The St. Louis Cardinals dropped 5 runs in the top of the first and roared past the Kansas City Royals 10-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer in the first and had a two-run single in the seventh to lead the Cardinals offense. Cardinals skipper Oliver Marmol adjusted the lineup to put the three best hitters Tommy Edman, Paul Goldschmidt, and Nolan Arenado at top of the order and it sparked the Cardinals offense which had been poor lately. Tyler O’Neill added a two-run homer in the ninth for the Redbirds.

Adam Wainwright picked up the win, going seven shutout innings with 2 strikouts and just 1 hit allowed. The Cardinals improved to 14-10 and the Royals fall to 8-15.

Next up for St. Louis is a trip to San Francisco for a four game set against the Giants. Thursday night’s game will be an 8:45 p.m. first pitch. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 7:50 p.m.