Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals, at Kauffman Stadium, June 18, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 40-32
Manager Oliver Marmol
Game # 73
On This Date 62-67
Standing 2nd (5.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 16-14
Home 21-17
Away 19-15
Extra Innings 7-2
vs. RHP 28-27
vs. LHP 12-5
1-Run Games 13-9
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 12-8
vs. West 6-4
Inter-League 15-15

STL Last 10 Games

Matthew Liberatore (#32, 26, LHP, 3-3, 4.71)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 30-45
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 76
On This Date 30-26
Standing 5th (9.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 11-19
Home 17-21
Away 13-24
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 27-28
vs. LHP 3-17
1-Run Games 6-13
vs. East 1-11
vs. Central 12-15
vs. West 11-10
Inter-League 6-9

KCR Last 10 Games

Noah Cameron (#65, 26, LHP, 3-4, 4.11)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, May 15, 2026@STL5 KCR4(11)
Sat, May 16, 2026@STL4 KCR2
Sun, May 17, 2026 KCR2@STL0
DateAwayHomeTime
Thu, Jun 18, 2026STL@KCR7:40pm
Fri, Jun 19, 2026STL@KCR8:15pm
Sun, Jun 21, 2026STL@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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STL Batters vs KCR Pitchers
STL Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Cardinals Batters (4.53 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.69 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.53 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.69 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Cameron* 47. Black 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 56. Lange 41. Lynch* 46. Schreiber 43. Seabold 25. Strahm* 44. Way
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
41. Burleson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 ··· 2/.000 4/.500 2/.000 1/.000 4/1.000 2/.500 1/.000 ···
27. Church* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ···
8. Crooks* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. FermĂ­n G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/ ···
48. Herrera G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.929 ··· 3/.000 1/ ··· 1/2.000 5/1.400 1/ 1/.000 ···
33. Jordan G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
21. Nootbaar* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.500 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ···
43. PagĂ©s G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
39. Torres* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
38. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· ···
18. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.400 ··· 1/.000 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/1.417 1/.000 ···
26. Wetherholt* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
Winn G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 4/1.167 ··· ··· 3/1.666 ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
41. Burleson* G ·  S ·  vP 311 .285 .347 .488 .835 220 .995 91 .464 .892 106 .866 2 0 13 5
27. Church* G ·  S ·  vP 187 .259 .299 .391 .690 144 .727 43 .572 .614 31 .780 4 2 5 0
8. Crooks* G ·  S ·  vP 37 .188 .297 .344 .641 32 .603 5 .900 .705 37 .641 0 0 1 1
15. FermĂ­n G ·  S ·  vP 108 .265 .318 .378 .695 47 .669 61 .715 .799 48 .759 2 0 2 0
48. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP 327 .261 .398 .420 .818 233 .764 94 .957 .921 108 .873 5 0 9 0
33. Jordan G ·  S ·  vP 22 .286 .318 .571 .890 16 .975 6 .667 1.250 22 .890 0 0 1 0
21. Nootbaar* G ·  S ·  vP 49 .268 .367 .463 .831 40 .787 9 1.048 .614 49 .831 0 1 2 0
43. PagĂ©s G ·  S ·  vP 135 .228 .267 .374 .641 89 .730 46 .484 .631 23 .773 2 0 4 5
39. Torres* G ·  S ·  vP 48 .238 .319 .429 .748 35 .859 13 .432 .798 48 .748 1 0 2 0
38. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 29 .333 .379 .593 .972 8 .750 21 1.065 .875 29 .972 0 0 2 0
18. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 305 .288 .341 .537 .878 233 .855 72 .953 .895 104 .769 10 3 18 3
26. Wetherholt* G ·  S ·  vP 308 .259 .360 .399 .760 207 .773 101 .730 .795 91 .701 8 0 10 2
Winn G ·  S ·  vP 275 .234 .316 .314 .630 204 .593 71 .739 .581 96 .558 6 2 2 6
TOTAL .245 .324 .395 .719 .721 .712 .724 .734 50 16 83 33

