St. Louis Cardinals
26 - 21 .553
F
May 18, 2025, 2:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
2
Kansas City Royals
26 - 22 .542| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
W: Lucas Erceg
(W, 1-0)
1.2 IP, 0 ER, K, BB
L: Chris Roycroft
(L, 1-3)
1.0 IP, ER, 0 K, 0 BB
S: Carlos Estévez
(S, 13)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Liberatore
6.0 IP, ER, 5 K, BB
Donovan
4-5 | 2B, K
Waters
a-
1-1 | 3B, R
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| 2 | Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| 3 | Brendan Donovan 2B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 |
| 4 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| 5 | Willson Contreras 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| 6 | Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| 7 | Alec Burleson LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 8 | Yohel Pozo C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| Jose Barrero PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | |
| 1- Pedro Pagés C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | |
| 9 | Victor Scott II CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Totals | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .262 |
1-Ran for Pozo in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Donovan (15, Estévez).
HR Burleson (4, 4th inning off Wacha, 0 on, 1 out).
TB Arenado 2 Burleson 4 Donovan 5 Herrera 2 Nootbaar Pozo 2.
RBI Burleson (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Contreras, Wn 3 Nootbaar 4.
SAC Scott II.
GIDP Burleson.
Team RISP 0-for-8.
Team LOB 13.
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 |
| JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.72 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Romero, J.
IBB Fermin (by Romero, J).
HBP Scott II (by Lynch IV) Herrera (by Erceg) Canha (by Liberatore).
Pitches-strikes Liberatore 92-64 Roycroft 7-5 Romero, J 11-8 Wacha 83-54 Schreiber 11-9 Lynch IV 14-6 Erceg 26-14 Estévez 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts Liberatore 4-7 Roycroft 0-0 Romero, J 1-1 Wacha 4-2 Schreiber 1-0 Lynch IV 1-1 Erceg 2-0 Estévez 0-1.
Batters faced Liberatore 26 Roycroft 4 Romero, J 5 Wacha 23 Schreiber 3 Lynch IV 4 Erceg 7 Estévez 4.
Inherited runners-scored Lynch IV 1-0 Erceg 1-0.
Umpires HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Mike Muchlinski. 2B: Gabe Morales. 3B: Emil Jimenez.
Weather 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 14 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:12 PM.
T 2:24.
Att 25,695.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
May 18, 2025
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| 4 | Mark Canha LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | |
| 5 | Vinnie Pasquantino DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| 1- Cavan Biggio PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 | |
| 6 | Hunter Renfroe RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| 7 | Freddy Fermin C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| 8 | Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
| 9 | Dairon Blanco CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| a- Drew Waters PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .241 |
a-Tripled for Blanco in the 7th.
1-Ran for Pasquantino in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Renfroe (5, Liberatore) Blanco (1, Liberatore).
3B Waters (3, Roycroft).
TB Blanco 2 Canha Garcia, M Massey Pasquantino Perez, S 2 Renfroe 2 Waters 3.
RBI Blanco (1) Garcia, M (20).
2-out RBI Blanco.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Massey Witt Jr. Pasquantino 2.
Team RISP 2-for-9.
Team LOB 9.
BASERUNNING
SB Blanco (3, 3rd base off Liberatore/Pozo).
CS Garcia, M (6, 2nd base by Roycroft/Pozo).
FIELDING
DP (Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez, S).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2.86 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.44 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3.07 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Romero, J.
IBB Fermin (by Romero, J).
HBP Scott II (by Lynch IV) Herrera (by Erceg) Canha (by Liberatore).
Pitches-strikes Liberatore 92-64 Roycroft 7-5 Romero, J 11-8 Wacha 83-54 Schreiber 11-9 Lynch IV 14-6 Erceg 26-14 Estévez 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts Liberatore 4-7 Roycroft 0-0 Romero, J 1-1 Wacha 4-2 Schreiber 1-0 Lynch IV 1-1 Erceg 2-0 Estévez 0-1.
Batters faced Liberatore 26 Roycroft 4 Romero, J 5 Wacha 23 Schreiber 3 Lynch IV 4 Erceg 7 Estévez 4.
Inherited runners-scored Lynch IV 1-0 Erceg 1-0.
Umpires HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Mike Muchlinski. 2B: Gabe Morales. 3B: Emil Jimenez.
Weather 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 14 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 1:12 PM.
T 2:24.
Att 25,695.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
May 18, 2025