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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB
Royals
20-27
2-0
Final
Cardinals
27-19
Busch Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 2-0

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. Salvador Perez went 2-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 17
Salvador Perez homers and drives in both runs to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0

Salvador Perez homered and drove in two runs, Stephen Kolek allowed four hits in 6 1/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.

What it means

  • Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 7-17 on the road; Cardinals 12-11 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 27
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Preview · Sep 27
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Recap · Sep 26
Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals
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
Stephen Kolek SP
Probable starter · 4-3, 4.50 ERA, 34 K, 1.24 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Salvador PerezC
  5. 5Carter JensenDH
  6. 6Isaac CollinsLF
  7. 7Lane ThomasRF
  8. 8Michael Massey2B
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF
Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Andre Pallante SP
Probable starter · 12-9, 3.83 ERA, 110 K, 1.27 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1JJ Wetherholt2B
  2. 2Ivan HerreraC
  3. 3Alec Burleson1B
  4. 4Jordan WalkerDH
  5. 5Nolan Gorman3B
  6. 6Masyn WinnSS
  7. 7Nathan ChurchCF
  8. 8Thomas SaggeseLF
  9. 9Victor Scott IICF

The series

STL wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Cardinals 4, Royals 2 (May 16)

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Game info

Venue
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 38,051
Officials
Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Lance Barksdale (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (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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