St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	6	13	1	15
KC	1	6	0	4	0	1	1	1	-	14	17	1	6

loss:

M. Liberatore(3-4)win: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Cameron(4-4)

Game Recap

St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY – There’s a new king at Kauffman Stadium....

Scoring Summary

STLKC

1Jordan Walker reaches on a fielder's choice. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [1 run] 10
1Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Ivan Herrera scores. [1 run] [1 out] 20
1Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 21
2Carter Jensen doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run] 22
2Isaac Collins doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Carter Jensen scores. [1 run] 23
2Michael Massey reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Isaac Collins scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. [1 run] 24
2Lane Thomas doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Michael Massey scores. [1 run] 25
2Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 run] 26
2Starling Marte doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] 27
4Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Blaze Jordan scores. Jose Fermin to 3rd. Ivan Herrera to 2nd. [1 run] 37
4Jac Caglianone homers (9) on a line drive to left center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. [2 runs] 39
4Nick Loftin doubles (12) on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velazquez. Starling Marte scores. Carter Jensen scores. [2 runs] 311
5Jose Fermin singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Masyn Winn scores. [1 run] 411
6Salvador Perez homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 412
7Jose Fermin grounds out, shortstop Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Masyn Winn scores. Blaze Jordan to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out] 512
7Pedro Pages out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Starling Marte. Blaze Jordan scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 612
7Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jose Fermin. Isaac Collins scores. [1 run] 613
8Passed ball by catcher Jimmy Crooks. Starling Marte scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 614

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	3	4	1	0	0	2	2	.266
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	4	1	0	2	1	4	.257
3Jordan WalkerRF	2	4	0	1	1	1	1	.291
Jimmy CrooksC	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.182
4Nelson VelazquezLF-RF	1	4	0	0	1	1	6	.323
5Alec Burleson1B	0	3	0	1	1	1	3	.282
Nathan ChurchCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
6Masyn WinnSS	3	5	2	0	1	0	3	.242
Bryan TorresLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
7Blaze Jordan3B	2	5	2	0	0	0	6	.308
8Jose FerminCF-SS	2	5	0	2	0	0	4	.272
9Pedro PagesC-1B	0	4	0	1	1	0	3	.220
TOTAL	13	39	6	5	8	6	33	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	1.2	7	7	5	2	0	1	48	5.23
Gordon GraceffoRHP	1.2	4	4	4	0	2	1	47	3.06
Max RajcicRHP	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	33	4.50
Justin BruihlLHP	2.2	4	2	1	2	0	0	39	4.41
TOTAL	8.0	17	14	11	5	2	3	167	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lane ThomasCF	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.232
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	.294
Tyler TolbertPH-SS	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	.211
3Jac Caglianone1B	1	5	1	2	1	0	1	2	.266
4Starling MarteRF	3	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	.277
5Salvador PerezC	3	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	.207
6Carter JensenDH	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	.238
7Nick Loftin3B	2	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	.245
8Isaac CollinsLF	2	5	2	1	0	0	0	3	.225
9Michael Massey2B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.256


TOTAL	17	42	14	12	5	2	3	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Noah CameronLHP	5.0	8	4	3	6	2	0	108	4.20
Mason BlackRHP	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	40	3.57
Beck WayRHP	2.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	36	4.91

TOTAL	9.0	13	6	5	8	6	0	184	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
00
WALK — Ivan Herrera walks. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
00
FIELDERS CHOICE — Jordan Walker reaches on a fielder's choice. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [1 run]
10
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Noah Cameron. Jordan Walker to 2nd.
10
WALK — Nelson Velazquez walks.
10
SAC FLY — Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Ivan Herrera scores. [1 run] [1 out]
20
LINEOUT — Masyn Winn lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas. [2 outs]
20
LINEOUT — Blaze Jordan lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. [1 out]
20
HOME RUN — Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
21
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
21
STRIKEOUT — Starling Marte strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

STL

6Runs14

13Hits17

1Errors1

.333Batting Avg.405

39At Bats42

4Extra-base Hits11

0Home Runs3

5Runs-Batted-In12

6Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts5

15Left on Base6

17Total Bases34

Game Details

Thursday, June 18, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 18,363 (48.4%)

weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: KC -114

over/under: 9