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

19/6

Cardinals
5
Royals
6

Game 2

20/6

Cardinals
12
Royals
10

Game 3

21/6

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 21 June 2026

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	70	43	.619	-	W1
Chicago	65	49	.570	5.5	W2
Pittsburgh	57	58	.496	14	L1
St. Louis	56	58	.491	14.5	L1
Cincinnati	54	58	.482	15.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	53	.527	-	L1
Cleveland	57	57	.500	3	L1
Minnesota	56	58	.491	4	L3
Detroit	55	58	.487	4.5	W4
Kansas City	47	67	.412	13	W1

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