Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals

19-26, 6-16 Away

Final/11

26-18, 11-10 Home


KC
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	12	0

G. Graceffo3-1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

S. Cruz0-1

0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. May pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 96
  2
  Ball
  Sinker 96
  3
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 96
  4
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 94
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 98
  6
  Ball
  Sweeper 88
  7
  Ground Out
  Sinker 97
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. May pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. May pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. May pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. May pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. May pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- G. Soriano pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Fermín hit for Scott II
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Church in center field.
  3
  3
- Fermín in left field.
  3
  3
- Thomas hit for Caglianone
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- N. Mears pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Thomas in right field.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. O'Brien pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Church stole second.
  3
  3
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 10th
- R. Stanek pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 10th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Saggese ran for Herrera
  4
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 11th
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Saggese as designated hitter.
  4
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 11th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Pozo hit for Saggese
  4
  4
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	96
2 Ball	Sinker	96
3 Foul Ball	Sinker	96
4 Foul Ball	Cutter	94
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	98
6 Ball	Sweeper	88
7 Ground Out	Sinker	97

Royals
4
Cardinals
5

Game 1

16/5

Royals
2
Cardinals
4

Game 2

17/5

Royals
2
Cardinals
0

Game 3

18/5

Busch Stadium

10:15 AM, 16 May 2026

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 26,949

Game Time:3:12

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Will Little
First Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	44	39	.530	-	W1
Cleveland	44	41	.518	1	L1
Minnesota	41	45	.477	4.5	W2
Detroit	36	49	.424	9	W1
Kansas City	35	50	.412	10	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	51	31	.622	-	W1
Chicago	47	38	.553	5.5	W3
St. Louis	43	38	.531	7.5	W1
Pittsburgh	43	42	.506	9.5	W2
Cincinnati	39	44	.470	12.5	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals

G. Graceffo3-1

S. Cruz0-1

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