St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary
Final · May 18, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.
Kauffman Stadium
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
 Kansas City RoyalsKC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Decisions
- WinnerLucas Erceg
- LoserChris Roycroft
- SaveCarlos Estévez
Scoring plays
- Top 4Alec Burleson homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.1-0
- Bot 4Dairon Blanco doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Hunter Renfroe scores.1-1
- Bot 7Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Drew Waters scores.1-2
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Brendan Donovan2B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Alec BurlesonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Yohel PozoC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| José BarreroPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Pedro PagésC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Victor Scott IICF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Totals | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 92-64 | 2.92 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 5.59 |
| JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.50 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Mark CanhaLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Cavan BiggioDH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .177 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 |
| Dairon BlancoCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Drew WatersLF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 83-54 | 2.86 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 3.00 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 0.87 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 0.44 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.18 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 25,695
- Duration
- 2 h 24
- Weather
- 77 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 14 mph, In From LF
- Umpires
- Doug Eddings (Home plate) · Mike Muchlinski (First base) · Gabe Morales (Second base) · Emil Jimenez (Third base)
About this game
Who won Cardinals vs Royals?
Royals won 2-1 over Cardinals on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
When was Cardinals vs Royals played?
On Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 2:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where was Cardinals vs Royals played?
At Kauffman Stadium.