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 70.0 4.11 8.2 295 .247 .692 225 .658 70 .800 .744 108 .502 8 1 2
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 37.2 5.50 7.9 165 .277 .823 68 .797 97 .838 1.237 87 .792 4 3 3
47. Black G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·X··o··· 15.2 2.87 8.6 71 .267 .814 37 .733 34 .900 .995 49 .817 3 0 0
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·Xo···X· 20.1 5.75 12.0 90 .234 .870 33 .671 57 .976 .791 39 .682 7 2 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP o····X·X··oo·· 27.1 5.60 7.6 127 .299 .849 55 .673 72 .972 .819 47 1.186 2 0 2
32. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 50.1 2.68 6.1 198 .225 .615 88 .703 110 .547 .518 129 .613 5 3 0
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP X···X··XX··X·X 33.2 4.01 9.4 146 .230 .718 67 .622 79 .791 .751 48 .608 2 7 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·oo··Xo··o·o 31.0 2.61 8.7 127 .177 .570 69 .743 58 .375 .457 42 .718 2 2 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP o···X··Xo·o··o 29.2 2.73 6.4 119 .231 .728 60 .473 59 1.003 .623 35 .553 5 1 0
43. Seabold G ·  S ·  vP ·X········o·X· 20.0 4.05 6.8 92 .300 .784 45 .677 47 .891 .874 29 .888 2 1 1
25. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP o···oo·X···X·o 22.0 5.73 7.4 96 .253 .909 70 1.020 26 .629 .969 25 1.360 8 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 94.0 3.64 6.9 382 .236 .703 161 .750 221 .669 .611 133 .848 10 4 2
44. Way G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X···o·o· 5.1 6.75 13.5 24 .286 .851 13 .657 11 1.064 .500 24 .851 1 0 1
TOTAL 4.48 8.0 .251 .759 .744 .791 93 40 20
KCR Batters vs STL Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
STL Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.01 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.38 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.01 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.38 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Liberatore* 47. Bruihl* 44. Graceffo 61. O'Brien 59. Romero* 65. Soriano 55. Stanek 49. Svanson
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000 ··· 1/.000
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.250 1/2.000 1/ 1/.000 2/.500 1/2.000 1/.000 3/.333
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/2.214 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.000
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 ··· 4/.500 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/1.500 ···
26. Misner* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.571 2/.000 3/.833 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 6/.167 2/.500
16. Rave* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 3/1.167 ··· 1/ 3/3.000 1/2.000 2/.500 1/.000
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.268 1/2.000 4/1.500 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 4/2.417 2/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 258 .267 .341 .431 .772 184 .779 74 .754 .771 98 .808 3 1 8 1
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 245 .217 .335 .300 .635 169 .696 76 .504 .761 84 .610 3 4 3 1
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 285 .266 .326 .378 .705 226 .647 59 .934 .815 72 .720 5 3 3 5
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 255 .235 .302 .416 .718 194 .729 61 .685 .688 92 .696 1 0 9 2
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 128 .238 .346 .381 .727 63 .669 65 .787 .719 61 .781 0 0 1 5
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 86 .256 .314 .333 .647 20 .826 66 .589 .637 29 .538 0 1 1 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 171 .261 .278 .466 .744 140 .754 31 .700 .870 74 .884 1 0 7 0
26. Misner* G ·  S ·  vP 17 .375 .412 .375 .787 13 .878 4 .500 1.038 17 .787 1 1 0 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 291 .200 .244 .322 .566 215 .515 76 .714 .585 90 .435 0 0 9 3
16. Rave* G ·  S ·  vP 5 .500 .600 1.750 2.350 3 2.667 2 2.000 5 2.350 0 0 1 0
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 179 .226 .358 .356 .714 93 .710 86 .717 .697 71 .850 3 3 5 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 19 .235 .316 .235 .551 6 .667 13 .490 .000 14 .607 5 2 0 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 335 .290 .364 .451 .815 259 .779 76 .937 .851 113 .744 28 4 9 4
TOTAL .244 .318 .383 .701 .709 .683 .734 .711 58 19 69 32

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
32. Liberatore* G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 70.2 4.71 8.3 307 .287 .823 234 .775 73 .966 .893 81 .814 14 11 4
47. Bruihl* G ·  S ·  vP o·····o·X····· 30.0 4.50 6.3 138 .283 .779 66 .785 72 .776 .810 41 1.020 2 2 1
44. Graceffo G ·  S ·  vP ·····oo····X·· 33.2 2.14 4.5 127 .165 .535 74 .552 53 .512 .433 28 .583 3 3 0
62. Leahy G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 70.0 4.63 7.6 315 .298 .825 150 .722 165 .919 .909 110 .862 9 7 2
3. May G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 81.2 3.75 8.3 329 .240 .649 126 .497 203 .747 .665 124 .437 5 5 4
36. McGreevy G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 78.1 2.99 5.9 310 .234 .669 115 .667 195 .670 .711 93 .810 11 3 0
61. O'Brien G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·····oX·· 31.1 3.73 9.2 133 .235 .613 63 .576 70 .645 .426 41 .665 1 1 0
53. Pallante G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 76.2 3.76 7.3 322 .230 .662 155 .628 167 .694 .571 109 .574 9 8 0
59. Romero* G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo·Xo··o··· 32.0 3.94 9.0 137 .250 .733 84 .697 53 .787 .827 40 .940 4 0 1
65. Soriano G ·  S ·  vP ···X·oo···Xo·· 30.1 2.97 8.0 125 .214 .655 63 .876 62 .438 .680 38 .642 4 5 1
55. Stanek G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oX····oo·· 29.1 5.22 11.0 132 .232 .745 74 .727 58 .768 .955 35 .624 5 2 1
49. Svanson G ·  S ·  vP X···o··oo····· 31.2 7.11 8.8 145 .279 .808 71 .966 74 .658 .710 28 .218 5 1 0
TOTAL 4.08 7.8 .252 .720 .738 .703 78 52 14

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