Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, May 18, 2025
May 18, 2025, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025St. Louis CardinalsKansas City Royals
.693
OPS.706
148
HR159
689
Runs651
4.29
ERA3.73
1.32
WHIP1.24
1209
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Brendan Donovan led St. Louis Cardinals with 4 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan2B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yohel PozoC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José BarreroPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Scott IICF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cavan BiggioPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersPH/LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
Matthew Liberatore went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (5 SO, 1 ER); Michael Wacha went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Matthew Liberatore | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJo Romero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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