STL 12, KC 10 | Jun 21, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, June 21, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•77°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

Royals

Final

WIN

Gordon Graceffo

LOSS

Stephen Kolek

The Cardinals defeated the Royals 12-10.

★JJ Wetherholt2 HR, 3 RBI

★Alec Burleson3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Masyn Winn4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Jac Caglianone homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:05Att: 28,309Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Sean Barber

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95.5%A

7 missed calls

+3.0% STL

+0.59 runs STL

Win Probability

KC WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	5	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	12	16	1
KC	2	4	0	1	0	1	0

Game 824095 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	3	3	3	0	0	.268/.370/.428	93.7	.321	.295
Iván HerreraDH	5	3	3	3	0	1	.265/.405/.429	104.6	.577	.698
Alec Burleson1B	5	2	3	1	1	0	.287/.350/.491	106.5	.537	.547
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	0	0	1	2	.291/.345/.531	82.8	.031	.028
Lars NootbaarLF	5	1	2	1	0	0	.280/.362/.460	106.6	.344	.349
Masyn WinnSS	5	1	2	4	0	0	.245/.322/.340	106.8	.284	.324
Jimmy CrooksC	4	0	1	0	0	2	.175/.283/.300	97.5	.883	.838
Blaze Jordan3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.286/.306/.486	104.8	.108	.100
Nathan ChurchCF	4	2	1	0	1	0	.263/.309/.408	109.7	.393	.489
Bench
Dustin MayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Max RajcicP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	42	12	16	12	3	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Wetherholt (1st off Kolek, 0 on, 0 out); Winn (1st off Kolek, 2 on, 1 out); Wetherholt (2nd off Kolek, 1 on, 0 out); Herrera (5th off Cruz, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:Church; Nootbaar

3B:Burleson

TB:32

RBI:Nootbaar; Wetherholt 3; Burleson; Winn 4; Herrera 3

GIDP:Jordan

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenDH	3	3	2	1	2	1	.244/.312/.437	99.7	.508

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dustin May	2.0	6	6	6	1	2	2	44-29	91.8	4.30
Max Rajcic	1.1	1	1	1	1	2	0	23-15	89.8	5.40
Matt SvansonH	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-11	93.3	6.55
Gordon GraceffoW	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	90.9	2.97
JoJo Romero	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	14-10	89.3	4.09
Ryne Stanek	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	95.4	5.04
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-9	93.6	3.06
Riley O'Brien	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	12-9	93.7	4.18
Totals	9.0	12	10	10	4	9	4	145-96	-	-

HBP:Perez (by O'Brien)

Inherited runners-scored:Svanson 1-1

Pitches-strikes:May 44-29; Rajcic 23-15; Svanson 17-11; Graceffo 10-6; Romero 14-10; Stanek 11-7; Soriano 14-9; O'Brien 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:May 1-3; Rajcic 0-2; Svanson 0-1; Graceffo 2-1; Romero 1-0; Stanek 1-1; Soriano 1-2; O'Brien 3-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Stephen KolekL	1.2	9	9	9	1	0	3	49-30	89.3	4.15

Game Notes

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T8Replay review: Jimmy Crooks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jimmy Crooks called out on strikes.

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B9Replay review: Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Lane Thomas reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Blaze Jordan. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.

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T7Wild pitch by Matt Strahm

Top 1 • STL

5-0

Masyn Winn homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Alec Burleson scores. Lars Nootbaar scores.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 410 ftLA: 25°

2-0

Lars Nootbaar doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.

EV: 102.5 mph323 ftLA: 19°

1-0

JJ Wetherholt homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

Bot 1 • KC

5-2

Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 71.8 mph215 ftLA: 22°

Top 2 • STL

9-2

Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Loftin. Alec Burleson scores.

EV: 69.0 mph3 ftLA: -48°

8-2

Alec Burleson triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Iván Herrera scores.

EV: 99.7 mph288 ftLA: 15°

7-2

JJ Wetherholt homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Nathan Church scores.

EV: 93.7 mph💣 360 ftLA: 40°

Bot 2 • KC

9-4

Nick Loftin homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Kameron Misner scores.

EV: 101.3 mph💣 416 ftLA: 30°

9-6

Jac Caglianone homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Isaac Collins scores.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 444 ftLA: 27°

Bot 4 • KC

9-7

Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.

EV: 106.6 mph254 ftLA: 13°

Top 5 • STL

12-7

Iván Herrera homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt scores.

EV: 100.8 mph💣 414 ftLA: 29°

Bot 6 • KC

12-8

Carter Jensen homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.7 mph💣 374 ftLA: 25°

Bot 9 • KC

12-9

Jac Caglianone homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 108.1 mph💣 426 ftLA: 34°

12-10

Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Lane Thomas reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Blaze Jordan. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.

EV: 78.6 mph2 ftLA: -63°

HR:Loftin (2nd off May, 1 on, 0 out); Caglianone (2nd off May, 1 on, 2 out); Jensen (6th off Romero, 0 on, 1 out); Caglianone (9th off O'Brien, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:24

RBI:Jensen; Perez; Loftin 2; Massey 2; Thomas; Caglianone 3

SB:Massey

Team LOB:8

WP:Strahm 2

HBP:Herrera (by Kolek); Wetherholt (by Seabold); Crooks (by Erceg)

IBB:Strahm

Inherited runners-scored:Seabold 1-0; Erceg 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Kolek 49-30; Seabold 29-20; Cruz 37-26; Erceg 18-12; Strahm 16-8; Way 18-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Kolek 3-1; Seabold 2-0; Cruz 1-1; Erceg 2-1; Strahm 1-2; Way 2-3

Bench
Nick Loftin3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	.239/.343/.410	104	.405	.589
Stephen KolekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor SeaboldP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt StrahmP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Beck WayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-