Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Sunday, May 18th, 2025 1:10PM CST

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Game Recap

On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1, ending a four-game losing streak and preventing a series sweep. The decisive run scored in the seventh inning after Drew Waters led off with a pinch-hit triple and Maikel Garcia followed with an RBI single.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, May 18th, 2025

Time: 1:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 25,695

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Renfroe (5, Liberatore); Blanco (1, Liberatore)

Triples: Waters (3, Roycroft)

Runs Batted In: Blanco (1), Garcia (20)

2-out Runs Batted In: Blanco

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Renfroe 0-1, Fermin 0-1, Blanco 1-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Pasquantino 0-2, Massey 0-2, Garcia 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Renfroe 1; Massey 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Herrera (by Erceg); Scott II (by Lynch IV)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wacha 17/23; Estévez 3/4; Erceg 4/7; Schreiber 2/3; Lynch IV 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wacha-13-8-16-17; Estévez-3-0-1-3; Erceg-4-2-4-4; Schreiber-2-0-4-2; Lynch IV-3-0-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wacha 4-5; Estévez 0-3; Erceg 2-1; Schreiber 1-1; Lynch IV 1-1

Game Scores: M Wacha 53


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Garcia (6, 2nd base by Roycroft/Pozo)

Stolen Bases: Blanco (3, 3rd base off Liberatore/Pozo)



St. Louis Cardinals Batting

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: Donovan (15, Estévez)

Home Runs: Burleson (4, 4th inning off Wacha 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Burleson (16)

Sacrifice Hit: Scott II

Ground Into Double Play: Burleson

Team Left On Base: 13

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Arenado 0-2, Contreras 0-3, Nootbaar 0-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Arenado 2


St. Louis Cardinals Pitching

Cardinals Pitching

Wild Pitches: Romero

Intentional Walks: Fermin (by Romero).

Hit By Pitch: Canha (by Liberatore)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romero 3/5; Liberatore 21/26; Roycroft 4/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romero-3-1-1-3; Liberatore-22-8-15-18; Roycroft-1-0-0-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romero 1-1; Liberatore 4-9; Roycroft 0-2

Game Scores: M Liberatore 60


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