Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Alec Burleson | Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Iván Herrera scores. | KC 0, STL 1 |
| T5 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Maikel Garcia scores. | KC 1, STL 1 |
| B5 | Victor Scott II | Victor Scott II reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Thomas Saggese scores. Nathan Church to 3rd. | KC 1, STL 2 |
| B5 | Masyn Winn | Masyn Winn out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Nathan Church scores. | KC 1, STL 3 |
| B8 | Alec Burleson | Alec Burleson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Masyn Winn scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Alec Burleson to 2nd. Alec Burleson advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by catcher Elias Díaz. | KC 1, STL 4 |
| T9 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 2, STL 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Noah Cameron started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–3. Out of the bullpen, Bailey Falter took the roughest line.
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Noah Cameron
Starter
6.0
82
3
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Noah Cameron threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 31 38% 4 4 8 10 5 Changeup 21 26% 2 3 2 8 6 Cutter 12 15% 1 2 3 2 4 Curveball 10 12% 2 2 1 4 1 Slider 5 6% 0 1 0 2 2 Sinker 3 4% 0 1 0 1 1 - Bailey Falter Reliever 2.0 28 1 0
Kyle Leahy started for Cardinals, leaving with a 3–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, George Soriano took the roughest line.
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Kyle Leahy
Starter
6.0
90
1
2
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kyle Leahy threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 30 33% 0 7 4 13 6 Curveball 16 18% 1 4 3 6 2 Changeup 16 18% 5 1 1 6 3 Slider 11 12% 0 5 1 2 3 Sweeper 9 10% 0 2 1 1 5 Sinker 8 9% 1 2 1 3 1 - Gordon Graceffo Middle 1.0 10 0 0 HLD
- Justin Bruihl Middle 1.0 10 0 0 HLD
- George Soriano Setup 1.0 14 1 0 SV
Where the game turned
- II Fielders Choice (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .333 | .402 | .735 | 2B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .383 | .503 | .886 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .201 | .286 | .341 | .627 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .232 | .328 | .560 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .318 | .425 | .743 | HR (5) |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .349 | .341 | .690 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .233 | .400 | .633 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .325 | .407 | .732 | 2B |
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .329 | .412 | .741 | |
| Starling Marte PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .354 | .372 | .726 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn Winn SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .326 | .351 | .677 | |
| Iván Herrera DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .398 | .410 | .808 | 2B |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .379 | .598 | .977 | |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .342 | .445 | .787 | |
| José Fermín 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .316 | .347 | .663 | |
| Thomas Saggese 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .206 | .188 | .394 | |
| Nathan Church LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .292 | .410 | .702 | 2B |
| Pedro Pagés C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .248 | .357 | .605 | |
| Victor Scott II CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .252 | .266 | .518 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 5.40 | L |
| Bailey Falter | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.13 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Leahy | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 3.94 | W |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.82 | HLD |
| Justin Bruihl | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.12 | HLD |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3.66 | SV |
Manager comparison
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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.