KC 4, STL 5 | May 15, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 16, 2026•Busch Stadium•79°F, Cloudy

Royals

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Gordon Graceffo

LOSS

Steven Cruz

The Cardinals edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jordan Walker3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 10: Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Thomas Saggese scores.

Weather: 79°F, CloudyWind: 11 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:12Att: 26,949Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

Will Little

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92.6%B

12 missed calls

No WPA favor

+0.38 runs KC

Win Probability

STL WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0
STL	0	0	0

Game 823061 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	6	1	0	0	0	0	.265/.335/.400	109.1	.261	.239
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	0	2	1	0	2	.309/.381/.506	111.6	.594	.594
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	2	0	0	2	1	.200/.286/.344	93.4	.116	.130
Salvador PerezC	5	1	1	0	0	1	.200/.238/.335	102.2	.156	.198
Carter JensenDH	4	0	2	1	1	0	.242/.336/.422	105.1	.279	.315
Lane ThomasRF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.205/.354/.256	78.2	-	-
Isaac CollinsLF	2	0	0	2	2	0	.225/.345/.342	98.7	.326	.479
Michael Massey2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.210/.233/.407	98.4	.063	.105
Kyle IsbelCF	5	0	1	0	0	1	.264/.319/.400	102.3	.342	.346
Bench
Jac CaglianoneRF	2	0	1	0	1	1	.238/.313/.400	95.4	.072	.065
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	4	7	4	7	7	-	-	-	-

2B:Jensen; Jr.

TB:9

RBI:Jensen; Collins 2; Jr.

SF:Collins

GIDP:Garcia

Team LOB:11

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	0	0	0	1	1	.237/.358/.408	95	.143

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	6.0	5	3	3	1	5	2	87-57	88.2	2.83
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	20-14	89.3	1.96
Nick Mears	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	16-10	87.1	2.87
Matt Strahm	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	15-8	86.5	3.86
John Schreiber	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	91.4	3.63
Lucas ErcegBS	1.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	12-11	90	3.44
Steven CruzL	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5-4	99.2	8.31
Totals	10.2	12	5	3	5	11	2	156-105	-	-

HBP:Herrera (by Wacha)

IBB:Mears; Cruz

Inherited runners-scored:Schreiber 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 87-57; IV 20-14; Mears 16-10; Strahm 15-8; Schreiber 1-1; Erceg 12-11; Cruz 5-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 7-4; IV 1-0; Mears 1-0; Strahm 0-1; Schreiber 0-1; Erceg 0-1; Cruz 2-0

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dustin May	6.0	4	3	3	4	3	0	91-54	93.9	4.81

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: Salvador Perez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Alec Burleson called out on strikes.

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B9Replay review: Salvador Perez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Pedro Pagés called out on strikes.

Top 4 • KC

2-0

Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd.

EV: 98.7 mph379 ftLA: 30°

1-0

Carter Jensen doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 101.8 mph363 ftLA: 21°

Bot 4 • STL

2-2

Jordan Walker homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Iván Herrera scores.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 409 ftLA: 30°

Bot 5 • STL

2-3

Pedro Pagés homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.9 mph💣 419 ftLA: 22°

Top 6 • KC

3-3

Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.

EV: 95.4 mph10 ftLA: -14°

Top 10 • KC

4-3

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 111.6 mph302 ftLA: 10°

Bot 10 • STL

4-4

Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Thomas Saggese scores.

EV: 87.0 mph187 ftLA: 14°

Bot 11 • STL

4-5

Yohel Pozo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.

EV: 86.1 mph112 ftLA: 7°

Bench
Iván HerreraDH	4	1	1	0	0	1	.264/.396/.405	107.5	.568	.558
Victor Scott IICF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.179/.241/.255	98.6	.490	.458
Dustin MayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
George SorianoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
JoJo RomeroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Riley O'BrienP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gordon GraceffoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-