St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

26-20, 11-14 Away

Final

25-22, 16-9 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
L. NootbaarLF	0-4	0	0	0	.254
M. WinnSS	0-4	0	0	0	.270
B. Donovan2B	0-3	0	0	0	.316
N. Arenado3B	0-3	0	0	0	.242
W. Contreras1B	0-3	0	0	0	.256
I. HerreraDH	1-3	0	0	0	.413
P. PagesC	0-3	0	0	0	.232
J. WalkerRF	1-3	1	1	1	.189
V. Scott IICF	0-3	0	0	0	.264

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Mikolas	6.0	2	2	4	76-50	3.77
K. Leahy	2.0	2	0	0	22-14	1.01
R. Helsley	1.0	0	0	0	12-10	2.81

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

12:10 AM, 18 May 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 36,134

Game Time:1:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Emil Jimenez
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

Walker homers and Mikolas pitches streaking Cardinals to 1-0 win over Royals

— Jordan Walker homered and Miles Mikolas pitched six sharp innings to lead the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night.

May 18, 2026, 03:15 am - AP


STL
KC

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	KC
		6th	Walker homered to center (422 feet).	1	0

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Cardinals
10
Royals
3

Game 1

17/5

Cardinals
1
Royals
0

Game 2

18/5

Cardinals
1
Royals
2

Game 3

18/5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	40	23	.635	-	W3
St. Louis	35	28	.556	5	W4
Pittsburgh	34	32	.515	7.5	L3
Chicago	34	32	.515	7.5	L1
Cincinnati	31	33	.484	9.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	37	30	.552	-	L1
Chicago	34	31	.523	2	L1
Minnesota	30	37	.448	7	L2
Detroit	27	39	.409	9.5	W1
Kansas City	27	39	.409	9.5	W2

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Walker homers and Mikolas pitches streaking Cardinals to 1-0 win over Royals

M. Mikolas3-2

N. Cameron1-1

R. Helsley9

Scoring Summary

Inning

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