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St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 12–10 on Sunday, June 21, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
St. Louis Cardinals 12 77-85
at Kansas City Royals 10 69-93

Line score

Team
St. Louis Cardinals 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 16 1
Kansas City Royals 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 12 0
  • W: Gordon Graceffo (5-1)
  • L: Stephen Kolek (4-2)

Home runs

  • St. Louis Cardinals: JJ Wetherholt 2 (12), Iván Herrera (10), Masyn Winn (3)
  • Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (10), Jac Caglianone 2 (12), Nick Loftin (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–0
Top 1st St. Louis Cardinals Lars Nootbaar doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. 2–0
Top 1st St. Louis Cardinals Masyn Winn homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Alec Burleson scores. Lars Nootbaar scores. 5–0
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. 5–2
Top 2nd St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Nathan Church scores. 7–2
Top 2nd St. Louis Cardinals Alec Burleson triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Iván Herrera scores. 8–2
Top 2nd St. Louis Cardinals Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Loftin. Alec Burleson scores. 9–2
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Nick Loftin homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Kameron Misner scores. 9–4
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Isaac Collins scores. 9–6
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. 9–7
Top 5th St. Louis Cardinals Iván Herrera homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt scores. 12–7
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. 12–8
Bottom 9th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. 12–9
Bottom 9th Kansas City Royals Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Lane Thomas reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Blaze Jordan. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. 12–10

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 3 3 3 0 0 .268
Iván Herrera DH 5 3 3 3 0 1 .265
Alec Burleson 1B 5 2 3 1 1 0 .287
Jordan Walker RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .291
Lars Nootbaar LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .280
Masyn Winn SS 5 1 2 4 0 0 .245
Jimmy Crooks C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .175
Blaze Jordan 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .286
Nathan Church CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .263
Totals 42 12 16 12 3 7
Pitcher
Dustin May 2.0 6 6 6 1 2 2 44 4.30
Max Rajcic 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 23 5.40
Matt Svanson (H, 2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 6.55
Gordon Graceffo (W, 5-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.97
JoJo Romero 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 4.09
Ryne Stanek 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.04
George Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.06
Riley O'Brien 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 12 4.18

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen DH 3 3 2 1 2 1 .244
Maikel Garcia SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Jac Caglianone 1B 3 3 2 3 2 1 .275
Salvador Perez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .208
Michael Massey 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .266
Lane Thomas RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .231
Kameron Misner CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .350
Nick Loftin 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .239
John Rave PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .429
Isaac Collins LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .229
Totals 39 10 12 10 4 9
Pitcher
Stephen Kolek (L, 4-2) 1.2 9 9 9 1 0 3 49 4.15
Connor Seabold 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.80
Steven Cruz 1.2 4 3 3 1 3 1 37 6.55
Lucas Erceg 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.34
Matt Strahm 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 6.46
Beck Way 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.86

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
12 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
3:05
Attendance
28,309
Umpires
Home Plate: Sean Barber, First Base: Dexter Kelley, Second Base: Ryan Blakney, Third Base: Tripp Gibson

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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