St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals
40-34, 19-17 Away
12
40-34, 19-17 Away
9th,1 out
32-45, 19-21 Home
10
32-45, 19-21 Home
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. WinnSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .370 | .428 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .405 | .429 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .350 | .491 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .291 | .345 | .531 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .362 | .460 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .322 | .340 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .175 | .283 | .300 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .306 | .486 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .309 | .408 |
| 42 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BNootbaar (3, Kolek); Church (9, Kolek)
- 3BBurleson (1, Kolek)
- HRHerrera (10, 5th inning off Cruz 2 on, 2 Out); Winn (3, 1st inning off Kolek 2 on, 1 Out); Wetherholt 2 (12, 1st inning off Kolek 0 on, 0 Out, 2nd inning off Kolek 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIHerrera 3 (35), Burleson (55), Nootbaar (7), Winn 4 (31), Wetherholt 3 (34)
- 2Out RBIWinn; Herrera 3.
- GIDPJordan
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP5-10 (Herrera 1-1, Nootbaar 1-3, Winn 2-2, Walker 0-2, Church 0-1, Wetherholt 1-1)
- Fielding
- EWinn (7, throw)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .244 | .312 | .437 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .321 | .371 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .275 | .349 | .480 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .252 | .343 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .286 | .457 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .352 | .363 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .381 | .350 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .343 | .410 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.500 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .337 | .319 |
| 37 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
a-hit for Loftin in the 9th
- Batting
- HRLoftin (2, 2nd inning off May 1 on, 0 Out); Jensen (10, 6th inning off Romero 0 on, 1 Out); Caglianone 2 (12, 2nd inning off May 1 on, 2 Out, 9th inning off O'Brien 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIPerez (28), Thomas (21), Massey 2 (27), Loftin 2 (22), Jensen (39), Caglianone 3 (27)
- 2Out RBIMassey 2; Caglianone 2; Perez, S.
- SHMisner
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-7 (Perez 1-2, Thomas 0-1, Misner 0-1, Massey 1-2, Loftin 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMassey (2, 2nd base off Rajcic/Crooks)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Kolek-Massey-Caglianone)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44-29 | 4.30 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-15 | 5.40 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 6.55 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 2.97 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14-10 | 4.09 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 5.04 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.06 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-5 | 4.26 |
| 8.1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 140-92 |
- Pitching
- HBPPerez (by O'Brien)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStanek 2/4; Romero 3/4; May 9/13; O'Brien 5/5; Svanson 2/4; Soriano 4/4; Graceffo 2/3; Rajcic 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStanek-0-2-2-3; Romero-4-2-2-2; May-11-2-6-10; O'Brien-1-0-0-4; Svanson-4-1-4-2; Soriano-4-1-1-3; Graceffo-2-0-1-3; Rajcic-4-5-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStanek 1-1; Romero 1-0; May 1-3; O'Brien 2-0; Svanson 0-1; Soriano 1-2; Graceffo 2-1; Rajcic 0-2
- Game ScoresD May 21
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPStrahm ( 2)
- IBBWalker (by Strahm).
- HBPHerrera (by Kolek); Crooks (by Erceg); Wetherholt (by Seabold)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStrahm 2/5; Erceg 6/6; Seabold 4/5; Way 5/7; Cruz 8/10; Kolek 6/15
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStrahm-1-1-2-4; Erceg-3-3-2-4; Seabold-4-3-11-2; Way-3-2-2-6; Cruz-5-5-10-6; Kolek-5-1-11-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStrahm 1-2; Erceg 2-1; Seabold 2-0; Way 2-3; Cruz 1-1; Kolek 3-1
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wetherholt homered to right center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | Nootbaar doubled to center, Herrera scored, Burleson to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | Winn homered to left (410 feet), Burleson scored and Nootbaar scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 1st | Massey singled to right, Jensen scored and Caglianone scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 2nd | Wetherholt homered to left (360 feet), Church scored. | 7 | 2 | |
| 2nd | Burleson tripled to right, Herrera scored. | 8 | 2 | |
| 2nd | Winn reached on infield single to third, Burleson scored. | 9 | 2 | |
| 2nd | Loftin homered to left center (416 feet), Misner scored. | 9 | 4 | |
| 2nd | Caglianone homered to center (444 feet), Collins scored. | 9 | 6 | |
| 4th | Perez singled to center, Jensen scored, Caglianone to third. | 9 | 7 | |
| 5th | Herrera homered to left center (414 feet), Church scored and Wetherholt scored. | 12 | 7 | |
| 6th | Jensen homered to left (374 feet). | 12 | 8 | |
| 9th | Caglianone homered to right center (426 feet). | 12 | 9 | |
| 9th | Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to third, Perez scored, Massey to second. St Louis Cardinals challenged call on the field was upheld | 12 | 10 | |
KC leads 2-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 21 June 2026
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sean Barber
- First Base Umpire - Dexter Kelley
- Second Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney
- Third Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 46 | 29 | .613 | - | W1 |
| St. Louis | 40 | 34 | .541 | 5.5 | L3 |
| Chicago | 40 | 37 | .519 | 7 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 38 | 39 | .494 | 9 | L2 |
| Cincinnati | 37 | 39 | .487 | 9.5 | W2 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 41 | 37 | .526 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 39 | 37 | .513 | 1 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 37 | 41 | .474 | 4 | W1 |
| Detroit | 33 | 44 | .429 | 7.5 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 32 | 45 | .416 | 8.5 | W3 |
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