St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

25-20, 10-14 Away

Final

25-21, 16-8 Home


STL
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	2	0	4	0	1	2	10	13	0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	9	1

A. Pallante4-2

7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

C. Ragans2-3

5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  3
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- India to second on wild pitch by Pallante.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Contreras scored on Ragans wild pitch.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- Isbel scored on a balk.
  3
  2
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  3
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Pallante pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- C. Stratton pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- C. Stratton pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- G. Graceffo pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	93
3 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	93

Cardinals
10
Royals
3

Game 1

17/5

Cardinals
1
Royals
0

Game 2

18/5

Cardinals
1
Royals
2

Game 3

18/5

Kauffman Stadium

12:40 AM, 17 May 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 28,104

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gabe Morales
First Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	27	14	.659	-	L2
Milwaukee	22	16	.579	3.5	W4
St. Louis	23	17	.575	3.5	L2
Pittsburgh	22	19	.537	5	L1
Cincinnati	22	19	.537	5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	21	21	.500	-	L2
Chicago	19	21	.475	1	W2
Kansas City	19	22	.463	1.5	L1
Detroit	19	22	.463	1.5	W1
Minnesota	18	23	.439	2.5	W2

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