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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Kansas City Royals 2: final score and stats

Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals 1 to Kansas City Royals 2, on Sunday, May 18, 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.

MLBSunday, May 18, 2025

St. Louis Cardinals26-211

Final

Kansas City Royals26-222

DateMay 18, 2025

Start time2:10 PM ET

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

TVKSMO, FanDuel SN KC, FanDuel SN MW, MLB.TV

Attendance25,695

Line score

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

Top performers

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AverageBrendan Donovan · 4-5, 2B, K

Home RunsAlec Burleson · 1-4, HR, RBI, R

Runs Batted InAlec Burleson · 1-4, HR, RBI, R

MLB RatingBrendan Donovan · 4-5, 2B, K

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageSalvador Perez · 2-4

Home RunsSalvador Perez · 2-4

Runs Batted InDairon Blanco · 1-2, 2B, RBI, SB, K

MLB RatingDrew Waters · 1-1, 3B, R

Team comparison

St. Louis CardinalsKansas City Royals

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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26-21Record26-22

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	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	21	.253	.363	.418
Masyn Winn	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	.260	.349	.425
Brendan Donovan	4-5	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	18	.330	.387	.466
Nolan Arenado	2-5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	15	.247	.323	.380
Willson Contreras	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.249	.332	.405
Ivan Herrera	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	16	.429	.491	.857
Alec Burleson	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	14	.273	.318	.405
Yohel Pozo	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	10	.348	.362	.478
Jose Barrero	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.438
Pedro Pages	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.269	.357
Victor Scott II	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	.262	.333	.362
Team	12-37	37	1	12	1	1	1	7	146

St. Louis Cardinals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Matthew Liberatore	6.0	6	1	1	1	5	0	92-64	2.92	92
Chris Roycroft	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	7-5	5.59	7
JoJo Romero	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	11-8	4.50	11
Team	8.0	9	2	2	2	6	0	110-77		110

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Maikel Garcia	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	14	.301	.371	.482
Bobby Witt Jr.	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.303	.371	.508
Salvador Perez	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	10	.223	.259	.331
Mark Canha	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	12	.275	.356	.314
Kyle Isbel	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.270	.278	.432
Vinnie Pasquantino	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.222	.268	.373
Cavan Biggio	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.311	.242
Hunter Renfroe	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	.179	.233	.232
Freddy Fermin	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	16	.238	.281	.286
Michael Massey	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	.204	.224	.276
Dairon Blanco	1-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	10	.333	.333	.667
Drew Waters	1-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.310	.393
Team	9-32	32	2	9	2	0	2	6	110

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha	5.0	8	1	1	0	6	1	83-54	2.86	83
John Schreiber	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-9	3.00	11
Daniel Lynch IV	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-6	0.87	14
Lucas Erceg	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	26-14	0.44	26
Carlos Estevez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.18	12
Team	9.0	12	1	1	1	7	1	146-91		146

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
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Kansas City Royals
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Frequently asked questions

Who won St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals?

Kansas City Royals won, 2-1, on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

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

St. Louis Cardinals 1, Kansas City Royals 2.

Who were the top performers?

St. Louis Cardinals: Brendan Donovan (4-5, 2B, K batting average). Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez (2-4 batting average).

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

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.

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