St. Louis Cardinals
40 - 33 .548
F
June 18, 2026, 7:40 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
14
Kansas City Royals
31 - 45 .408| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| KAN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 1 |
W: Noah Cameron
(W, 4-4)
5.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 K, 2 BB
L: Matthew Liberatore
(L, 3-4)
1.2 IP, 5 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Perez, S
3-5 | HR, 2B, RBI
Witt Jr.
2-2 | HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Wetherholt
3-4 | 2B, 2 BB, R
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .266 |
| 2 | Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | |
| 4 | Nelson Velázquez LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .323 |
| 5 | Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 |
| Nathan Church CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | |
| 6 | Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Bryan Torres LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | |
| 7 | Blaze Jordan 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 8 | José Fermín CF-SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| 9 | Pedro Pagés C-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .247 |
BATTING
2B Wetherholt (8, Cameron) Velázquez, N (2, Cameron) Winn (10, Cameron) Jordan (2, Black).
TB Fermín 2 Jordan 3 Velázquez, N 2 Walker, J 2 Wetherholt 4 Winn 4.
RBI Burleson (54) Fermín 2 (14) Pagés, P (11) Walker, J (57).
2-out RBI Walker, J Fermín.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Burleson Jordan Winn Herrera Velázquez, N 2 Fermín 2.
SF Burleson Pagés, P.
Team RISP 3-for-18.
Team LOB 15.
FIELDING
E Velázquez, N (1, fielding).
PB Crooks (2).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore(L, 3-4) | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 5.23 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 3.06 |
| Max Rajcic | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 4.50 |
| Justin Bruihl | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 4.41 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 167 | 109 | 58 | 4.19 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Cameron.
Balk Graceffo.
HBP Herrera (by Cameron).
ABS Challenge Perez, S 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed) Velázquez, N (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Pagés, P (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Massey (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Tolbert (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Liberatore 48-32 Graceffo 47-29 Rajcic 33-22 Bruihl 39-26 Cameron 108-68 Black 40-22 Way 36-22.
Groundouts-flyouts Liberatore 2-2 Graceffo 2-1 Rajcic 2-2 Bruihl 1-4 Cameron 1-3 Black 2-1 Way 1-2.
Batters faced Liberatore 13 Graceffo 11 Rajcic 8 Bruihl 12 Cameron 27 Black 11 Way 10.
Inherited runners-scored Graceffo 1-0 Rajcic 2-2.
Umpires HP: Ryan Blakney. 1B: Tripp Gibson. 2B: Sean Barber. 3B: Dexter Kelley.
Weather 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 7 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:40 PM.
T 3:09.
Att 18,363.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
June 18, 2026