Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Royals

17-39

1-2

Final

Cardinals

25-32

Busch Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Cardinals 2-1

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Busch Stadium. The series is tied 1-1. Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-4 for the Royals.

Recap · May 30

Mikolas works 8 shutout innings, leads Cardinals to 2-1 victory over the Royals

Miles Mikolas pitched eight shutout innings, Nolan Arenado hit an RBI double and Nolan Gorman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night to split the two-game set between the...

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Royals 9-18 on the road; Cardinals 12-16 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick PrattoLF
2Vinnie Pasquantino1B
3Salvador PerezC
4Bobby Witt Jr.SS
5MJ MelendezRF
6Michael MasseyDH
7Maikel Garcia3B
8Nicky Lopez2B
9Drew WatersCF

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Miles Mikolas SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 4.78 ERA, 137 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1Brendan DonovanLF
2Paul Goldschmidt1B
3Nolan Gorman2B
4Nolan Arenado3B
5Willson ContrerasC
6Alec BurlesonLF
7Paul DeJongSS
8Juan YepezDH
9Tommy EdmanRF

The series

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Royals 7, Cardinals 0 (May 29)

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Game info

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 38,406
Officials: Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Malachi Moore (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)