Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals

19-27, 6-17 Away

Final

27-18, 12-10 Home


KC
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	-	4	8	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Pop Out
  Four-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Witt Jr. caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Scott II picked off and caught stealing second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- B. Falter pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Bruihl pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- Marte hit for Jensen
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- B. Falter pitching for KC
  KC
  STL
- Díaz catching.
  1
  3
- Winn to second on wild pitch by Falter.
  1
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 9th
- G. Soriano pitching for STL
  KC
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Pop Out	Four-seam FB	93

Royals
4
Cardinals
5

Game 1

5/15

Royals
2
Cardinals
4

Game 2

5/16

Royals
2
Cardinals
0

Game 3

5/17

Busch Stadium

2:15 PM, May 16, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 32,379

Game Time:2:07

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

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

K. Leahy5-3

N. Cameron2-3

G. Soriano2

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