St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals — Jun 18, 2026

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City·June 18, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals STL 40-33, 19-16 Away
6
Final
14
Kansas City Royals KC 31-45, 18-21 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
STL 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
KC 1 6 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 14
Umpires HP Ryan Blakney 1B Tripp Gibson 2B Sean Barber 3B Dexter Kelley
Leaders
Hits
J.
J. Wetherholt 2B STL
3 H
S.
S. Marte RF KC
3 H
Home Runs
B.
B. Witt Jr. SS KC
1 HR
RBI
J.
J. Fermín LF STL
2 RBI
L.
L. Thomas LF KC
2 RBI
Batting
Cardinals
Royals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Cardinals
Royals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 1 6 - 14
6 - 14
Carter Jensen Carter Jensen pops out to shortstop to José Fermín. RBI
Bot 7th 0 - 1 6 - 13
6 - 13
Lane Thomas Lane Thomas singles to shortstop. Isaac Collins scores. RBI
Top 7th 2 - 0 6 - 12
RBI Pedro Pagés Pedro Pagés out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Starling Marte. Blaze Jordan scores.
6 - 12
RBI José Fermín José Fermín grounds out to shortstop, Tyler Tolbert to Jac Caglianone. Blaze Jordan to third. Masyn Winn scores.
5 - 12
Bot 6th 0 - 1 4 - 12
4 - 12
Salvador Perez Salvador Perez homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 5th 1 - 0 4 - 11
RBI José Fermín José Fermín singles to right center field. Masyn Winn scores.
4 - 11
Bot 4th 0 - 4 3 - 11
3 - 11
Nick Loftin Nick Loftin doubles to left field. Carter Jensen scores. Starling Marte scores. 2B RBI 2
3 - 9
Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone homers to center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. HR RBI 2
Top 4th 1 - 0 3 - 7
RBI Jordan Walker Jordan Walker singles to shortstop. Ivan Herrera to second. José Fermín to third. Blaze Jordan scores.
3 - 7
Bot 2nd 0 - 6 2 - 7
2 - 7
Starling Marte Starling Marte doubles to right field. Bobby Witt scores. 2B RBI
2 - 6
Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Lane Thomas scores. RBI
2 - 5
Lane Thomas Lane Thomas doubles to left center field. Michael Massey scores. 2B RBI
2 - 4
Michael Massey Michael Massey reaches on error to deep left field, advances to 2nd. Isaac Collins scores. Fielding error by Nelson Velázquez. RBI E
2 - 3
Isaac Collins Isaac Collins doubles to deep left field. Carter Jensen scores. 2B RBI
2 - 2
Carter Jensen Carter Jensen doubles to deep left field. Salvador Perez scores. 2B RBI
Bot 1st 0 - 1 2 - 1
2 - 1
Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt homers to center field. HR RBI
Top 1st 2 - 0 2 - 0
RBI Alec Burleson Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to deep left center field to Lane Thomas. Ivan Herrera scores.
2 - 0
RBI E Jordan Walker Jordan Walker hits into a force out to shortstop. Ivan Herrera to third. JJ Wetherholt scores. Fielding error by Bobby Witt.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KC +8 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Cardinals
Royals
Batting
13 Hits 17
6 Runs 14
0 Home Runs 3
5 RBI 12
8 Strikeouts 5
6 Walks 2
4 Doubles 8
0 Triples 0
33 Left on Base 15
Pitching
14 Runs Allowed 6
11 Earned Runs 5
17 Hits Allowed 13
5 Strikeouts 8
2 Walks 6
3 HR Allowed 0
44 Batters Faced 48
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
7 Assists 3
Highlights
Cardinals 6 - 14 Royals
June 18, 2026
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, US · 38,053 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
June 18, 2026
Time
11:40 pm