Cardinals take on the Royals after Winn's 4-hit game

May 16, 2026, 04:03 am

St. Louis Cardinals (24-20, second in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (25-20, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (3-2, 4.36 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (2-2, 4.20 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

Royals -158, Cardinals +133; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Kansas City Royals after Masyn Winn had four hits against the Phillies on Wednesday.

Kansas City has a 25-20 record overall and a 16-7 record in home games. Royals hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks eighth in the AL.

St. Louis has a 9-14 record in road games and a 24-20 record overall. The Cardinals have an 18-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 17 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 25 RBI for the Royals. Kyle Isbel is 10 for 28 with a double, a triple, two home runs and two RBI over the last 10 games.

Lars Nootbaar has nine doubles, seven home runs and 24 RBI for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 10 for 32 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .257 batting average, 2.57 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Cardinals: 9-1, .275 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs

INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)

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