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    St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

    STL
    St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL
    26-20, 11-14 Away
    1
    26-20, 11-14 Away
    Final
    KC
    Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
    25-22, 16-9 Home
    0
    25-22, 16-9 Home
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    • Play-by-Play
    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    L. NootbaarLF
    0-4000.254
    M. WinnSS
    0-4000.270
    B. Donovan2B
    0-3000.316
    N. Arenado3B
    0-3000.242
    W. Contreras1B
    0-3000.256
    I. HerreraDH
    1-3000.413
    P. PagesC
    0-3000.232
    J. WalkerRF
    1-3111.189
    V. Scott IICF
    0-3000.264
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    M. Mikolas
    6.0202476-503.77
    K. Leahy
    2.0200022-141.01
    R. Helsley
    1.0000012-102.81
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    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    STLKC
    Hits
    2
    4
    Home Runs
    1
    0
    Total Bases
    5
    5
    Runners LOB
    1
    5

    Game Information

    Kauffman Stadium
    Kauffman Stadium
    12:10 AM, 18 May 2025
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Attendance: 36,134
    Game Time:1:49
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Emil Jimenez
    • First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
    • Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
    • Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

    Walker homers and Mikolas pitches streaking Cardinals to 1-0 win over Royals

    — Jordan Walker homered and Miles Mikolas pitched six sharp innings to lead the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Saturday night.
    May 18, 2025, 03:15 am - AP
    STL
    KC
    123456789RHE
    000001000120
    000000000041
    M. Mikolas
    win

    M. Mikolas3-2

    6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
    N. Cameron
    loss

    N. Cameron1-1

    6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
    R. Helsley
    save

    R. Helsley9

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    STLKC
    6thWalker homered to center (422 feet).10
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    STL wins 2-1

    • Cardinals
      10
    • Royals
      3
    Game 1
    17/5
    • Cardinals
      1
    • Royals
      0
    Game 2
    18/5
    • Cardinals
      1
    • Royals
      2
    Game 3
    18/5

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