May 17, 2026
2:15 PM (Eastern Time)
MLB
Final
Kansas City Royals
2
VS
St.Louis Cardinals
0

Box Score

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
St.Louis Cardinals
St.Louis Cardinals
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Hits KC 9 · STL 5
Errors KC 0 · STL 1

Away Batting

Kansas City Royals
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
3BMaikel Garcia 51 10 00 6 .263
SSBobby Witt Jr. 40 00 00 2 .303
1BVinnie Pasquantino 40 10 01 1 .202
CSalvador Perez HR 21 22 10 0 .205
DHCarter Jensen 40 10 02 2 .237
LFIsaac Collins 40 10 02 2 .228
RFLane Thomas 30 00 12 0 .198
2BMichael Massey 30 10 01 0 .216
2BNick Loftin 00 00 00 0 .250
CFKyle Isbel 2B 40 20 01 4 .274
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 9 17

Away Pitching

Kansas City Royals
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Stephen Kolek (W, 2-0) 6.1 40 01 30 82-61 4.24
Daniel Lynch IV (H, 5) 1.2 10 00 10 21-12 1.80
Lucas Erceg (S, 11) 1.0 00 01 00 22-14 3.26
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 2 4 0

Home Batting

St. Louis Cardinals
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
2BJJ Wetherholt 30 00 11 0 .233
CIván Herrera 40 10 00 1 .265
1BAlec Burleson 40 10 00 2 .277
DHJordan Walker 40 00 00 1 .301
3BNolan Gorman 30 10 11 0 .236
SSMasyn Winn 20 10 00 1 .255
SSCésar Prieto 10 00 00 1 .000
CFNathan Church 40 00 01 4 .246
LFThomas Saggese 30 10 00 2 .164
CFVictor Scott II 20 00 00 1 .189
RFJosé Fermín 10 00 01 0 .220
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 4 13

Home Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Andre Pallante (L, 4-4) 6.2 82 10 71 99-71 4.04
Matt Svanson 1.0 00 01 00 15-10 8.34
Justin Bruihl 0.1 10 01 10 14-8 5.03
Matt Pushard 1.0 00 00 10 9-4 13.50
Totals 9.0 9 2 1 2 9 1

Scoring Plays

InnScore (A-H)Play
T1 1–0 Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Maikel Garcia scores.
T4 2–0 Salvador Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.

Game Details

Busch Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Stephen Kolek
Kansas City Royals Away
ERA
6.75
WHIP
1.125
K/9
7.59
BB/9
2.53
IP
10.7
GS
2
Last 3 Starts ERA 5.62 WHIP
Andre Pallante
St.Louis Cardinals Home
ERA
4.46
WHIP
1.370
K/9
7.02
BB/9
4.04
IP
42.3
GS
8
Last 3 Starts ERA 4.18 WHIP

Betting Odds

TeamMoneylineRun LineTotal
Kansas City Royals +107 +1.5 (-193) O 9.5 (+106)
St.Louis Cardinals -115 -1.5 (+172) U 9.5 (-119)
Closing line · May 17

Weather & Conditions

Temp87°F
Wind 14 mphS · crossL
Gusts27 mph
Humidity49%
SkyPartially cloudy