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St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Cardinals
40-34
5-6
Final
Royals
32-45
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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STL1010000035
KC00041100X6

Who won: Royals 6-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Friday, June 19, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals outscored the Cardinals 4-0 in the 4th inning. Jac Caglianone went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Jac CaglianoneRF
  2. 27.7Isaac CollinsLF
  3. 37.6Nathan ChurchCF
  4. 47.5John RaveRF
  5. 57.4Ivan HerreraDH
  6. 67.2Jordan WalkerRF
  7. 76.9Masyn WinnSS
  8. 86.8Matt SvansonRP
  9. 96.8Lane ThomasRF
  10. 106.7Nelson VelazquezLF
  11. 116.7Blaze Jordan3B
  12. 126.7Seth LugoSP

Team stats

STLKC
8Hits9
0Home runs1
5RBI6
4Walks3
1Strikeouts3
6.75ERA4.00
136Pitches140

Player of the game

Jac Caglianone

KC · 2-4, HR, 2 RBI

8.0

Win probability

100%KC final
STLKC

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Play by play

  1. Top 9thJose Fermin

    Fermín grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop

    Fermín grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Torres out at second.

    J. Fermin · 0-2

  2. Top 9thSTL

    Torres ran for Jordan

  3. RUN SCORESTop 9th
    Blaze Jordan

    Singled to right, 2 runs score

    B. Jordan · 1-4, 2 RBI

    Jordan singled to right, Winn scored and Velázquez scored.

    STL 5 - 6 KC
  4. Top 9thAlex Lange

    Velázquez to second on wild pitch by Lange

    Velázquez to second on wild pitch by Lange, Winn to third on wild pitch by Lange.

  5. Top 9thAlex Lange

    Lange relieved Strahm

  6. Top 9thNelson Velazquez

    Velázquez walked

    Velázquez walked.

    N. Velazquez · 0-0

  7. Top 9thSTL

    Velázquez hit for Crooks

  8. RUN SCORESTop 9th
    Masyn Winn

    Doubled to left, Nootbaar scored

    M. Winn · 1-4, 1 RBI

    Winn doubled to left, Nootbaar scored.

    STL 3 - 6 KC
  9. Top 9thLars Nootbaar

    Grounded into fielder's choice to second

    Nootbaar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Walker out at second.

    L. Nootbaar · 1-4

  10. Top 9thJordan Walker

    Singled to left

    Walker singled to left.

    J. Walker · 2-3, 1 RBI

  11. Top 9thAlec Burleson

    Flied out to left

    Burleson flied out to left.

    A. Burleson · 1-4

  12. Top 9thMatt Strahm

    Strahm relieved Lynch IV

  13. Top of the 9th inning
  14. Bot 8thIsaac Collins

    Grounded out to second. Kansas City Royals challenged...

    Collins grounded out to second. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was upheld

    I. Collins · 2-4, 2 RBI

  15. Bot 8th

    Walked

    Rave walked.

    J. Rave · 1-2

  16. Bot 8thNick Loftin

    Grounded out to third

    Loftin grounded out to third.

    N. Loftin · 0-3

  17. Bot 8thMichael Massey

    Struck out swinging

    Massey struck out swinging.

    M. Massey · 1-4, 1 RBI

  18. Bot 8thSTL

    Fermín in center field

    Fermín in center field.

  19. Bottom of the 8th inning
  20. Top 8thIvan Herrera

    Grounded out to second

    Herrera grounded out to second.

    I. Herrera · 1-2, 1 RBI

  21. Top 8thJJ Wetherholt

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Wetherholt grounded out to shortstop.

    J. Wetherholt · 0-4

  22. Top 8thJose Fermin

    Fermín grounded out to third

    Fermín grounded out to third.

    J. Fermin · 0-2

  23. Top 8thDaniel Lynch IV

    Lynch IV relieved Schreiber

  24. Top 8thSTL

    Fermín hit for Church

  25. Top of the 8th inning

Season seriesKC wins series 2-1

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