Cardinals 1-0 Royals (May 17, 2025) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

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

Regular Season Series

STL leads 2-0

Cardinals
10
Royals
3

Game 1

5/16

Cardinals
1
Royals
0

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

7:10 PM, May 17, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Line: KC -115

Over/Under: 9.5

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
Chicago	27	19	.587	-	W2
St. Louis	26	20	.565	1	W3
Cincinnati	23	24	.489	4.5	W3
Milwaukee	21	25	.457	6	L2
Pittsburgh	15	31	.326	12	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	30	16	.652	-	L1
Minnesota	26	20	.565	4	W13
Cleveland	25	20	.556	4.5	L3
Kansas City	25	22	.532	5.5	L4
Chicago	14	32	.304	16	L3

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St. Louis Cardinals

Kansas City Royals

M. Mikolas3-2

N. Cameron1-1

R. Helsley9

Regular Season Series

STL leads 2-0

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