Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 15, 2026

FINAL / 11

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0	11
STL	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	12	0	12

loss:

S. Cruzwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

G. Graceffo

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- Yohel Pozo did so much hooting and hollering while running the bases during his three-hit game in West Sacramento on Thursday, that by the time he delivered a walk-off hit at Busch Stadium on Friday night, he hardly had enough voice left to celebrate audibly....

Scoring Summary

KCSTL

4
Carter Jensen doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run]
10
4
Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
4
Jordan Walker homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Ivan Herrera scores. [2 runs]
22
5
Pedro Pages homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
23
6
Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
33
10
Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run]
43
10
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Thomas Saggese scores. [1 run]
44
11
Yohel Pozo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. [1 run]
45

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	4	.265
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	.309
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	3	2	0	1	2	0	2	.200
4Salvador PerezC	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.200
5Carter JensenDH	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.242
6Jac CaglianoneRF	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.238
Lane ThomasPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	.205
7Isaac CollinsLF	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	3	.225
8Michael Massey2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	.210
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.264


TOTAL	7	38	4	4	7	7	0	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	6.0	5	3	3	5	1	2	87	2.83
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	20	1.96
Nick MearsRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	16	2.87
Matt StrahmLHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	15	3.86
John SchreiberRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.63
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	2	1	0	2	0	0	12	3.44
Steven CruzRHP	0.2	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	8.31
TOTAL	10.1	12	5	3	11	5	2	156	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	4	.237
2Ivan HerreraDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.264
Thomas SaggesePR-DH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.148
Yohel PozoPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.259
3Alec Burleson1B	2	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	.276
4Jordan WalkerRF	3	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	.309
5Nolan Gorman3B	2	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.234
6Masyn WinnSS	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	6	.257
7Nathan ChurchLF-CF	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	3	.244
8Pedro PagesC	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	3	.211
9Victor Scott IICF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179
Jose FerminPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	.244
TOTAL	12	40	5	5	11	5	2	25	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dustin MayRHP	6.0	4	3	3	3	4	0	91	4.81
George SorianoRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	3.38
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	3.22
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	2.45
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	0	13	6.52
Gordon GraceffoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	1.90

TOTAL	11.0	7	4	3	7	7	0	158	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCSTL

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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LINEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Alec Burleson called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

4Runs5

7Hits12

0Errors0

.184Batting Avg.300

38At Bats40

2Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In5

7Walks5

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts11

11Left on Base12

9Total Bases19

Game Details

Friday, May 15, 2026 · 8:15 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 26,949 (59.2%)

weather: 79 degrees, cloudy

spread: KC -111

over/under: 8.5