St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

41-34, 20-17 Away

Final

32-46, 19-22 Home


STL
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
5	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	12	16	1
2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	10	12	0

G. Graceffo5-1

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

S. Kolek4-2

1.2 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Cutter 90
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
  3
  Home Run
  Cutter 90
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. May pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- S. Kolek pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- C. Seabold pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. May pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- C. Seabold pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Rajcic pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Massey stole second.
  9
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Rajcic pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- M. Svanson pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- M. Strahm pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Burleson to second on wild pitch by Strahm.
  12
  8
- Burleson to third on wild pitch by Strahm.
  12
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Stanek pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
CardinalsTop 8th
- B. Way pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- G. Soriano pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- B. Way pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- R. O'Brien pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Rave hit for Loftin
  12
  10
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Cutter	90
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93
3 Home Run	Cutter	90

Cardinals
6
Royals
14

Game 1

6/18

Cardinals
5
Royals
6

Game 2

6/19

Cardinals
12
Royals
10

Game 3

6/21

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 PM, June 21, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 28,309

Game Time:3:05

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	29	.628	-	W4
Chicago	44	37	.543	6.5	W4
St. Louis	42	36	.538	7	L2
Pittsburgh	41	40	.506	9.5	W2
Cincinnati	37	42	.468	12.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	41	38	.519	-	L1
Cleveland	42	39	.519	-	W1
Minnesota	38	44	.463	4.5	L3
Detroit	34	47	.420	8	L3
Kansas City	34	48	.415	8.5	L2

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

G. Graceffo5-1

S. Kolek4-2

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