Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals — May 16, 2026

MLB Busch Stadium, St. Louis·May 16, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 19-26, 6-16 Away
4
Final/OT
5
St. Louis Cardinals STL 26-18, 11-10 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OT T
KC 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
STL 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5
Umpires HP Will Little 1B Ryan Additon 2B Ryan Wills 3B Lance Barksdale
Leaders
Hits
B.
B. Witt Jr. SS KC
2 H
J.
J. Walker RF STL
3 H
Home Runs
J.
J. Walker RF STL
1 HR
RBI
I.
I. Collins LF KC
2 RBI
J.
J. Walker RF STL
2 RBI
Batting
Royals
Cardinals
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Cardinals
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 11th 0 - 1 4 - 5
4 - 5
Yohel Pozo Yohel Pozo singles to right field. JJ Wetherholt to second. Nathan Church scores. RBI
Bot 10th 0 - 1 4 - 4
4 - 4
Alec Burleson Alec Burleson singles to right field. Thomas Saggese scores. RBI
Top 10th 1 - 0 4 - 3
2B RBI Bobby Witt Jr. Bobby Witt doubles to deep center field. Maikel Garcia scores.
4 - 3
Top 6th 1 - 0 3 - 3
RBI Isaac Collins Isaac Collins grounds out to first base to Alec Burleson. Jac Caglianone to second. Carter Jensen to third. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.
3 - 3
Bot 5th 0 - 1 2 - 3
2 - 3
Pedro Pagés Pedro Pagés homers to center field. HR RBI
Bot 4th 0 - 2 2 - 2
2 - 2
Jordan Walker Jordan Walker homers to center field. Ivan Herrera scores. HR RBI 2
Top 4th 2 - 0 2 - 0
RBI Isaac Collins Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Jordan Walker. Carter Jensen to third. Salvador Perez scores.
2 - 0
2B RBI Carter Jensen Carter Jensen doubles to deep left center field. Salvador Perez to third. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KC +2 Times Tied: 3
Team Statistics
Royals
Cardinals
Batting
7 Hits 12
4 Runs 5
0 Home Runs 2
4 RBI 5
7 Strikeouts 11
6 Walks 3
2 Doubles 1
0 Triples 0
23 Left on Base 25
Pitching
5 Runs Allowed 4
3 Earned Runs 3
12 Hits Allowed 7
11 Strikeouts 7
3 Walks 6
2 HR Allowed 0
47 Batters Faced 46
Fielding
32 Put Outs 33
10 Assists 11
Highlights
Royals 4 - 5 Cardinals
May 16, 2026
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, US · 45,494 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
May 16, 2026
Time
12:15 am