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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB
Royals
19-26
4-5
Final/11
Cardinals
26-18
Busch Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Cardinals 5-4

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in 11 innings on Friday, May 15, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. Jordan Walker went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

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What it means

  • Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 6-16 on the road; Cardinals 11-10 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 27
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Recap · Sep 26
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Recap · Sep 26
Turang's go-ahead homer lifts Brewers over Cardinals 3-2 for 102nd win
Preview · Sep 26
Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2
Preview · Sep 26
Brewers bring 1-0 series advantage over Cardinals into game 2

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
Michael Wacha SP
Probable starter · 9-10, 3.32 ERA, 158 K, 1.11 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Salvador PerezC
  5. 5Carter JensenDH
  6. 6Jac CaglianoneRF
  7. 7Isaac CollinsLF
  8. 8Michael Massey2B
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF
Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Dustin May SP
Probable starter · 7-9, 4.70 ERA, 144 K, 1.32 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1JJ Wetherholt2B
  2. 2Ivan HerreraDH
  3. 3Alec Burleson1B
  4. 4Jordan WalkerRF
  5. 5Nolan Gorman3B
  6. 6Masyn WinnSS
  7. 7Nathan ChurchCF
  8. 8Pedro PagesC
  9. 9Victor Scott IICF

The series

STL wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 26,949
Officials
Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Additon (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSTL wins series 2-1

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