Kansas City Royals
19 - 26 .422
F
May 15, 2026, 8:15 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
5
St. Louis Cardinals
26 - 18 .591| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
W: Gordon Graceffo
(W, 3-1)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
L: Steven Cruz
(L, 0-1)
0.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Walker, J
3-5 | HR, K, 2 RBI
May
6.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 K, 4 BB
Pagés, P
1-4 | HR, 2 K, RBI
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 5 | Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| 6 | Jac Caglianone RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| a- Lane Thomas PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .205 | |
| 7 | Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .225 |
| 8 | Michael Massey 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .239 |
a-Walked for Caglianone in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Jensen (5, May) Witt Jr. (12, Stanek).
TB Caglianone Isbel Jensen 3 Perez, S Witt Jr. 3.
RBI Collins 2 (15) Jensen (19) Witt Jr. (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Massey 3 Thomas, L Garcia, M.
SF Collins.
GIDP Garcia, M.
Team RISP 3-for-12.
Team LOB 11.
FIELDING
DP 3 (Massey-Pasquantino Garcia, M-Massey-Pasquantino Garcia, M-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 57 | 30 | 2.83 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1.96 |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2.87 |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3.86 |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 |
| Lucas Erceg(BS, 3) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3.44 |
| Steven Cruz(L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8.31 |
| Totals | 10.2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 156 | 105 | 51 | 4.38 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
IBB Jensen (by Stanek) Gorman (by Mears) Wetherholt (by Cruz).
HBP Herrera (by Wacha).
ABS Challenge Perez, S 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Witt Jr. (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Pagés, P (Ball-Confirmed) Graceffo (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Wacha 87-57 Lynch IV 20-14 Mears 16-10 Strahm 15-8 Schreiber 1-1 Erceg 12-11 Cruz 5-4 May 91-54 Soriano, G 9-6 Romero, J 21-13 O'Brien 10-6 Stanek 13-9 Graceffo 14-7.
Groundouts-flyouts Wacha 7-2 Lynch IV 1-0 Mears 1-0 Strahm 0-1 Schreiber 0-0 Erceg 0-0 Cruz 2-0 May 5-5 Soriano, G 0-0 Romero, J 1-0 O'Brien 2-0 Stanek 0-0 Graceffo 2-1.
Batters faced Wacha 23 Lynch IV 5 Mears 5 Strahm 4 Schreiber 1 Erceg 5 Cruz 4 May 26 Soriano, G 3 Romero, J 5 O'Brien 3 Stanek 5 Graceffo 4.
Inherited runners-scored Schreiber 2-0 Romero, J 1-0.
Umpires HP: Will Little. 1B: Ryan Additon. 2B: Ryan Wills. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather 79 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 11 mph, R To L.
First pitch 7:15 PM.
T 3:12.
Att 26,949.
Venue Busch Stadium.
May 15, 2026