Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals
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Pozo's hit in 11th lifts Cardinals over Royals, setting off celebration among shirtless fans
Jordan Walker had three hits, including his 13th homer, and is batting .309.
St. Louis was 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position before Pozo’s opposite-field, two-out hit to right off Steven Cruz (0-1). Pozo was so excited about lining the ball into right he at first didn’t run hard up the line and had to be urged on by teammates, aware there was a possible force play if he didn’t hurry.
St. Louis got its fourth walk-off win of the season, two shy of the Cardinals’ total last year.
About 100 fans went to an open section in right field in the ninth and twirled their shirts while chanting, trying to spark St. Louis to a victory.
Oliver Marmol got his 351st win as Cardinals manager, tying Hall of Famer Joe Torre for ninth in club history.
Kansas City has lost five straight and seven of nine, dropping into the AL Central cellar.
Carter Jensen’s RBI double and Isaac Collins’ sacrifice fly put the Royals ahead 2-0 in the fourth against Dustin May but Walker’s homer off former Cardinal Michael Wacha tied the score in the bottom half and Pedro Pagés went deep against Wacha for a 3-2 lead in the fifth.
Collins’ run-scoring groundout tied the score in the sixth.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a go-ahead double in the 10th against Ryne Stanek, and Alec Burleson retired the score with an RBI single off Lucas Erceg in the bottom half.
hit a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning, Jordan Walker and Pedro Pagés each hit a home run, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Walker finished with three hits and two RBI, while Nolan Gorman and Alec Burleson added two apiece.
Royals Michael Wacha (4-2) allowed three runs and had five strikeouts in six innings.
Cardinals Dustin May (3-4) gave up three runs in six innings.
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Scoring Summary
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11th Inning | Pozo singled to right, Church scored, Wetherholt to second. |
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11th Inning | Pozo hit for Saggese |
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11th Inning | Wetherholt intentionally walked. |
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11th Inning | Fermín grounded out to second. |
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11th Inning | Pagés hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Church to third. |
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11th Inning | Cruz relieved Erceg |
Statistics
 KC |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 17 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 7 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 7 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 3 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 40 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 23 | Runners Left On Base | 25 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 2 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 158 | Pitches | 156 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 46 | Plate Appearances | 47 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created | 6.8 |
| .184 | Batting Average | .300 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .237 | Slugging Percentage | .475 |
| .237 | Secondary Average | .325 |
| .304 | On Base Percentage | .391 |
| .541 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .866 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 2.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.7 |
| 27.0 | Batter Rating | 41.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 20.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.43 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.32 |
| .053 | Isolated Power | .175 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.45 |
| .152 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .106 |
| .053 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .025 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 75.5 | MLB Rating | 92.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 26,949 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 30 | 22 | .577 | - | W6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 25 | 24 | .510 | 3.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 23 | 27 | .460 | 6 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 20 | 30 | .400 | 9 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 20 | 31 | .392 | 9.5 | L6 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 29 | 18 | .617 | - | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 29 | 21 | .580 | 1.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 28 | 21 | .571 | 2 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 26 | 24 | .520 | 4.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 26 | 24 | .520 | 4.5 | W2 |