KANSAS CITY http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , Mo. (AP) — Jack Flaherty got a lift from St. Louis’ lineup, and the rookie right-hander made the most of it.Flaherty struck out nine in seven innings, and the Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.Harrison Bader and Jose Martinez each hit a two-run homer, helping the Cardinals move seven games above .500 for the first time since June 12. They are 15-9 since Mike Shildt was named interim manager on July 15.“It’s a lot easier when the offense goes out and gets you four runs, gets you ahead like that,” Flaherty said. “And then, you give up two and they get two right back. You look up and you’ve got a four-run lead again. Offense did their thing tonight.”Bader drove a full-count pitch over the wall in left with Jedd Gyorko aboard in the sixth. Danny Duffy (7-11) came close to striking out Bader earlier in the bat, but first base umpire Adam Hamari ruled Bader did not go around on a check swing.When manager Ned Yost came out to remove Duffy after the homer, the pitcher headed for Hamari instead of the dugout. Pitching coach Cal Eldred had to restrain Duffy, who was ejected by Hamari.“He missed that call,” Duffy said. “It was so blatant that he went. I was upset with the missed call and I let it out. I didn’t think it was enough to walk toward me, to instigate it Orlando Cepeda Jersey , which he did, baited me for sure. It’s not what lost us the game. It certainly isn’t. I didn’t pitch a good game.”Bader had a different view, saying “a hundred percent” he checked his swing.“He made the right call,” Bader said.Bader said he was “just reacting” on his homer.“Loading up early to make sure that I could hit everything, because he has a big arsenal,” Bader said. “With two strikes he expands a lot, so I was just loading up early and he left something up and I just put a good swing on it.”Duffy indicated his arm is not feeling the best.“I looked up when I was rarin’ back for a normal 95-96 (mph fastball) and I saw 87 up there,” Duffy said. “I don’t think it’s a mystery that I don’t feel great, but I’m not going to run from it. I’m used to throwing in the mid-90s and I’m not. I’m not a doctor. I can’t diagnose what’s going on, but whatever it is we’ll get through it and I’ll be fine.”Flaherty (6-6) was charged with two runs and three hits. Martinez connected in the ninth and drove in three runs.The Cardinals (62-55) scored four runs after Duffy retired the first two batters in the third.Yadier Molina sparked the rally by finishing a 10-pitch at-bat with a double. Molina advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Martinez’s infield single.Marcell Ozuna tripled home Martinez and scored on Paul DeJong’s double. Jedd Gyorko’s RBI single, St. Louis’ fifth straight hit, made it 4-0.“Danny was really rolling the first two innings Keith Hernandez Jersey ,” Yost said. “Until the Yadier at-bat, he was doing a great job of managing his pitch count. Yadier started that long inning for him.”Alcides Escobar hit a two-run homer in the fifth for Kansas City. Escobar, who reached three times, also scored in the eighth on Dakota Hudson’s wild pitch.Jordan Hicks got four outs for his third save in seven chances.The Royals (35-81) picked up their 81st loss at the earliest point in franchise history. The 2005 Royals were 38-81 on Aug. 17 on their way to a team record 106 losses.ERROR-FREEThe Royals have not committed an error in 11 straight games, tying the club record.MOLINA TIES REDMolina’s third-inning double was his 352nd, tying Red Schoendienst for seventh-most in Cardinals history.CARDS ADD WISDOMThe Cardinals purchased the contract of infielder Patrick Wisdom from Triple-A Memphis, where he was hitting .289 with a .363 on-base percentage and 14 homers. Wisdom’s 31 home runs last year ranked fifth in the minors, but he wasn’t added to St. Louis’ 40-man roster and wasn’t selected in the Rule 5 draft.“Disappointed, I wouldn’t use to describe my feelings,” Wisdom said. “I would just say frustrated. I was like ‘OK, obviously I need to get better.’ I didn’t pout or anything. I took it head on and kept working. Things worked out.”TRAINER’S ROOMCardinals: OF Yairo Munoz (sprained right wrist) was placed on the 10-day DL. He aggravated the injury on a swing Friday. He will see a hand specialist Monday. … RHP Luke Gregerson (shoulder impingement) was transferred to the 60-day DL.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Luke Weaver is 6-10 with a 4.66 ERA in 23 starts heading into Sunday’s series finale.Royals: RHP Jakob Junis is winless in his last seven home starts. That means there will be no arbitration hearings after going through the process with three players in 2018."WhiteFanposts Sections News & RumorsAnalysisPodcastsProspects & DraftGame CoverageFull ArchiveMasthead Social Marlins Players on TwitterFish Stripes on InstagramMarlins Media Members Fish Stripes Best of 2018 Marlins StoriesScheduleRosterStatsCommunity Guidelines StubHub 鉁昅iami Marlins News and RumorsMarlins reach settlements with 5 players, avoiding arbitrationThat means there will be no arbitration hearings after going through the process with three players in 2018.ESTShareTweetShareShareMarlins reach settlements with 5 players http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-marcell-ozuna-jersey , avoiding arbitrationEric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsThe Marlins entered Friday with five arbitration-eligible players and took care of all their business. Adam Conley, J.T. Realmuto, Miguel Rojas, Dan Straily and Jos茅 Ure帽a each agreed to one-year deals for the 2019 season.There was a 1 p.m. ET deadline for MLB teams and players to exchange salary figures. Historically, the Marlins have treated it as a hard deadline for negotiations, too (“file-and-trial” approach). Unresolved cases go before an independent arbitration panel, who rules in favor of either the player or the team. They’ll avoid that awkwardness this year after taking three players—Realmuto, Straily and Justin Bour—to hearings in 2018.Here are the five settlements with links to the reporters who had the details first:J.T. Realmuto settles at $5.9 million ($3 million raise from 2018)Dan Straily settles at $5 million ($1.625 million raise from 2018)Jos茅 Ure帽a settles at $3.2 million ($2.625 million raise from 2018)Miguel Rojas settles at $3.155 million ($1.865 million raise from 2018)Adam Conley* settles at $1.175 million*It’s difficult to know exactly what Conley earned last season because of time spent in Triple-A, but this deal more than doubles his previous salary.Realmuto can potentially boost his earnings by $150,000 through performance bonuses:Overall, the Marlins are adding $18.43 million to their Opening Day payroll. That’s almost precisely what MLB Trade Rumors had projected ($18.4 million).So far this offseason, the Marlins have not inked a single major league free agent. Unless that changes Willie McGee Jersey , they’re on track for similar spending to the 2016 team ($77,715,306). Actually, it is more likely that the payroll goes down from here, not up. Realmuto trade negotiations are intensifying, and his new team would presumably absorb the All-Star’s full salary.All five of these guys will be eligible for arbitration again in 2020, when you’d expect additional pay raises unless they are extended or released before then.