The first round of the 2004 I-70 series belongs to St. Louis. The Cardinals beat the Royals 5-2 Friday before a sellout crowd of 40,628 at Kauffman Stadium. Scott Rolen led the Cards with 4 RBI. His three-run double in the third put St. Louis up for good. Rolen and John Mabry hit solo home runs for the Cardinals. The only two runs for Kansas City came on a two-run homer by Mike Sweeney in the eighth. Matt Morris was the winning pitcher. He gave up two runs in eight innings. Rookie Zack Greinke took the loss for the Royals. He allowed four runs in five innings. Since interleague play beagn, the Cardinals lead the all-time series with the Royals 15-13.
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