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Kansas City Royals 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0: final score and stats

Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals 2 to St. Louis Cardinals 0, on Sunday, May 17, 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.

MLBSunday, May 17, 2026

Kansas City Royals20-272

Final

St. Louis Cardinals27-190

DateMay 17, 2026

Start time2:15 PM ET

VenueBusch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

TVMLB.TV

Attendance38,051

Line score

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

Top performers

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageSalvador Perez · 2-2, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

Home RunsSalvador Perez · 2-2, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

Runs Batted InSalvador Perez · 2-2, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

MLB RatingSalvador Perez · 2-2, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AverageNolan Gorman · 1-3, BB, K

Home RunsJose Fermin · 0-1, K

Runs Batted InJose Fermin · 0-1, K

MLB RatingMasyn Winn · 1-2

Team comparison

Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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20-27Record27-19

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
Maikel Garcia	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	.263	.330	.397
Bobby Witt Jr.	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.303	.376	.492
Vinnie Pasquantino	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	.202	.285	.339
Salvador Perez	2-2	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	19	.205	.243	.352
Carter Jensen	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	18	.237	.327	.407
Isaac Collins	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	13	.228	.346	.339
Lane Thomas	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	18	.198	.350	.247
Michael Massey	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.216	.237	.398
Nick Loftin	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.377	.375
Kyle Isbel	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	15	.274	.331	.419
Team	9-33	33	2	9	2	1	2	9	137

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Stephen Kolek	6.1	4	0	0	1	3	0	82-61	4.24	82
Daniel Lynch IV	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-12	1.80	21
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22-14	3.26	22
Team	9.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	125-87		125

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	.233	.356	.401
Ivan Herrera	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	.265	.395	.406
Alec Burleson	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	14	.277	.340	.441
Jordan Walker	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.301	.371	.584
Nolan Gorman	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	14	.236	.318	.365
Masyn Winn	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	.255	.331	.353
Cesar Prieto	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Nathan Church	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	.246	.284	.399
Thomas Saggese	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	.164	.211	.194
Victor Scott II	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.189	.248	.261
Jose Fermin	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.220	.310	.340
Team	5-31	31	0	5	0	0	2	4	125

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Andre Pallante	6.2	8	2	1	0	7	1	99-71	4.04	99
Matt Svanson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-10	8.34	15
Justin Bruihl	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	5.03	14
Matt Pushard	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-4	13.50	9
Team	9.0	9	2	1	2	9	1	137-93		137

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

Team pages

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St. Louis Cardinals
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals?

Kansas City Royals won, 2-0, on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

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

Kansas City Royals 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0.

Who were the top performers?

Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez (2-2, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB batting average). St. Louis Cardinals: Nolan Gorman (1-3, BB, K batting average).

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

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri.

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