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St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6–5 on Friday, June 19, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
St. Louis Cardinals 5 77-85
at Kansas City Royals 6 69-93

Line score

Team
St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 1
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 6 9 0
  • W: Seth Lugo (3-4)
  • L: Michael McGreevy (3-6)
  • S: Alex Lange

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Jac Caglianone (10)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st St. Louis Cardinals Jordan Walker out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. 1–0
Top 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder John Rave. Nathan Church scores. 2–0
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Lane Thomas scores. 2–1
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Jac Caglianone scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. Michael Massey advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by center fielder Nathan Church. 2–2
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Michael Massey scores. John Rave scores. 2–4
Bottom 5th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. 2–5
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Tyler Tolbert out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Nathan Church. Nick Loftin scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. 2–6
Top 9th St. Louis Cardinals Masyn Winn doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Lars Nootbaar scores. 3–6
Top 9th St. Louis Cardinals Blaze Jordan singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Masyn Winn scores. Nelson Velázquez scores. 5–6

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Iván Herrera C 2 1 1 1 2 0 .259
Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281
Jordan Walker RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .295
Lars Nootbaar LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267
Masyn Winn SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .242
Jimmy Crooks DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Nelson Velázquez PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .323
Blaze Jordan 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .300
Bryan Torres PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Nathan Church CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .263
José Fermín CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Totals 31 5 8 5 4 1
Pitcher
Michael McGreevy (L, 3-6) 5.0 8 5 5 1 2 1 95 3.35
George Soriano 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18 3.16
Matt Svanson 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 6.68

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Lane Thomas CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .232
Jac Caglianone 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 .270
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .256
Nick Loftin 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .239
John Rave RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .500
Isaac Collins LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .230
Tyler Tolbert SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 .190
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 3
Pitcher
Seth Lugo (W, 3-4) 6.0 5 2 1 3 0 0 85 3.69
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.64
Daniel Lynch IV 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.53
Matt Strahm 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 22 6.75
Alex Lange (S, 5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.97

Game info

Weather
80 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
0 mph, Calm
First pitch
7:15 PM
Time of game
2:37
Attendance
27,323
Umpires
Home Plate: Tripp Gibson, First Base: Sean Barber, Second Base: Dexter Kelley, Third Base: Ryan Blakney

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Kansas City Royals 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
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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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