St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals, June 5, 2025 (Game 2)
June 5, 2025, 7:45 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals
.706
OPS.693
159
HR148
651
Runs689
3.73
ERA4.29
1.24
WHIP1.32
1271
Strikeouts by pitchers1209
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan India2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Maikel GarciaCF/3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| John RaveRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersPH/CF/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin3B/LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Willson Contreras and Nolan Arenado led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarLF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Masyn WinnSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yohel PozoC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec BurlesonPH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan ViladeRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan GormanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Scott IICF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
Pitching
Cole Ragans went 3.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 5 ER); Matthew Liberatore went 4.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (2 SO, 7 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Angel Zerpa | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Matthew Liberatore | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| John King | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Leahy | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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