St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Cardinals

25-20

10-3

Final

Royals

25-21

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	2	10
KC	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3

Who won: Cardinals 10-3

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Kauffman Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Cardinals outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 6th inning. Ivan Herrera went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI for the Cardinals. Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Win probability

100%STL final

STLKC

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Isbel struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Waters flied out to left.
Bot 9th
Biggio lined out to center.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Contreras grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Donovan out at second.
RUN SCORESTop 9th
Hit sacrifice fly to center, Winn scored
Nolan Arenado
Arenado hit sacrifice fly to center, Winn scored.
STL 10 - 3 KC
RUN SCORESTop 9th
Singled to right, Nootbaar scored
Brendan Donovan
Donovan singled to right, Nootbaar scored, Winn to third.
STL 9 - 3 KC
Top 9th
Winn walked, Nootbaar to second.
Top 9th
Nootbaar singled to right.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Massey flied out to center.
Bot 8th
Garcia grounded out to second, Perez to second.
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Singled to left, Witt Jr. scored
Salvador Perez
Perez singled to left, Witt Jr. scored.
STL 8 - 3 KC
Bot 8th
Pasquantino struck out looking.
Bot 8th
Witt Jr. tripled to right.
Bot 8th
Graceffo relieved Pallante
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Scott II grounded out to second.
RUN SCORESTop 8th
Reached on infield single to shortstop, Herrera scored
Jordan Walker
Walker reached on infield single to shortstop, Herrera scored.
STL 8 - 2 KC
Top 8th
Pagés grounded out to shortstop.
Top 8th
Herrera doubled to right.
Top 8th
Contreras struck out swinging.
Top 8th
Stratton relieved Zerpa
Top of the 8th inning
Bot 7th
India flied out to center.