St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals

St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL

40-33, 19-16 Away

Final

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

31-45, 18-21 Home

Cardinals
6
Royals
14

Game 1

19/6

Cardinals
5
Royals
6

Game 2

20/6

Cardinals
12
Royals
10

Game 3

21/6

Kauffman Stadium

12:40 AM, 19 June 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,363

Game Time:3:09

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Blakney
First Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Sean Barber
Third Base Umpire - Dexter Kelley

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	71	43	.623	-	W2
Chicago	66	49	.574	5.5	W3
St. Louis	57	58	.496	14.5	W1
Pittsburgh	57	59	.491	15	L2
Cincinnati	55	58	.487	15.5	W3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	54	.522	-	L2
Cleveland	57	58	.496	3	L2
Minnesota	56	59	.487	4	L4
Detroit	55	59	.482	4.5	L1
Kansas City	48	67	.417	12	W2

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