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St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Cardinals
40-33
6-14
Final
Royals
31-45
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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STL2001102006
KC16040111X14

Who won: Royals 14-6

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals outscored the Cardinals 6-0 in the 2nd inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Jose Fermin went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Cardinals.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Salvador PerezDH
  2. 28.1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 38.0JJ Wetherholt2B
  4. 47.8Starling MarteRF
  5. 57.7Masyn WinnSS
  6. 67.7Carter JensenC
  7. 77.6Nick Loftin3B
  8. 87.6Isaac CollinsLF
  9. 97.5Lane ThomasRF
  10. 107.5Jac CaglianoneRF
  11. 117.3Blaze Jordan3B
  12. 127.2Jordan WalkerRF

Team stats

STLKC
13Hits17
0Home runs3
5RBI12
6Walks2
8Strikeouts5
12.38ERA5.00
167Pitches184

Player of the game

Salvador Perez

KC · 3-5, HR, 2B, 1 RBI

8.3

Win probability

100%KC final
STLKC

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Play by play

  1. Top 9thJimmy Crooks

    Struck out swinging

    Crooks struck out swinging.

    J. Crooks · 0-1

  2. Top 9thIvan Herrera

    Struck out swinging

    Herrera struck out swinging.

    I. Herrera · 0-4

  3. Top 9thJJ Wetherholt

    Singled to left

    Wetherholt singled to left.

    J. Wetherholt · 3-4

  4. Top 9thPedro Pages

    Pagés grounded out to shortstop

    Pagés grounded out to shortstop.

    P. Pages · 0-4, 1 RBI

  5. Top of the 9th inning
  6. Bot 8thIsaac Collins

    Flied out to left

    Collins flied out to left.

    I. Collins · 2-5, 1 RBI

  7. Bot 8thNick Loftin

    Struck out swinging

    Loftin struck out swinging.

    N. Loftin · 2-5, 2 RBI

  8. Bot 8thCarter Jensen

    Popped out to shortstop

    Jensen popped out to shortstop.

    C. Jensen · 2-5, 1 RBI

  9. RUN SCORESBot 8th
    Justin Bruihl

    Marte scored

    Justin Bruihl

    Marte scored, Perez to second on passed ball by Crooks.

    STL 6 - 14 KC
  10. RUN SCORESBot 8th
    Justin Bruihl

    Marte scored on a passed ball by Crooks

    Justin Bruihl

    Marte scored on a passed ball by Crooks, Perez to second on passed ball by Crooks.

    STL 6 - 14 KC
  11. Bot 8thSalvador Perez

    Singled to right

    Perez singled to right, Marte to third.

    S. Perez · 3-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  12. Bot 8thStarling Marte

    Singled to right

    Marte singled to right.

    S. Marte · 3-5, 1 RBI

  13. Bot 8thSTL

    Pagés at first base

    Pagés at first base.

  14. Bot 8thSTL

    Fermín at shortstop

    Fermín at shortstop.

  15. Bot 8thSTL

    Torres in left field

    Torres in left field.

  16. Bot 8thSTL

    Church in center field

    Church in center field.

  17. Bot 8thSTL

    Velázquez in right field

    Velázquez in right field.

  18. Bot 8thSTL

    Crooks catching

    Crooks catching.

  19. Bottom of the 8th inning
  20. Top 8thJose Fermin

    Fermín lined out to right

    Fermín lined out to right.

    J. Fermin · 2-5, 2 RBI

  21. Top 8thBlaze Jordan

    Flied out to center

    Jordan flied out to center.

    B. Jordan · 2-5

  22. Top 8thMasyn Winn

    Singled to right

    Winn singled to right, Burleson to second, Walker to third.

    M. Winn · 3-5

  23. Top 8thAlec Burleson

    Walked

    Burleson walked, Walker to second.

    A. Burleson · 0-3, 1 RBI

  24. Top 8thNelson Velazquez

    Velázquez flied out to center

    Velázquez flied out to center.

    N. Velazquez · 1-4

  25. Top 8thJordan Walker

    Walked

    Walker walked.

    J. Walker · 2-4, 1 RBI

Season seriesKC wins series 2-1

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