a hospital after the shooting Sunday night at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis. Police say one was shot in the head and was unresponsive, and the other was struck in the thigh. The shooter fled and police did not immediately have a description of the person.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert homered twice and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals won consecutive games for the first time this season, defeating the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Whit Merrifield singled home Alcides Escobar, who was hit by a pitch to leadoff the eighth inning, with the go-ahead run off Bruce Rondon (1-1).