ST. LOUIS _ The Cardinals jumped on Kansas City starter Homer Bailey for five runs in the first two innings on home runs by Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter and went on to a 10-3 win to earn a split of a doubleheader with the Royals at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
Ozuna hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the second.
The Royals won the first game, 8-2.
Bailey's career-long struggle against the Cardinals continued as he dropped to 6-16 in 29 career starts against them. He has not beat the Cards since May 2014.
After collecting four hits in the first game, the Cards had 12 in the nightcap against seven Kansas City pitchers, including four homers. Dexter Fowler hit a solo shot in the sixth inning and Kolten Wong piled on with a three-run homer in the seventh.
Fowler had a single, double and his fourth homer.
Adam Wainwright (4-4) pitched five innings and allowed three runs on six hits to earn the win.
John Gant, Andrew Miller, Carlos Martinez and John Brebbia covered the final four innings, allowing two hits.
The Cardinals emerged with a 25-24 record heading into an off day before a three-game series against Atlanta.
The game marked the third time in the last 12 games the Cardinals have scored 10 or more runs. However in the other nine games in that stretch they have averaged three runs.
The Cardinals ended the night five games behind the Cubs in the National League Central.
