Kansas City Royals - St.Louis Cardinals 06-18-2026

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St.Louis Cardinals

P: Matthew Liberatore · 4.71 ERA

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Thu, Jun 18

Kansas City Royals

P: Noah Cameron · 4.11 ERA

Team

St.Louis Cardinals

STL

Kansas City Royals

Game Details

• Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Matthew Liberatore

St.Louis Cardinals Away

ERA

4.71

WHIP

1.500

K/9

8.28

BB/9

3.44

70.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.51 WHIP —

Noah Cameron

Kansas City Royals Home

ERA

4.11

WHIP

1.214

K/9

8.23

BB/9

2.19

70.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.06 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
St.Louis Cardinals	+101	+1.5 (-202)	O 9 (-106)
Kansas City Royals	-109	-1.5 (+180)	U 9 (-106)

Latest pre-game line · Jun 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp78°F

Wind 5 mphNW · crossR

Gusts8 mph

Humidity45%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
2BJJ Wetherholt 2B	4	1	3	0	2	0	2	.266
DHIván Herrera	4	1	0	0	1	2	4	.257
RFJordan Walker	4	0	2	1	1	1	1	.291
CJimmy Crooks	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.182
RFNelson Velázquez 2B	4	0	1	0	1	1	6	.323
1BAlec Burleson	3	0	0	1	1	1	3	.282
CFNathan Church	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
SSMasyn Winn 2B	5	2	3	0	0	1	3	.242
LFBryan Torres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
3BBlaze Jordan 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	6	.308
SSJosé Fermín	5	0	2	2	0	0	4	.272
1BPedro Pagés	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	.220
Totals	39	6	13	5	6	8	33	—

Away Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Matthew Liberatore (L, 3-4)	1.2	7	7	5	0	2	1	48-32	5.23
Gordon Graceffo	1.2	4	4	4	2	0	1	47-29	3.06
Max Rajcic	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	33-22	4.50
Justin Bruihl	2.2	4	2	1	0	2	0	39-26	4.41
Totals	8.0	17	14	11	2	5	3	—	—

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFLane Thomas 2B	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.232
SSBobby Witt Jr. HR	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	.294
SSTyler Tolbert	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	.211
1BJac Caglianone HR	5	1	1	2	0	1	2	.266
RFStarling Marte 2B	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	.277
CSalvador Perez HR 2B	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	.207
DHCarter Jensen 2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.238
3BNick Loftin 2B	5	0	2	2	0	1	2	.245
LFIsaac Collins 2B	5	2	2	1	0	0	3	.225
2BMichael Massey	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.256
Totals	42	14	17	12	2	5	15	—

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Noah Cameron (W, 4-4)	5.0	8	4	3	2	6	108-68	4.20
Mason Black	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	40-22	3.57
Beck Way	2.0	2	0	0	2	2	36-22	4.91
Totals	9.0	13	6	5	6	8	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	1–0	Jordan Walker reaches on a fielder's choice. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
T1	2–0	Alec Burleson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Iván Herrera scores.
B1	2–1	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.
B2	2–2	Carter Jensen doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Salvador Perez scores.
B2	2–3	Isaac Collins doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Carter Jensen scores.
B2	2–4	Michael Massey reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Isaac Collins scores. Michael Massey to 2nd.
B2	2–5	Lane Thomas doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Michael Massey scores.
B2	2–6	Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
B2	2–7	Starling Marte doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
T4	3–7	Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Blaze Jordan scores. José Fermín to 3rd. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
B4	3–9	Jac Caglianone homers (9) on a line drive to left center field. Tyler Tolbert scores.
B4	3–11	Nick Loftin doubles (12) on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Starling Marte scores. Carter Jensen scores.
T5	4–11	José Fermín singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte. Masyn Winn scores.
B6	4–12	Salvador Perez homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.
T7	5–12	José Fermín grounds out, shortstop Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Masyn Winn scores. Blaze Jordan to 3rd.
T7	6–12	Pedro Pagés out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Starling Marte. Blaze Jordan scores.
B7	6–13	Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to center fielder José Fermín. Isaac Collins scores.
B8	6–14	Carter Jensen pops out to shortstop José Fermín.

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