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

MLB Busch Stadium, St. Louis·May 16, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 19-27, 6-17 Away
2
Final
4
St. Louis Cardinals STL 27-18, 12-10 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
STL 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
Umpires HP Ryan Additon 1B Ryan Wills 2B Lance Barksdale 3B Will Little
Leaders
Hits
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
2 H
N.
N. Church CF STL
2 H
Home Runs
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
1 HR
RBI
V.
V. Pasquantino 1B KC
1 RBI
A.
A. Burleson 1B 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
Top 9th 1 - 0 2 - 4
HR RBI Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone homers to right field.
2 - 4
Bot 8th 0 - 1 1 - 4
1 - 4
Alec Burleson Alec Burleson singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Ivan Herrera to third. Masyn Winn scores. Throwing error by Elias Díaz. RBI E
Bot 5th 0 - 2 1 - 3
1 - 3
Masyn Winn Masyn Winn out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Kyle Isbel. Nathan Church scores. RBI
1 - 2
Victor Scott II Victor Scott hits into a force out to shallow infield. Nathan Church to third. Thomas Saggese scores. RBI
Top 5th 1 - 0 1 - 1
RBI Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino singles to center field. Maikel Garcia scores.
1 - 1
Bot 1st 0 - 1 0 - 1
0 - 1
Alec Burleson Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Jac Caglianone. Ivan Herrera scores. RBI
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: STL +3 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Royals
Cardinals
Batting
8 Hits 8
2 Runs 4
1 Home Runs 0
2 RBI 4
2 Strikeouts 4
3 Walks 1
2 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
13 Left on Base 12
Pitching
4 Runs Allowed 2
4 Earned Runs 2
8 Hits Allowed 8
4 Strikeouts 2
1 Walks 3
0 HR Allowed 1
32 Batters Faced 36
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
9 Assists 8
Head-to-Head
Cardinals leads 1-0
Final/OT
Royals
4
Cardinals
5
Highlights
Royals 2 - 4 Cardinals
May 16, 2026
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, US · 45,494 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
May 16, 2026
Time
6:15 pm