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Kansas City Royals 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5: final score and stats

St. Louis Cardinals beat Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Royals 4 to St. Louis Cardinals 5, on Friday, May 15, 2026 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.

MLBFriday, May 15, 2026

Kansas City Royals19-264

Final

St. Louis Cardinals26-185

DateMay 15, 2026

Start time8:15 PM ET

VenueBusch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

TVMLB.TV

Attendance26,949

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OT1	OT2	R
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	5

Top performers

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageCarter Jensen · 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Home RunsSalvador Perez · 1-5, R, K

Runs Batted InIsaac Collins · 0-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB

MLB RatingCarter Jensen · 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AverageJordan Walker · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R, K

Home RunsPedro Pages · 1-4, HR, RBI, R, 2 K

Runs Batted InJordan Walker · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R, K

MLB RatingJordan Walker · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R, K

Team comparison

Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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19-26Record26-18

5th in AL CentStanding4th in NL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

-Streak-

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
Maikel Garcia	0-6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	.265	.335	.400
Bobby Witt Jr.	2-5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	14	.309	.381	.506
Vinnie Pasquantino	0-3	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	17	.200	.286	.344
Salvador Perez	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	15	.200	.238	.335
Carter Jensen	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	11	.242	.336	.422
Jac Caglianone	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	10	.238	.313	.400
Lane Thomas	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	11	.205	.354	.256
Isaac Collins	0-2	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	24	.225	.345	.342
Michael Massey	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	.210	.233	.407
Kyle Isbel	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	12	.264	.319	.400
Team	7-38	38	4	7	4	0	7	7	158

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha	6.0	5	3	3	1	5	2	87-57	2.83	87
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	20-14	1.96	20
Nick Mears	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	16-10	2.87	16
Matt Strahm	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	15-8	3.86	15
John Schreiber	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	3.63	1
Lucas Erceg	1.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	12-11	3.44	12
Steven Cruz	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5-4	8.31	5
Team	10.2	12	5	3	5	11	2	156-105		156

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	.237	.358	.408
Ivan Herrera	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	14	.264	.396	.405
Thomas Saggese	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.200	.180
Yohel Pozo	1-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.259	.259	.296
Alec Burleson	2-5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	10	.276	.344	.447
Jordan Walker	3-5	5	1	3	2	1	0	1	16	.309	.382	.606
Nolan Gorman	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	13	.234	.313	.366
Masyn Winn	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	24	.257	.333	.358
Nathan Church	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	19	.244	.284	.397
Pedro Pages	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	20	.211	.255	.368
Victor Scott II	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.179	.241	.255
Jose Fermin	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	.244	.340	.378
Team	12-40	40	5	12	5	2	5	11	156

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Dustin May	6.0	4	3	3	4	3	0	91-54	4.81	91
George Soriano	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	3.38	9
JoJo Romero	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-13	3.22	21
Riley O'Brien	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	2.45	10
Ryne Stanek	1.0	1	1	0	1	2	0	13-9	6.52	13
Gordon Graceffo	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	1.90	14
Team	11.0	7	4	3	7	7	0	158-95		158

Season series

STL wins series 2-1

May 17, 2026KC 2, STL 0

May 16, 2026KC 2, STL 4

May 15, 2026KC 4, STL 5

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals?

St. Louis Cardinals won, 5-4, on Friday, May 15, 2026.

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

Kansas City Royals 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5.

Who were the top performers?

Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (2-4, 2B, RBI, BB batting average). St. Louis Cardinals: Jordan Walker (3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R, K batting average).

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

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri.

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