Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals

20-27, 7-17 Away

Final

27-19, 12-11 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia3B	1-5	1	0	0	.263
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-4	0	0	0	.303
V. Pasquantino1B	1-4	0	0	0	.202
S. PerezC	2-2	1	1	2	.205
C. JensenDH	1-4	0	0	0	.237
I. CollinsLF	1-4	0	0	0	.228
L. ThomasRF	0-3	0	0	0	.198
M. Massey2B	1-3	0	0	0	.216
N. LoftinPH-2B	0-0	0	0	0	.250
K. IsbelCF	2-4	0	0	0	.274

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Kolek	6.1	4	1	3	82-61	4.24
D. Lynch IV	1.2	1	0	1	21-12	1.80
L. Erceg	1.0	0	1	0	22-14	3.26

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Busch Stadium

2:15 AM, 18 May 2026

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 38,051

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Wills
First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Second Base Umpire - Will Little
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Additon

Salvador Perez homers and drives in both runs to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0

— Salvador Perez homered and drove in two runs, Stephen Kolek allowed four hits in 6 1/3 innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.

May 18, 2027, 05:17 am - AP


KC
STL

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	STL
		1st	Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Garcia scored.	1	0
		4th	Perez homered to left (393 feet).	2	0

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Royals
4
Cardinals
5

Game 1

16/5

Royals
2
Cardinals
4

Game 2

17/5

Royals
2
Cardinals
0

Game 3

18/5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	26	22	.542	-	W2
Chicago	23	22	.511	1.5	W1
Minnesota	21	26	.447	4.5	W1
Detroit	20	27	.426	5.5	L2
Kansas City	20	27	.426	5.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	29	17	.630	-	L1
Milwaukee	26	18	.591	2	L1
St. Louis	27	19	.587	2	L1
Pittsburgh	24	23	.511	5.5	L3
Cincinnati	24	23	.511	5.5	L2

Taylor's 3-run homer in 9th and Benge's bouncer in 10th rally Mets past Yankees 7-6 to take 2 of 3

— Tyrone Taylor tied the score with a three-run homer off All-Star closer David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning, rookie Carson Benge hit a game-ending bouncer in the 10th and the New York Mets stunned the Yankees 7-6 on Sunday to take two of...

Gunnar Henderson hits 10th HR for 1st of 4 hits in Orioles' 7-3 win over Nationals

— Gunnar Henderson hit his 10th homer and was 4 for 5 with two RBI to help the Baltimore Orioles avoid a series sweep with a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

Ryan Jeffers and Kody Clemens help Twins avoid sweep, beat Brewers 5-4

— Ryan Jeffers hit a tiebreaking homer and Kody Clemens had two doubles and two RBI on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 to avoid a three-game sweep.

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Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals

Win Probability

Game Information

Video Highlights

Salvador Perez homers and drives in both runs to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0

S. Kolek2-0

A. Pallante4-4

L. Erceg11

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Taylor's 3-run homer in 9th and Benge's bouncer in 10th rally Mets past Yankees 7-6 to take 2 of 3

Gunnar Henderson hits 10th HR for 1st of 4 hits in Orioles' 7-3 win over Nationals

Ryan Jeffers and Kody Clemens help Twins avoid sweep, beat Brewers 5-4