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Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals

Busch Stadium, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2–0 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 2 69-93
at St. Louis Cardinals 0 77-85

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
  • W: Stephen Kolek (2-0)
  • L: Andre Pallante (4-4)
  • S: Lucas Erceg

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez (7)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Maikel Garcia scores. 1–0
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. 2–0

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .202
Salvador Perez C 2 1 2 2 1 0 .205
Carter Jensen DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .237
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .228
Lane Thomas RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .198
Michael Massey 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .216
Nick Loftin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Kyle Isbel CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .274
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 9
Pitcher
Stephen Kolek (W, 2-0) 6.1 4 0 0 1 3 0 82 4.24
Daniel Lynch IV (H, 5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 1.80
Lucas Erceg (S, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.26

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .233
Iván Herrera C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277
Jordan Walker DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Nolan Gorman 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .236
Masyn Winn SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .255
César Prieto SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nathan Church CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Thomas Saggese LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .164
Victor Scott II CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189
José Fermín RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 4
Pitcher
Andre Pallante (L, 4-4) 6.2 8 2 1 0 7 1 99 4.04
Matt Svanson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 8.34
Justin Bruihl 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 5.03
Matt Pushard 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 13.50

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
17 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
1:16 PM
Time of game
2:40
Attendance
38,051
Umpires
Home Plate: Ryan Wills, First Base: Lance Barksdale, Second Base: Will Little, Third Base: Ryan Additon

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

Other MLB games on May 17

Matchup Status Details
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Baltimore Orioles 7 at Washington Nationals 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at Atlanta Braves 8 Final Game page
New York Yankees 6 at New York Mets 7 Final (10) Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 3 at Cleveland Guardians 10 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 8 at Houston Astros 0 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 8 at Chicago White Sox 9 Final (10) Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 at Colorado Rockies 6 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 10 at Athletics 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Los Angeles Angels 1 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 8 at Seattle Mariners 3 Final Game page

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