Kansas City Royals
20 - 27 .426
F
May 17, 2026, 2:15 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
0
St. Louis Cardinals
27 - 19 .587| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
W: Stephen Kolek
(W, 2-0)
6.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, BB
L: Andre Pallante
(L, 4-4)
6.2 IP, ER, 7 K, 0 BB
S: Lucas Erceg
(S, 11)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Kolek
(W, 2-0)
6.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, BB
Perez, S
2-2 | HR, BB, 2 RBI
Pallante
(L, 4-4)
6.2 IP, ER, 7 K, 0 BB
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .202 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 |
| 5 | Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| 6 | Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| 7 | Lane Thomas RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .198 |
| 8 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| a- Nick Loftin PH-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .240 |
a-Hit by pitch for Massey in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Isbel (6, Pallante).
HR Perez, S (7, 4th inning off Pallante, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Collins Garcia, M Isbel 3 Jensen Massey Pasquantino Perez, S 5.
RBI Perez, S 2 (20).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Collins Pasquantino.
SF Perez, S.
GIDP Garcia, M 2.
Team RISP 0-for-6.
Team LOB 8.
BASERUNNING
SB Collins (3, 2nd base off Bruihl/Herrera).
FIELDING
DP (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kolek(W, 2-0) | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 61 | 21 | 4.24 |
| Daniel Lynch IV(H, 5) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1.80 |
| Lucas Erceg(S, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3.26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 87 | 38 | 4.28 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Loftin (by Pushard) Winn (by Kolek).
ABS Challenge Garcia, M (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Perez, S (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes Kolek 82-61 Lynch IV 21-12 Erceg 22-14 Pallante 99-71 Svanson 15-10 Bruihl 14-8 Pushard 9-4.
Groundouts-flyouts Kolek 13-2 Lynch IV 2-2 Erceg 2-0 Pallante 4-4 Svanson 0-1 Bruihl 0-0 Pushard 1-0.
Batters faced Kolek 24 Lynch IV 6 Erceg 4 Pallante 27 Svanson 4 Bruihl 3 Pushard 3.
Inherited runners-scored Lynch IV 1-0 Svanson 1-0 Bruihl 1-0 Pushard 2-0.
Umpires HP: Ryan Wills. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Will Little. 3B: Ryan Additon.
Weather 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 17 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch 1:16 PM.
T 2:40.
Att 38,051.
Venue Busch Stadium.
May 17, 2026