Cardinals 10-3 Royals (May 16, 2025) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

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

0:31

Ivan Herrera plates 2 runs with a double for the Cardinals

0:31

Pasquantino hits a 448-foot moonshot into the fountain

0:24

Regular Season Series

STL leads 1-0

Cardinals
10
Royals
3

Game 1

5/16

Cardinals
Royals

Game 2

5/17

Cardinals
Royals

Game 3

5/18

Royals
Cardinals

Game 4

6/3

Royals
Cardinals

Game 5

6/4

Royals
Cardinals

Game 6

6/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, May 16, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Line: KC -155

Over/Under: 8.5

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	26	19	.578	-	W1
St. Louis	25	20	.556	1	W2
Cincinnati	22	24	.478	4.5	W2
Milwaukee	21	24	.467	5	L1
Pittsburgh	15	30	.333	11	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	30	15	.667	-	W4
Cleveland	25	19	.568	4.5	L2
Minnesota	25	20	.556	5	W12
Kansas City	25	21	.543	5.5	L3
Chicago	14	31	.311	16	L2

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Wilmer Flores carries Giants with 3-homer, 8-RBI night

Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam and finished with a career-best three homers and eight RBIs to lead the Giants to a 9-1 rout of the Athletics.

Flores hits 3 homers and drives in 8 runs to back Webb as Giants thump A's 9-1

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St. Louis Cardinals

Kansas City Royals

A. Pallante4-2

C. Ragans2-3

STL @ KC Videos

Ivan Herrera plates 2 runs with a double for the Cardinals

Regular Season Series

STL leads 1-0

Game Information

2025 National League Central Standings

2025 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Kochanowicz limits Dodgers, and Angels turn 5 double plays in 6-2 win in Freeway Series opener

Wilmer Flores carries Giants with 3-homer, 8-RBI night

Flores hits 3 homers and drives in 8 runs to back Webb as Giants thump A's 9-1