Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals, May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025, 7:40 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
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Brendan Donovan and Iván Herrera led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Scott IICF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan India2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael MasseyLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cavan BiggioDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Andre Pallante went 7.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 2 ER); Cole Ragans went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Andre Pallante | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stratton | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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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