May 15, 2026 · NL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. | KC 1, STL 0 |
| T4 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Walker. Salvador Perez scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. | KC 2, STL 0 |
| B4 | Jordan Walker | Jordan Walker homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Iván Herrera scores. | KC 2, STL 2 |
| B5 | Pedro Pagés | Pedro Pagés homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. | KC 2, STL 3 |
| T6 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. | KC 3, STL 3 |
| T10 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Maikel Garcia scores. | KC 4, STL 3 |
| B10 | Alec Burleson | Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Thomas Saggese scores. | KC 4, STL 4 |
| B11 | Yohel Pozo | Yohel Pozo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. | KC 4, STL 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
4
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 3–3. Out of the bullpen, Lucas Erceg took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Michael Wacha
Starter
6.0
87
3
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 27 31% 3 4 9 9 2 Changeup 18 21% 2 5 2 5 4 Sinker 16 18% 2 4 3 4 3 Slider 11 13% 2 2 1 4 2 Cutter 9 10% 0 0 0 5 4 Curveball 6 7% 0 2 0 3 1 - Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 20 0 2
- Nick Mears Reliever 1.0 16 0 1
- Matt Strahm Setup 0.2 15 0 1
- John Schreiber Middle 0.1 1 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 12 1 2 BS
- Steven Cruz Middle 0.2 5 1 0 L
Cardinals
HOME
5
Dustin May started for Cardinals, leaving with the game tied 3–3. Out of the bullpen, Ryne Stanek took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Dustin May
Starter
6.0
91
3
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Dustin May threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 32 35% 2 4 5 14 7 Four-Seam Fastball 26 29% 2 5 4 11 4 Sinker 16 18% 1 4 3 5 3 Sweeper 9 10% 0 0 1 4 4 Curveball 8 9% 3 0 1 3 1 - George Soriano Setup 0.2 9 0 1
- JoJo Romero Setup 1.1 21 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 10 0 0
- Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 13 1 2
- Gordon Graceffo Middle 1.0 14 0 0 W
Where the game turned
1 run
- Pozo 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .335 | .400 | .735 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .309 | .381 | .506 | .887 | 2B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .286 | .344 | .630 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .238 | .335 | .573 | |
| Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .336 | .422 | .758 | 2B |
| Lane Thomas RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .354 | .256 | .610 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .225 | .345 | .342 | .687 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .233 | .407 | .640 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .319 | .400 | .719 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 | .313 | .400 | .713 |
HOME · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .237 | .358 | .408 | .766 | |
| Yohel Pozo PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .296 | .555 | |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .344 | .447 | .791 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .382 | .606 | .988 | HR (13) |
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 | .313 | .366 | .679 | |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .333 | .358 | .691 | 2B |
| Nathan Church CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .284 | .397 | .681 | SB |
| Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .255 | .368 | .623 | HR (4) |
| José Fermín LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .340 | .378 | .718 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .396 | .405 | .801 | |
| Victor Scott II CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .241 | .255 | .496 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 2.83 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1.96 | |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.87 | |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.86 | |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.63 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.44 | BS |
| Steven Cruz | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.31 | L |
HOME · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin May | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 4.81 | |
| George Soriano | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3.38 | |
| JoJo Romero | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3.22 | |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.45 | |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.52 | |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.90 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · STL
Lineup 2.1 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 1.2 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · STL
5-5
W2
-6 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.