Royals vs Cardinals

Final · Sun May 17 · 2:15 PM ET · Busch Stadium

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals20-27

FinalMay 17, 2026

St. Louis CardinalsCardinals27-19

StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TVCardinals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+100

STL−120

Run line

KC −1.5+148

STL +1.5−180

Total O/U

Over 9.5+100

Under 9.5−120

Run line: Royals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9.5 (2 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 17, 2026 to move to 20-27.

The game was played before 38,051.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

W: Kolek (2-0) · L: Pallante (4-4) · S: Erceg (3-1)

Scoring plays

Top 1

KCSacrifice flyPerez hit sacrifice fly to left, Garcia scored.1-0

Top 4

KCHome runPerez homered to left (393 feet).2-0

Team stats

KCSTL

Hits: 9; 5
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 2; 0
Walks: 2; 2
Strikeouts: 9; 4
Runners Left On Base: 17; 13
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Maikel Garcia 3B	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	.263	.330	.397
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.303	.376	.492
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	.202	.285	.339
Salvador Perez C	2-2	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	19	.205	.243	.352
Carter Jensen DH	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	18	.237	.327	.407
Isaac Collins LF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	13	.228	.346	.339
Lane Thomas RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	18	.198	.350	.247
Michael Massey 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.216	.237	.398
Nick Loftin 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.377	.375
Kyle Isbel CF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	15	.274	.331	.419

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Stephen Kolek P	6.1	4	1	3	82-61	4.24	82
Daniel Lynch IV P	1.2	1	0	1	21-12	1.80	21
Lucas Erceg P	1.0	0	1	0	22-14	3.26	22

Cardinals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	H	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B	0-3	3	0	1	1	17	.233	.356	.401
Ivan Herrera C	1-4	4	1	0	0	13	.265	.395	.406
Alec Burleson 1B	1-4	4	1	0	0	14	.277	.340	.441
Jordan Walker DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	10	.301	.371	.584
Nolan Gorman 3B	1-3	3	1	1	1	14	.236	.318	.365
Masyn Winn SS	1-2	2	1	0	0	10	.255	.331	.353
Cesar Prieto SS	0-1	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Nathan Church CF	0-4	4	0	0	1	24	.246	.284	.399
Thomas Saggese LF	1-3	3	1	0	0	7	.164	.211	.194
Victor Scott II CF	0-2	2	0	0	0	8	.189	.248	.261
Jose Fermin RF	0-1	1	0	0	1	6	.220	.310	.340

Cardinals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Andre Pallante P	6.2	8	2	1	0	7	1	99-71	4.04	99
Matt Svanson P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-10	8.34	15
Justin Bruihl P	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	5.03	14
Matt Pushard P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-4	13.50	9

Game info

VenueBusch Stadium, St. Louis, MO

Attendance38,051

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Ryan Wills · First Base Umpire: Lance Barksdale · Second Base Umpire: Will Little · Third Base Umpire: Ryan Additon

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