St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

26-20, 11-14 Away

Final

25-22, 16-9 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
L. NootbaarLF	0-4	0	0	0	.254
M. WinnSS	0-4	0	0	0	.270
B. Donovan2B	0-3	0	0	0	.316
N. Arenado3B	0-3	0	0	0	.242
W. Contreras1B	0-3	0	0	0	.256
I. HerreraDH	1-3	0	0	0	.413
P. PagesC	0-3	0	0	0	.232
J. WalkerRF	1-3	1	1	1	.189
V. Scott IICF	0-3	0	0	0	.264

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Mikolas	6.0	2	2	4	76-50	3.77
K. Leahy	2.0	2	0	0	22-14	1.01
R. Helsley	1.0	0	0	0	12-10	2.81

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 AM, 18 May 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 36,134

Game Time:1:49

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Emil Jimenez
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

Walker homers and Mikolas pitches streaking Cardinals to 1-0 win over Royals

— Jordan Walker homered and Miles Mikolas pitched six sharp innings to lead the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night.

May 18, 2026, 10:15 am - AP


STL
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	KC
		6th	Walker homered to center (422 feet).	1	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Cardinals
10
Royals
3

Game 1

17/5

Cardinals
1
Royals
0

Game 2

18/5

Cardinals
1
Royals
2

Game 3

19/5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	63	37	.630	-	W4
Chicago	56	44	.560	7	L1
St. Louis	51	48	.515	11.5	L3
Pittsburgh	52	49	.515	11.5	L1
Cincinnati	45	54	.455	17.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	53	46	.535	-	W2
Cleveland	53	48	.525	1	W1
Minnesota	49	52	.485	5	L3
Detroit	47	53	.470	6.5	W1
Kansas City	41	60	.406	13	W1

Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty on IL with right flexor inflammation

The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Jack Flaherty on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with right flexor inflammation.

Reds' Ferguson apologizes for outburst toward umpire

Reds left-hander Caleb Ferguson apologized one day after he was caught on camera yelling at umpire Bill Miller and appearing to use profanity.

White Sox's Teel could miss 6-12 weeks with high ankle sprain

White Sox catcher Kyle Teel is expected to miss a significant amount of time after being placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday because of a high ankle sprain.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

Walker homers and Mikolas pitches streaking Cardinals to 1-0 win over Royals

M. Mikolas3-2

N. Cameron1-1

R. Helsley9

Inning