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ST. LOUIS -- To hear Kendrys Morales tell it, luck is finally on his side.But the Kansas City Royals designated hitter/outfielder has been more than just lucky the past week.Morales homered and recorded his sixth straight multi-hit game on Thursday to lead the Royals to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.Kansas City won for the fourth time in five games and took the two-city, four-game series three games to one.Things are falling for me, Morales said.Indeed.Brandon Moss and Jhonny Peralta homered for the Cardinals who have lost their last seven home games -- their longest losing streak since Aug. 2-15, 1983.Wade Davis recorded his 19th save in 21 opportunities.Morales, a designated hitter playing right field for the second straight night, doubled in the sixth inning off Mike Leake (5-6) to push the lead to 3-1. Morales, who went 3 for 4, has 16 hits in 24 at-bats over the six-game run. He went 12 for 16 in the series and started in the outfield for the first time since 2008.Since going 1 for 15 in a four-game set with Cleveland on June 2-5, Morales has been on fire. He was hitting .191 on June 5, but has gone 32 of 69 since to push his average to .262.I felt like before, I was making good contact, Morales said. It was just a combination of bad luck that played into it as well.His six-game multi-hit streak ties him for the longest this season along with J.D. Martinez (Detroit), Jackie Bradley Jr. (Boston) and Xander Bogaerts (Boston).Hes picking us up, hes on fire offensively, Royals manager Ned Yost said, Hes doing a very solid job in the outfield for us.St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said his club has never had any success against Morales.He was a game-changer, this year and last year, Matheny said. Hes been getting great at-bats.Morales is 25 of 53 (.472) lifetime against the Cardinals with five homers and 13 RBI. His 456-foot drive in the eighth inning off Tyler Lyons ties him for the longest home run by a visiting player at Busch Stadium III, which opened in 2006.Kansas City reliever Dillon Gee (3-2) picked up the win allowing one run in two innings.Moss ripped his 17th homer of the season off Royals starter Chris Young, who gave up one run and one hit over four innings, but walked six.The drive, which went 477 feet according to the Cardinals, is the longest in the history of Busch Stadium. It is the second-longest this season behind Giancarlo Stantons 490-foot blast for Miami on May 6, in a 6-4 win over Philadelphia.I hit it hard, Moss said. I know Im strong and I know how far I can hit it when I get a hold of one.Leake gave up three runs, two earned, in seven innings. He struck out four and walked one.There were a couple of pitches Id like to take back, Leake said.Kansas City pushed across an unearned run in the first before Jarrod Dyson doubled in Alcides Escobar in the second.Gees victory gives the Royals bullpen a 16-5 (.762) mark, the highest percentage in the majors. His lone mistake came to Peralta in the sixth inning.Im just glad I was able to do the job, Gee said. I felt good.Matheny was ejected in the sixth inning by home plate umpire Mike Everitt. It was Mathenys first ejection of the season and 12th in four-plus season as a manager.GOLD GLOVE MORALESMorales last appearance in the field before Wednesday came on Sept. 27, 2008, while with the Angels.He handled all four chances on Wednesday and one on Thursday.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: RHP Kris Medlen gave up five earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of a rehab start for Triple-A Omaha on Thursday against Memphis. Medlen, who was placed on the DL with right rotator cuff inflammation on May 11, gave up six hits. He struck out five and walked two in a 5-2 loss.Cardinals: OF Stephen Piscotty was given the night off after he tweaked his left ankle in the 12th inning of Wednesdays 3-2 loss. He is listed as day-to-day. ... INF Aledmys Diaz was held out of the lineup for the third straight game. He fouled a pitch off the area around his right eye on Monday.UP NEXTRoyals: RHP Ian Kennedy (6-6, 3.96) will face RHP Jeremy Hellickson (5-6, 4.23) in the first of a three-game series in Philadelphia on Friday. Kennedy stuck out 11 in seven innings in a 6-1 win over Houston on Sunday.Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (5-6, 4.09) takes on Milwaukee RHP Matt Garza (1-0, 2.81) in the opener a three-game series in St. Louis on Friday. Garcia is 10-5 with 2.71 ERA in 19 appearances against the Brewers. Wholesale Air Jordans China .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. Jordan Proto React For Sale . Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. http://www.jordanshoescheapsale.com/ .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. Air Jordan 1 Retro For Sale . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. Cheap Jordan 12 From China . