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Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final (11)

Final score

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 5–4 in 11 innings on Friday, May 15, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 4 69-93
at St. Louis Cardinals 5 77-85

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 12 0
  • W: Gordon Graceffo (3-1)
  • L: Steven Cruz (0-1)

Home runs

  • St. Louis Cardinals: Jordan Walker (13), Pedro Pagés (4)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. 1–0
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. 2–0
Bottom 4th St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walker homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Iván Herrera scores. 2–2
Bottom 5th St. Louis Cardinals Pedro Pagés homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. 2–3
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. 3–3
Top 10th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Maikel Garcia scores. 4–3
Bottom 10th St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Thomas Saggese scores. 4–4
Bottom 11th St. Louis Cardinals Yohel Pozo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. 4–5

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 6 1 0 0 0 0 .265
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 .309
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 2 0 0 2 1 .200
Salvador Perez C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200
Carter Jensen DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 .242
Jac Caglianone RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .238
Lane Thomas RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .205
Isaac Collins LF 2 0 0 2 2 0 .225
Michael Massey 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Kyle Isbel CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .264
Totals 38 4 7 4 7 7
Pitcher
Michael Wacha 6.0 5 3 3 1 5 2 87 2.83
Daniel Lynch IV 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.96
Nick Mears 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.87
Matt Strahm 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.86
John Schreiber 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.63
Lucas Erceg (BS, 3) 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 12 3.44
Steven Cruz (L, 0-1) 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 8.31

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 0 0 0 1 1 .237
Iván Herrera DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264
Thomas Saggese DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 .148
Yohel Pozo PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .259
Alec Burleson 1B 5 0 2 1 0 2 .276
Jordan Walker RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 .309
Nolan Gorman 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 .234
Masyn Winn SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .257
Nathan Church CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .244
Pedro Pagés C 4 1 1 1 0 2 .211
Victor Scott II CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179
José Fermín LF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .244
Totals 40 5 12 5 5 11
Pitcher
Dustin May 6.0 4 3 3 4 3 0 91 4.81
George Soriano 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.38
JoJo Romero 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.22
Riley O'Brien 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.45
Ryne Stanek 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13 6.52
Gordon Graceffo (W, 3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.90

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
11 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:15 PM
Time of game
3:12
Attendance
26,949
Umpires
Home Plate: Will Little, First Base: Ryan Additon, Second Base: Ryan Wills, Third Base: Lance Barksdale

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final (11) Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Kansas City Royals 14 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Kansas City Royals 10 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Chicago Cubs 10 at Chicago White Sox 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 0 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 9 at Colorado Rockies 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Los Angeles Angels 0 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 2 at Seattle Mariners 0 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 2 at Athletics 5 Final Game page

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