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Kansas City Royals 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6: final score and stats

St. Louis Cardinals beat Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Royals 5 to St. Louis Cardinals 6, on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals.

MLB · Doubleheader - Game 1 - Makeup from June 4Thursday, June 5, 2025

Kansas City Royals32-305

Final

St. Louis Cardinals34-276

DateJun 5, 2025

Start time1:45 PM ET

VenueBusch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

TVFanDuel SN KC, MLB.TV, FanDuel SN MW

Attendance21,657

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OT	R
Kansas City Royals	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	5
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	6

Top performers

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageVinnie Pasquantino · 4-5, 2 RBI

Home RunsJonathan India · 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R

Runs Batted InJonathan India · 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R

MLB RatingNoah Cameron · 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 2 BB

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AverageIvan Herrera · 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

Home RunsIvan Herrera · 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

Runs Batted InIvan Herrera · 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

MLB RatingIvan Herrera · 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

Team comparison

Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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32-30Record34-27

5th in AL CentStanding4th in NL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

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Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Kansas City Royals

Mitch Spence RP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Nick Mears RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Ryan Bergert SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cole Ragans SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Luinder Avila SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

St. Louis Cardinals

Richard Fitts SP · Lat - Surgery

Out

Max Rajcic RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Hunter Dobbins SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jonathan India	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	17	.249	.335	.325
Bobby Witt Jr.	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	17	.288	.351	.492
Maikel Garcia	0-5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	.306	.366	.457
Vinnie Pasquantino	4-5	5	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	.269	.322	.408
Freddy Fermin	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.284	.301
Salvador Perez	2-5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	15	.232	.270	.355
Jac Caglianone	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	.111	.111	.222
John Rave	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267
Mark Canha	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.260	.325	.288
Drew Waters	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	.273	.309	.370
Michael Massey	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	.205	.224	.262
Nick Loftin	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.500
Team	12-40	40	5	12	5	1	2	4	152

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron	6.0	2	0	0	2	3	0	82-46	0.85	82
John Schreiber	0.1	3	2	1	0	0	0	18-13	3.65	18
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	12-6	2.20	12
Taylor Clarke	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	12-8	1.32	12
Jonathan Bowlan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	1.86	14
Carlos Estevez	0.1	2	2	1	1	0	0	10-7	2.03	10
Team	9.1	8	6	4	3	3	1	148-89		148

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lars Nootbaar	2-5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	19	.252	.352	.406
Masyn Winn	0-5	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	.273	.348	.426
Brendan Donovan	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	17	.317	.384	.455
Willson Contreras	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	20	.245	.325	.384
Ivan Herrera	2-3	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	12	.337	.422	.592
Nolan Arenado	0-4	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	15	.223	.293	.363
Alec Burleson	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	.292	.341	.429
Victor Scott II	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.249	.324	.337
Ryan Vilade	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.000	.000	.000
Pedro Pages	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.214	.255	.357
Nolan Gorman	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.295	.337
Yohel Pozo	0-1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	.315	.321	.426
Team	8-35	35	6	8	6	1	3	3	148

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Miles Mikolas	6.0	8	3	3	1	2	1	92-65	3.96	92
Riley O'Brien	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	25-15	6.23	25
John King	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.48	2
Ryan Helsley	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	20-13	3.27	20
JoJo Romero	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	13-12	3.26	13
Team	10.0	12	5	4	2	4	1	152-107		152

Season series

KC wins series 2-1

Jun 5, 2025KC 7, STL 5

Jun 5, 2025KC 5, STL 6

Jun 4, 2025KC 0, STL 0

Jun 3, 2025KC 10, STL 7

Team pages

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals?

St. Louis Cardinals won, 6-5, on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

What was the final score of Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals?

Kansas City Royals 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6.

Who were the top performers?

Kansas City Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino (4-5, 2 RBI batting average). St. Louis Cardinals: Ivan Herrera (2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB batting average).

Where is Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals played?

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri.

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