Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals
16-33, 9-15 Away
5
16-33, 9-15 Away
Final/10
26-21, 15-11 Home
2
26-21, 15-11 Home
| pitchers | IP | H | ER | BB | K | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 81-55 | 3.52 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17-12 | 2.75 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18-9 | 1.77 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 11.09 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-7 | 0.96 |
Game Information
Busch Stadium
1:15 PM, May 23, 2018
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 41,984
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- First Base Umpire - Joe West
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Pérez homered to left (378 feet). | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Bader grounded out to shortstop, O'Neill scored, Gyorko to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | Peña doubled to left, Gyorko scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | Merrifield hit sacrifice fly to center, Almonte scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10th | Butera singled to center, Soler and Gordon scored, Escobar to third. | 4 | 2 | |
| 10th | Jay singled to left, Butera scored, Goins thrown out at home. | 5 | 2 | |
Data is currently unavailable.
KC wins 2-1
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 32 | 24 | .571 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 27 | 26 | .509 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 28 | .481 | 5 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 22 | 32 | .407 | 9 | L1 |
| Detroit | 21 | 33 | .389 | 10 | W1 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 31 | 20 | .608 | - | W1 |
| St. Louis | 29 | 23 | .558 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Chicago | 29 | 25 | .537 | 3.5 | L9 |
| Cincinnati | 28 | 25 | .528 | 4 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh | 28 | 26 | .519 | 4.5 | W2 |
MLB News
