St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

40-33, 19-16 Away

Final

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

31-45, 18-21 Home

Cardinals
6
Royals
14

Game 1

19/6

Cardinals
5
Royals
6

Game 2

20/6

Cardinals
12
Royals
10

Game 3

22/6

Kauffman Stadium

9:40 AM, 19 June 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,363

Game Time:3:09

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Blakney
First Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Sean Barber
Third Base Umpire - Dexter Kelley

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	99	59	.627	-	W1
Chicago	87	71	.551	12	L2
Pittsburgh	80	78	.506	19	L1
St. Louis	77	81	.487	22	W1
Cincinnati	73	85	.462	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	82	76	.519	-	L1
Chicago	81	77	.513	1	L1
Minnesota	75	84	.472	7.5	W2
Detroit	74	85	.465	8.5	L2
Kansas City	68	90	.430	14	W1

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