STL 6, KC 14 | Jun 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, June 18, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•76°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

Royals

Final

WIN

Noah Cameron

LOSS

Matthew Liberatore

The Royals cruised past the Cardinals 14-6 in a dominant performance.

★JJ Wetherholt3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Masyn Winn3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Salvador Perez3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to center fielder José Fermín. Isaac Collins scores.

Weather: 76°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 3:09Att: 18,363Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Ryan Blakney

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94.0%B

11 missed calls

+4.8% KC

+0.70 runs STL

Win Probability

KC WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	6	13	1
KC	1	6	0	4	0	1	1

Game 824098 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	3	0	2	0	.266/.369/.408	101.6	.648	.755
Iván HerreraDH	4	1	0	0	1	2	.257/.396/.414	98.8	.054	.059
Jimmy CrooksC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.182/.289/.333	-	-	-
Nelson VelázquezRF	4	0	1	0	1	1	.323/.382/.581	99.3	.268	.348
Nathan ChurchCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259/.299/.391	-	-	-
Bryan TorresLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238/.319/.429	-	-	-
Blaze Jordan3B	5	2	2	0	0	0	.308/.333/.577	101.3	.371	.407
José FermínSS	5	0	2	2	0	0	.272/.321/.379	98.4	.564	.537
Pedro Pagés1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	.220/.257/.362	100.3	.204	.322
Bench
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	2	1	1	1	.291/.345/.537	109.9	.502	.459
Alec Burleson1B	3	0	0	1	1	1	.282/.345/.482
Totals	39	6	13	5	6	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Wetherholt; Jordan; Winn; Velázquez

TB:17

RBI:Walker; Fermín 2; Burleson; Pagés

SF:Burleson; Pagés

Team LOB:15

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Lane ThomasCF	5	1	2	2	0	0	.232/.359/.364	107.3	.299

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreL	1.2	7	7	5	0	2	1	48-32	89.2	5.23
Gordon Graceffo	1.2	4	4	4	2	0	1	47-29	91.7	3.06
Max Rajcic	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	33-22	88.6	4.50
Justin Bruihl	2.2	4	2	1	0	2	0	39-26	83.9	4.41
Totals	8.0	17	14	11	2	5	3	167-109	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Graceffo 1-0; Rajcic 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Liberatore 48-32; Graceffo 47-29; Rajcic 33-22; Bruihl 39-26

Groundouts-flyouts:Liberatore 2-2; Graceffo 2-3; Rajcic 2-3; Bruihl 1-5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Noah CameronW	5.0	8	4	3	2	6	0	108-68	87.1	4.20

Game Notes

📺

T3Replay review: Salvador Perez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Masyn Winn called out on strikes.

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B7Replay review: Tyler Tolbert challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Tyler Tolbert called out on strikes.

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T1Wild pitch by Noah Cameron

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B8Passed ball

Top 1 • STL

2-0

Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Iván Herrera scores.

EV: 95.9 mph337 ftLA: 37°

1-0

Jordan Walker reaches on a fielder's choice. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

EV: 109.9 mph17 ftLA: -7°

Bot 1 • KC

2-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.1 mph💣 419 ftLA: 29°

Bot 2 • KC

2-2

Carter Jensen doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 104.8 mph312 ftLA: 15°

2-3

Isaac Collins doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Carter Jensen scores.

EV: 92.0 mph97 ftLA: 5°

2-4

Michael Massey reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Isaac Collins scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.

EV: 94.2 mph325 ftLA: 36°

2-5

Lane Thomas doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 107.3 mph320 ftLA: 16°

2-6

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 107.4 mph149 ftLA: 4°

2-7

Starling Marte doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 100.4 mph221 ftLA: 11°

Top 4 • STL

3-7

Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Blaze Jordan scores. José Fermín to 3rd. Iván Herrera to 2nd.

EV: 97.2 mph89 ftLA: 4°

Bot 4 • KC

3-9

Jac Caglianone homers (9) on a line drive to left center field. Tyler Tolbert scores.

EV: 110.0 mph💣 402 ftLA: 22°

3-11

Nick Loftin doubles (12) on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Starling Marte scores. Carter Jensen scores.

EV: 100.8 mph39 ft0

Top 5 • STL

4-11

José Fermín singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Masyn Winn scores.

EV: 74.8 mph230 ftLA: 22°

Bot 6 • KC

4-12

Salvador Perez homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 98.8 mph💣 385 ftLA: 27°

Top 7 • STL

6-12

Pedro Pagés out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Starling Marte. Blaze Jordan scores.

EV: 100.3 mph280 ftLA: 15°

5-12

José Fermín grounds out, shortstop Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Masyn Winn scores. Blaze Jordan to 3rd.

EV: 92.7 mph7 ftLA: -13°

Bot 7 • KC

6-13

Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to center fielder José Fermín. Isaac Collins scores.

EV: 96.7 mph9 ftLA: -10°

Bot 8 • KC

6-14

Carter Jensen pops out to shortstop José Fermín.

EV: 87.1 mph153 ftLA: 66°

HR:Jr. (1st off Liberatore, 0 on, 1 out); Caglianone (4th off Graceffo, 1 on, 0 out); Perez (6th off Rajcic, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Jensen 2; Collins; Perez; Loftin 2; Marte; Thomas

TB:34

RBI:Jensen; Collins; Perez; Loftin 2; Marte; Thomas 2; Caglianone 2; Jr. 2

SB:Collins

Team LOB:6

Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	2	2	2	0	0	.294/.368/.465	107.4	.734	.1150
Noah CameronP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason BlackP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Beck WayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-