Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0	8
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	7

loss:

A. Pallantewin: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Koleksave: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- After the Royals’ sixth consecutive loss on Saturday, manager Matt Quatraro was open to anything that might get his team’s offense in gear -- a big hit, a rally that moves the line, anything that points runners toward home plate....

Scoring Summary

KCSTL

1
Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
4
Salvador Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
20

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	6	.263
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.303
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.202
4Salvador PerezC	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	.205
5Carter JensenDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.237
6Isaac CollinsLF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.228
7Lane ThomasRF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.198
8Michael Massey2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.216
Nick LoftinPH-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
9Kyle IsbelCF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.274

TOTAL	9	33	2	2	9	2	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Stephen KolekRHP	6.1	4	0	0	3	1	0	82	4.24
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	1.80
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	3.26

TOTAL	9.0	5	0	0	4	2	0	125	-

HITTING	H	AB	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	0	3	1	1	0	.233
2Ivan HerreraC	1	4	0	0	1	.265
3Alec Burleson1B	1	4	0	0	2	.277
4Jordan WalkerDH	0	4	0	0	1	.301
5Nolan Gorman3B	1	3	1	1	0	.236
6Masyn WinnSS	1	2	0	0	1	.255
Cesar PrietoPR-SS	0	1	0	0	1	.000
7Nathan ChurchRF-CF	0	4	1	0	4	.246
8Thomas SaggeseLF	1	3	0	0	2	.164
9Victor Scott IICF	0	2	0	0	1	.189
Jose FerminPH-RF	0	1	1	0	0	.220
TOTAL	5	31	4	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Andre PallanteRHP	6.2	8	2	1	7	0	1	99	4.04
Matt SvansonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	8.34
Justin BruihlLHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	14	5.03
Matt PushardRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	13.50
TOTAL	9.0	9	2	1	9	2	1	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCSTL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II.
00
FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Thomas Saggese. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. Maikel Garcia advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Victor Scott II.
00
SAC FLY — Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Thomas Saggese. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
POP OUT — Carter Jensen pops out to catcher Ivan Herrera. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Alec Burleson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Lane Thomas.
10
FORCEOUT — Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Alec Burleson out at 2nd. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

STL

2Runs0

9Hits5

0Errors1

.273Batting Avg.161

33At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In0

2Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts4

8Left on Base7

13Total Bases5

Game Details

Sunday, May 17, 2026 · 2:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 38,051 (83.6%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: STL -122

over/under: 9.5