St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	5	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	12	16	1	9
KC	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	10	12	0	8

loss:

S. Kolek(4-2)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

G. Graceffo(5-1)

Game Recap

St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Stung by the big inning through the opening two games of the I-70 Series, the Cardinals showed the Royals on Sunday afternoon that two can play at that game. St. Louis snapped a three-game losing streak in authoritative fashion with a five-run outburst in the first inning...

Scoring Summary

STLKC

1JJ Wetherholt homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 10
1Lars Nootbaar doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run] 20
1Masyn Winn homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Alec Burleson scores. Lars Nootbaar scores. [3 runs] 50
1Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. [2 runs] 52
2JJ Wetherholt homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Nathan Church scores. [2 runs] 72
2Alec Burleson triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Ivan Herrera scores. [1 run] 82
2Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Loftin. Alec Burleson scores. [1 run] 92
2Nick Loftin homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Kameron Misner scores. [2 runs] 94
2Jac Caglianone homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Isaac Collins scores. [2 runs] 96
4Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. [1 run] 97
5Ivan Herrera homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt scores. [3 runs] 127
6Carter Jensen homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 128
9Jac Caglianone homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 129
9Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Lane Thomas reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Blaze Jordan. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. [1 run] 1210

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	3	5	3	3	0	0	2	0	.268
2Ivan HerreraDH	3	5	3	3	1	0	1	1	.265
3Alec Burleson1B	3	5	2	1	0	1	0	1	.287
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	4	.291
5Lars NootbaarLF	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.280
6Masyn WinnSS	2	5	1	4	0	0	1	1	.245
7Jimmy CrooksC	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.175
8Blaze Jordan3B	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	1	.286
9Nathan ChurchCF	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	2	.263

TOTAL	16	42	12	12	7	3	4	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dustin MayRHP	2.0	6	6	6	2	1	2	44	4.30
Max RajcicRHP	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	23	5.40
Matt SvansonRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	6.55
Gordon GraceffoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2.97
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	14	4.09
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	5.04
George SorianoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	3.06
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	12	4.18
TOTAL	9.0	12	10	10	9	4	4	145	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	.244
2Maikel GarciaSS	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.261
3Jac Caglianone1B	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	0	.275
4Salvador PerezC	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.208
5Michael Massey2B	3	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.266
6Lane ThomasRF	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.231
7Kameron MisnerCF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.350
8Nick Loftin3B	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.239
John RavePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.429
9Isaac CollinsLF	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.229
TOTAL	12	39	10	10	9	4	4	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Stephen KolekRHP	1.2	9	9	9	0	1	3	49	4.15
Connor SeaboldRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	3.80
Steven CruzRHP	1.2	4	3	3	3	1	1	37	6.55
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	5.34
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	6.46
Beck WayRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	3.86


TOTAL	9.0	16	12	12	7	3	4	167	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLKC

TOP 1
HOME RUN — JJ Wetherholt homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
10
HIT BY PITCH — Ivan Herrera hit by pitch.
10
WALK — Alec Burleson walks. Ivan Herrera to 2nd.
10
POP OUT — Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Michael Massey on the infield fly rule. [1 out]
10
DOUBLE — Lars Nootbaar doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run]
20
HOME RUN — Masyn Winn homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Alec Burleson scores. Lars Nootbaar scores. [3 runs]
50
SINGLE — Jimmy Crooks singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas.
50
GROUNDED INTO DP — Blaze Jordan grounds into a double play, pitcher Stephen Kolek to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Jimmy Crooks out at 2nd. Blaze Jordan out at 1st. [3 outs]
50
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Carter Jensen singles on a pop up to shortstop Masyn Winn.
50
LINEOUT — Maikel Garcia lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker. [1 out]
50
WALK — Jac Caglianone walks. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
50
GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. [2 outs]
50
SINGLE — Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. [2 runs]
52
FLYOUT — Lane Thomas flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. [3 outs]
52

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Team Stats

STL

12Runs10

16Hits12

1Errors0

.381Batting Avg.308

42At Bats39

7Extra-base Hits4

4Home Runs4

12Runs-Batted-In10

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases1

7Strikeouts9

9Left on Base8

32Total Bases24

Game Details

Sunday, June 21, 2026 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 28,309 (74.7%)

weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: STL -125

over/under: 9