St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals
· Major League Baseball
12 - 10
JJ Wetherholt hits 2 homers as the Cardinals beat the Royals 12-10 to avoid a sweep
Masyn Winn hit a three-run homer in the Cardinals' five-run first inning and Iván Herrera hit a three-run home run in the fifth for a 12-7 lead.
Wetherholt went 3 for 5 with a leadoff home run and a two-run home run in the second. Winn also hit an RBI single in the second for four RBI.
Lars Nootbaar and Alec Burleson hit RBI singles as St. Louis had a season-high 16 hits.
The Royals rallied after entering the bottom of the second down 9-2.
Nick Loftin and Jac Caglianone hit two-run homers to make it 9-6 in the second. Caglianone’s 444-foot home run into the second level of the right-field Kauffman Stadium fountain extended his home run streak to three games. Caglianone hit a solo home run in the ninth for his team-leading 12th of the year.
Salvador Perez hit an RBI single in the fourth. Carter Jensen hit a solo home run in the sixth. Perez scored on a fielder’s choice in the ninth, avoiding a tag and touching home.
St. Louis starter Dustin May allowed six runs in two innings. St. Louis used seven relievers with Gordon Graceffo (5-1) pitching one inning for the win.
Stephen Kolek (4-2) gave up nine runs on nine hits with one walk and one hit batter in 1 1/3 innings.
Bobby Witt Jr. was out of the lineup for the Sunday series finale after leaving Thursday’s game with a grade-1 MCL Sprain. Witt will be reevaluated on Monday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Collins grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Rave struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Rave hit for Loftin |
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9th Inning | Misner hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Thomas to second, Massey to third. |
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9th Inning | Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to third, Perez scored, Massey to second. St Louis Cardinals challenged call on the field was upheld |
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9th Inning | Massey singled to right, Perez to third. |
Statistics
 STL |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 3 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 12 | Runs Batted In | 10 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 16 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 12 | Runs | 10 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 42 | At Bats | 39 |
| 4 | Home Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 20 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 167 | Pitches | 145 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 32 | Total Bases | 24 |
| 48 | Plate Appearances | 45 |
| 648.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
| 7 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 12.7 | Runs Created | 9.3 |
| .381 | Batting Average | .308 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .762 | Slugging Percentage | .615 |
| .452 | Secondary Average | .436 |
| .458 | On Base Percentage | .386 |
| 1.220 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.002 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 12.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.9 |
| 82.5 | Batter Rating | 65.0 |
| 10.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 9.8 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.48 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.22 |
| .381 | Isolated Power | .308 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.44 |
| .063 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .089 |
| .071 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .128 |
| 24.0 | Runs Produced | 20.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.8 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 124.3 | MLB Rating | 107.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 28,309 | Capacity:
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 | 66 | 39 | .629 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 59 | 46 | .562 | 7 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 54 | 52 | .509 | 12.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 53 | 52 | .505 | 13 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 49 | 55 | .471 | 16.5 | W1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 55 | 49 | .529 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 54 | 53 | .505 | 2.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 53 | 54 | .495 | 3.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 50 | 56 | .472 | 6 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 45 | 62 | .421 | 11.5 | W2 |