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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Kansas City Royals 0: final score and stats

St. Louis Cardinals beat Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals 1 to Kansas City Royals 0, on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals.

MLBSaturday, May 17, 2025

St. Louis Cardinals26-201

Final

Kansas City Royals25-220

DateMay 17, 2025

Start time7:10 PM ET

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

TVFanDuel SN KC, FanDuel SN MW, MLB.TV

Attendance36,134

Line score

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

Top performers

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AverageLars Nootbaar · 0-4

Home RunsJordan Walker · 1-3, HR, RBI, R

Runs Batted InJordan Walker · 1-3, HR, RBI, R

MLB RatingMiles Mikolas · 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 K, 2 BB

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageMaikel Garcia · 1-3, 2B, BB

Home RunsSalvador Perez · 0-4, 2 K

Runs Batted InSalvador Perez · 0-4, 2 K

MLB RatingNoah Cameron · 6.1 IP, ER, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB

Team comparison

St. Louis CardinalsKansas City Royals

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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26-20Record25-22

4th in NL CentStanding5th in AL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

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Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

St. Louis Cardinals

Richard Fitts SP · Lat - Surgery

Out

Max Rajcic RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Hunter Dobbins SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

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

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lars Nootbaar	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	.254	.367	.424
Masyn Winn	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.270	.362	.443
Brendan Donovan	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.316	.376	.450
Nolan Arenado	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.242	.320	.379
Willson Contreras	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.256	.340	.417
Ivan Herrera	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.413	.472	.870
Pedro Pages	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.232	.269	.357
Jordan Walker	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	.189	.255	.273
Victor Scott II	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.264	.327	.364
Team	2-29	29	1	2	1	1	0	4	101

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Miles Mikolas	6.0	2	0	0	2	4	0	76-50	3.77	76
Kyle Leahy	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22-14	1.01	22
Ryan Helsley	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-10	2.81	12
Team	9.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	110-74		110

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jonathan India	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.238	.330	.311
Bobby Witt Jr.	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.309	.379	.519
Vinnie Pasquantino	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	14	.221	.268	.376
Salvador Perez	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.216	.254	.327
Maikel Garcia	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	17	.301	.368	.485
Michael Massey	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.203	.223	.277
Cavan Biggio	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	.177	.311	.242
Drew Waters	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	.264	.304	.368
Kyle Isbel	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	.273	.281	.436
Team	4-30	30	0	4	0	0	2	4	110

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron	6.1	2	1	1	0	3	1	81-55	0.71	81
Steven Cruz	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-10	1.32	12
Angel Zerpa	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	6.35	8
Team	9.0	2	1	1	0	4	1	101-71		101

Season series

STL wins series 2-1

May 18, 2025STL 1, KC 2

May 17, 2025STL 1, KC 0

May 16, 2025STL 10, KC 3

Team pages

St. Louis Cardinals
Schedule, roster and stats

Kansas City Royals
Schedule, roster and stats

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Frequently asked questions

Who won St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals?

St. Louis Cardinals won, 1-0, on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

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

St. Louis Cardinals 1, Kansas City Royals 0.

Who were the top performers?

St. Louis Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar (0-4 batting average). Kansas City Royals: Maikel Garcia (1-3, 2B, BB batting average).

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

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.

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