Royals 2-0 Cardinals (May 17, 2026) Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

2–0

Final

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

Busch Stadium

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 4 of 18

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 14 of 18

Batting

4.11Runs per game4.64
0.239Batting average0.241
0.318On-base percentage0.323
0.385Slugging percentage0.392
0.703OPS0.715
0.98Home runs per game1.16
7.89Hits per game8.16
44Home runs51
30Stolen bases31

Pitching

4.38ERA4.24
1.38WHIP1.37
8.66Strikeouts per nine7.23
4.42Walks per nine3.81
4.31Runs allowed per game4.25
0.240Opponent batting average0.252
384Pitching strikeouts319
21Quality starts16
13Saves16

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (STL)	Total	KC ML	STL ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9.5	+101	-122
FFanDuel	+1.5	9	+102	-120
BBetMGM	-1.5	9.5	+100	-120
CCaesars	-1.5	9.5	-105	-115
BBetOnline	-1.5	9.5	+105	-116
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-103	-121
BBetus	-1.5	9.5	+106	-116
BBovada	-1.5	9	+102	-122
FFanatics	-1.5	9.5	+100	-120
LLowVig	-1.5	9.5	+105	-116
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-103	-114

Game Information

Busch Stadium

Stadium

May 17, 2026

2:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

Starters

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	25th	20th
STL	8th	17th

Matchup

KCSTL

19-27Record27-18
41.3%Win %60.0%
13-10Home record12-10
6-17Road record15-8
2-8Last 106-4
-6Streak3
-23Run diff+5
9-14Division5-1
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team Stats

KCStatSTL

2Runs0
9Hits5
0Errors1
1Home runs0
2RBI0
0Stolen bases0
9K (bat)4
4K (pit)9
2BB (pit)2

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Maikel Garcia3B	5	1	1	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lane ThomasCF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	2	1	2	1	2	1
Nick Loftin2B	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K
Stephen KolekSP	6.1	4	1	3
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.2	1	0	1
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	1	0

STL — Batting

Player	AB	H	BB
Ivan HerreraDH	4	1	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	0
Nathan ChurchLF	4	0	0
Nolan Gorman3B	3	1	1
JJ Wetherholt2B	3	0	1
Thomas SaggeseLF	3	1	0
Masyn WinnSS	2	1	0
Victor Scott IICF	2	0	0
Jose FerminLF	1	0	0
Cesar Prieto3B	1	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andre PallanteSP	6.2	8	2	1	0	7
Matt PushardRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Matt SvansonRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Justin BruihlRP	0.1	1	0	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

85 events · 2 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Garcia singled to center.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino singled to center, Garcia to second, Garcia safe at third on fielding error by center fielder Scott II.
0-0
Top
Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Garcia scored.
1-0
Top
Jensen popped out to catcher.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to first.
1-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Burleson singled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Walker grounded into fielder's choice to third, Burleson out at second.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Collins struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Thomas struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Massey flied out to left.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Gorman struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Winn singled to left.
1-0
Bottom
Church struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Saggese grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Winn out at second.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Isbel doubled to left.
1-0
Top
Garcia flied out to right.
1-0
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to right.
1-0
Top
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Scott II grounded out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Wetherholt walked.
1-0
Bottom
Herrera grounded into fielder's choice to third, Wetherholt out at second.
1-0
Bottom
Burleson flied out to left.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Perez homered to left (393 feet).
2-0
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Collins grounded out to second.
2-0
Top
Thomas grounded out to second.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Walker grounded out to third.
2-0
Bottom
Gorman grounded out to first.
2-0
Bottom
Winn hit by pitch.
2-0
Bottom
Church flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Massey singled to left.
2-0
Top
Isbel popped out to shortstop.
2-0
Top
Garcia grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Massey out at second.
2-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Saggese singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Scott II grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Saggese out at second.
2-0
Bottom
Wetherholt struck out looking.
2-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
2-0
Top
Pasquantino lined out to left.
2-0
Top
Perez reached on infield single to shortstop.
2-0
Top
Jensen singled to left, Perez to second.
2-0
Top
Collins struck out looking.
2-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Herrera grounded out to third.
2-0
Bottom
Burleson grounded out to first.
2-0
Bottom
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Thomas struck out looking.
2-0
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Isbel singled to left.
2-0
Top
Svanson relieved Pallante
2-0
Top
Garcia lined out to left.
2-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Gorman singled to right.
2-0
Bottom
Winn grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gorman out at second.
2-0
Bottom
Lynch IV relieved Kolek
2-0
Bottom
Prieto ran for Winn
2-0
Bottom
Church flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Saggese grounded into fielder's choice to third, Prieto out at second.
2-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Prieto at shortstop.
2-0
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
2-0
Top
Pasquantino fouled out to catcher.
2-0
Top
Perez walked.
2-0
Top
Bruihl relieved Svanson
2-0
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Fermín hit for Scott II
2-0
Bottom
Fermín struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Wetherholt grounded out to second.
2-0
Bottom
Herrera singled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Burleson flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 9 Top

Top
Church in center field.
2-0
Top
Fermín in right field.
2-0
Top
Collins singled to left.
2-0
Top
Collins stole second.
2-0
Top
Thomas walked.
2-0
Top
Loftin hit for Massey
2-0
Top
Pushard relieved Bruihl
2-0
Top
Loftin hit by pitch, Thomas to second, Collins to third.
2-0
Top
Isbel struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Garcia grounded into double play, third to first, Thomas out at third.
2-0

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin at second base.
2-0
Bottom
Erceg relieved Lynch IV
2-0
Bottom
Walker grounded out to third.
2-0
Bottom
Gorman walked.
2-0
Bottom
Prieto lined out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Gorman to second on fielder's indifference.
2-0
Bottom
Church grounded out to shortstop.
2-0

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