KC 2, STL 4 | May 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 16, 2026•Busch Stadium•78°F, Overcast

Royals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Kyle Leahy

LOSS

Noah Cameron

SAVE

George Soriano

The Cardinals defeated the Royals 4-2.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Alec Burleson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Masyn Winn scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Alec Burleson advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by catcher Elias Díaz.

Weather: 78°F, OvercastWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:15 PM UTCT: 2:07Att: 32,379Venue: Busch Stadium

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Ryan Additon

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89.1%C

14 missed calls

+14.8% KC

+0.29 runs KC

Win Probability

STL WinKC Win

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

Game 823060 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.264/.333/.402	93.2	.217	.212
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.309/.383/.503	99.7	.635	.608
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.201/.286/.341	97.8	.347	.319
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.195/.232/.328	90.9	.325	.313
Elias DíazC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.250/.474	-	-	-
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.246/.318/.425	113.4	.507	.888
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.228/.349/.341	109.4	.645	.636
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.212/.233/.400	102.9	.265	.328
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.265/.325/.407	106	.246	.269
Bench
Carter JensenC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.237/.329/.412	97.3	.146	.204
Starling MartePH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.302/.354/.372
Totals	33	2	8	2	3	2	-	-	-	-

HR:Caglianone (9th off Soriano, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Isbel; Garcia

TB:13

RBI:Pasquantino; Caglianone

CS:Jr.

GIDP:Isbel

Team LOB:7

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Masyn WinnSS	3	1	0	1	0	1	.252/.326/.351	101.8	.154

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Noah CameronL	6.0	5	3	3	0	4	82-55	87.9	5.40
Bailey Falter	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	28-17	89	10.13
Totals	8.0	8	4	4	1	4	110-72	-	-

WP:Falter

Pitches-strikes:Cameron 82-55; Falter 28-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Cameron 5-9; Falter 2-3

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle LeahyW	6.0	5	1	1	3	2	0	90-59	89.2	3.94

Bot 1 • STL

0-1

Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Iván Herrera scores.

EV: 96.7 mph309 ftLA: 22°

Top 5 • KC

1-1

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 94.1 mph282 ftLA: 15°

Bot 5 • STL

1-2

Victor Scott II reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Thomas Saggese scores. Nathan Church to 3rd.

EV: 72.9 mph15 ftLA: -10°

1-3

Masyn Winn out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nathan Church scores.

EV: 90.5 mph317 ftLA: 30°

Bot 8 • STL

1-4

Alec Burleson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Masyn Winn scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Alec Burleson advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by catcher Elias Díaz.

EV: 106.3 mph229 ftLA: 12°

Top 9 • KC

2-4

Jac Caglianone homers (5) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 113.4 mph💣 428 ftLA: 30°

Bench
Kyle LeahyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gordon GraceffoP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin BruihlP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
George SorianoP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Kansas City Royals

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

St. Louis Cardinals

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