St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

26-20, 11-14 Away

Final

25-22, 16-9 Home


STL
KC

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

CardinalsTop 1st
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  3
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  4
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 88
  5
  Foul Ball
  Slider 84
  6
  Line Out
  Slider 83
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Mikolas pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- R. Helsley pitching for STL
  STL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
3 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
4 Foul Ball	Cutter	88
5 Foul Ball	Slider	84
6 Line Out	Slider	83

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

12:10 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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

M. Mikolas3-2

N. Cameron1-1

R. Helsley9

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