The Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Jun 18, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Jose Fermin went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Cardinals.
- Justin Bruihl pitched 2.2 innings for the Cardinals, allowing 1 earned run with 2 strikeouts.
- Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-2 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.
- Noah Cameron pitched 5.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 3 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
St. Louis Cardinals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn Winn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Fermin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Jordan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivan Herrera | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pedro Pages | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| JJ Wetherholt | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nelson Velazquez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alec Burleson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Crooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 39 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Bruihl | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Liberatore | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 6.0 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starling Marte | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lane Thomas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Loftin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Collins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Beck Way | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mason Black | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Before and after
- Cardinals · 2026 season · Previous Jun 17, 2026: SD 6, STL 1 · Next Jun 19, 2026: STL 5, KC 6
- Royals · 2026 season · Previous Jun 17, 2026: KC 6, WSH 2 · Next Jun 19, 2026: STL 5, KC 6