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records.Winnipeg, MB (Sports Network) - The Toronto Argonauts try to get back on track tonight when they contend against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Investors Group Field. Watch all the action unfold live on TSN and TSN Mobile TV at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. Mike Hogan and Sandy Annunziata will also call the game on TSN Radio 1050 at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. Toronto, the reigning Grey Cup Champion, started the 2013 campaign well enough with a 39-34 triumph over Hamilton at home, but since then the squad has dropped two straight versus British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Both the Argos and Blue Bombers are just 1-2 on the young season, the same being the case for the other two teams in the Eastern Conference (Hamilton and Montreal), so theres still plenty of time before need arises to push the panic button. However, the team that drops this matchup will be a step behind and might have to re-evaluate their approach. Winnipegs road to this point began with a 38-33 defeat at the hands of Montreal at home, but the team bounced back with a 19-11 triumph over the Alouettes a week later to even the slate. Unfortunately, the Bombers responded by bowing to Hamilton in a 25-20 final this past weekend. Against the Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg was held scoreless in both the first and third quarters, while at the same time giving up points in every period, en route to their second five-point setback of the season. Quarterback Buck Pierce seemed to be under constant pressure, hitting just 15- of-26 passes for 186 yards, while being sacked six times. Running back Chad Simpson tried to fill in the gaps with his game-high 116 yards and two majors on just 11 carries, while Justin Goltz took one of his three carries seven yards into the end zone in the second period for the visitors. While the offense struggled for the Bombers, the entire unit hurt itself with a staggering 19 penalties for a loss of 161 yards. The 19 miscues were more than half the teams total through three games (36 in all) and with an average of more than 100 yards lost per outing, Winnipeg is making the task of playing football far more difficult than it should be. In addition to putting themselves in a hole due to far too many flags, the offensive line for the Bombers has been rather weak to this point as well, giving up 14 sacks which is the most in the league heading into Week 4 action. By comparison, Toronto has permitted just six sacks, second-fewest in the CFL behind the four given up by a perfect 3-0 Saskatchewan squad..dddddddddddd Speaking of the Roughriders, they were the latest team to send Toronto to the loss column, courtesy of a 39-28 final last week. The Argos actually scored the first points of the meeting and led 11-7 after 15 minutes of action, but the hosts were then limited to only three points over the course of the second and third frames before making things interesting with a couple of majors in the fourth. Ricky Ray tried to keep Toronto competitive by hitting 27-of-37 passes for 334 yards and two touchdowns, but he was sacked three times and backup Zach Collaros was taken down twice behind the line of scrimmage as well. The versatile Chad Owens accounted for eight receptions for 85 yards, five kickoff returns for another 102 yards, but just 19 yards on four punt returns. Owens leads the league with 28 catches for 291 yards, but he has yet to make it into the end zone. The Hawaii product is also first in combined yards with 640, but is keenly aware that he has a huge target on his back these days and cannot do it all by himself. Although he doesnt get nearly the level of attention as Owens, Andre Durie did raise his visibility last week as he caught seven balls for 100 yards and a touchdown, adding a 22-yard run on his lone carry out of the backfield as he was named the CFLs Canadian of the Week. The Toronto defense has started out rather flat based on the first three games of the season, allowing a total of 35 and 31 points in the first and second quarters, respectively. However, the Argos have been able to straighten themselves out following the break, giving up a total of just 31 points in the second half thus far. Unfortunately, the bottom line is that the Argos are last in the league in points allowed (32.3 ppg), the only team to be giving up an average of more than 30 ppg right now. Toronto won two of the three regular-season meetings in 2012 between the squads, taking a 25-22 decision in Week 4 and a 29-10 final 10 weeks later. However, Winnipeg did respond on Oct. 19 with a 44-32 triumph at home. Dating back to 1961 and taking into consideration only regular-season matchups, the Argos hold a narrow 53-51-2 advantage over Winnipeg, thanks to victories in four of the last five encounters. These clubs have two more regular-season meetings on the schedule for 2013, although they dont take place until later this fall. The next engagement is slated for Oct. 19 again in Winnipeg, while just five days later the squads meet up at Rogers Centre. ' ' '