St. Louis Cardinals @ Kansas City Royals — Jun 21, 2026

MLB Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO·June 21, 2026

STL

St. Louis Cardinals STL 31-28, 16-12 Away

June 21, 2026 6:10 pm

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Kansas City Royals KC 23-38, 15-17 Home

KC

Standings

American League Central National League Central National League American League League

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	CLE Guardians	35	27	.565	-	17-14	18-13
2	CWS White Sox	32	29	.525	2.5	20-11	13-18
3	MIN Twins	29	33	.468	6	17-15	12-19
4	DET Tigers	24	38	.387	11	14-14	11-24
5	KC Royals	23	38	.377	11.5	15-17	8-21

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	MIL Brewers	37	21	.638	-	21-11	16-10
2	PIT Pirates	33	28	.541	5.5	18-15	15-13
3	STL Cardinals	31	28	.525	6.5	15-16	16-12
4	CHC Cubs	32	29	.525	6.5	18-12	14-17
5	CIN Reds	31	29	.517	7	16-15	15-14

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	ATL Braves	41	20	.672	-	18-10	23-10
2	LAD Dodgers	39	22	.639	2	20-11	19-11
3	MIL Brewers	37	21	.638	2.5	21-11	16-10
4	SD Padres	32	27	.542	8	16-16	16-12
5	PIT Pirates	33	28	.541	8	18-15	15-13
6	ARI Diamondbacks	32	28	.533	8.5	19-11	13-17
7	STL Cardinals	31	28	.525	9	15-16	16-12
8	CHC Cubs	32	29	.525	9	18-12	14-17
9	CIN Reds	31	29	.517	9.5	16-15	15-14
10	PHI Phillies	31	29	.517	9.5	16-16	16-13
11	WSH Nationals	31	31	.500	10.5	12-20	19-12
12	MIA Marlins	28	34	.452	13.5	18-15	11-19
13	NYM Mets	26	35	.426	15	15-15	12-20
14	COL Rockies	24	38	.387	17.5	12-16	12-22
15	SF Giants	23	38	.377	18	12-16	11-22

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	TB Rays	36	22	.621	-	21-9	15-14
2	NYY Yankees	36	24	.600	1	17-10	19-14
3	CLE Guardians	35	27	.565	3	17-14	18-13
4	SEA Mariners	33	29	.532	5	19-16	14-14
5	CWS White Sox	32	29	.525	5.5	20-11	13-18
6	TEX Rangers	30	31	.492	7.5	15-13	15-18
7	OAK Athletics	29	31	.483	8	11-17	18-14
8	BAL Orioles	29	32	.475	8.5	19-15	10-17
9	TOR Blue Jays	29	32	.475	8.5	17-13	12-19
10	MIN Twins	29	33	.468	9	17-15	12-19
11	HOU Astros	27	35	.435	11	13-17	14-18
12	BOS Red Sox	25	34	.424	11.5	9-20	16-14
13	DET Tigers	24	38	.387	14	14-14	11-24
14	KC Royals	23	38	.377	14.5	15-17	8-21
15	LAA Angels	23	39	.371	15	12-18	11-21

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF
1	ATL Braves	41	20	.672	-	18-10	23-10	320	210	+110
2	LAD Dodgers	39	22	.639	2	20-11	19-11	321	194	+127
3	MIL Brewers	37	21	.638	2.5	21-11	16-10	292	199	+93
4	TB Rays	36	22	.621	3.5	21-9	15-14	271	261	+10
5	NYY Yankees	36	24	.600	4.5	17-10	19-14	309	216	+93
6	CLE Guardians	35	27	.565	6.5	17-14	18-13	258	252	+6
7	SD Padres	32	27	.542	8	16-16	16-12	229	236	-7
8	PIT Pirates	33	28	.541	8	18-15	15-13	311	276	+35
9	ARI Diamondbacks	32	28	.533	8.5	19-11	13-17	273	263	+10
10	SEA Mariners	33	29	.532	8.5	19-16	14-14	266	230	+36
11	CHC Cubs	32	29	.525	9	18-12	14-17	285	267	+18
12	CWS White Sox	32	29	.525	9	20-11	13-18	285	282	+3
13	STL Cardinals	31	28	.525	9	15-16	16-12	252	266	-14
14	CIN Reds	31	29	.517	9.5	16-15	15-14	262	300	-38
15	PHI Phillies	31	29	.517	9.5	16-16	16-13	233	258	-25
16	WSH Nationals	31	31	.500	10.5	12-20	19-12	330	337	-7
17	TEX Rangers	30	31	.492	11	15-13	15-18	246	235	+11
18	OAK Athletics	29	31	.483	11.5	11-17	18-14	254	287	-33
19	BAL Orioles	29	32	.475	12	19-15	10-17	279	315	-36
20	TOR Blue Jays	29	32	.475	12	17-13	12-19	247	255	-8
21	MIN Twins	29	33	.468	12.5	17-15	12-19	290	306	-16
22	MIA Marlins	28	34	.452	13.5	18-15	11-19	264	285	-21
23	HOU Astros	27	35	.435	14.5	13-17	14-18	277	314	-37
24	NYM Mets	26	35	.426	15	15-15	12-20	244	263	-19
25	BOS Red Sox	25	34	.424	15	9-20	16-14	233	240	-7
26	COL Rockies	24	38	.387	17.5	12-16	12-22	268	344	-76
27	DET Tigers	24	38	.387	17.5	14-14	11-24	241	271	-30
28	KC Royals	23	38	.377	18	15-17	8-21	233	286	-53
29	SF Giants	23	38	.377	18	12-16	11-22	237	304	-67
30	LAA Angels	23	39	.371	18.5	12-18	11-21	265	323	-58

Key Players

Cardinals

AB

A. Burleson 1B

0.291 AVG

7 HR

42 RBI

JW

J. Wetherholt SS

0.25 AVG

9 HR

24 RBI

GG

G. Graceffo RP

1.76 ERA

3 W

15 SO

Royals

BW

B. Witt Jr. SS

0.281 AVG

9 HR

26 RBI

SP

S. Perez C

0.207 AVG

9 HR

25 RBI

DL

D. Lynch IV P

1.93 ERA

1 W

27 SO

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 6–0

.239 19th

AVG

25th .233

.304 23rd

OBP

24th .303

.382 20th

SLG

27th .372

.686 23rd

OPS

27th .675

1.08 14th

HR/G

24th 0.92

4.3 16th

R/G

30th 3.8

Pitching 4–1

4.19 18th

ERA

22nd 4.46

1.35 20th

WHIP

23rd 1.38

7.8 26th

K/9

17th 8.4

3.4 15th

BB/9

27th 3.9

4.5 16th

RA/G

21st 4.7

2025

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 2–4

.245 16th

AVG

15th .247

.304 20th

OBP

22nd .301

.379 27th

SLG

18th .397

.683 24th

OPS

19th .698

0.91 29th

HR/G

26th 0.98

4.3 18th

R/G

27th 4.0

Pitching 1–4

4.29 21st

ERA

6th 3.73

1.31 23rd

WHIP

12th 1.23

7.6 29th

K/9

25th 8.0

2.8 5th

BB/9

8th 2.9

4.7 22nd

RA/G

4th 3.9

Head-to-Head

Cardinals leads 3-2

Final

STL Cardinals

1

KC Royals

2

Final

STL Cardinals

1

KC Royals

0

Final

STL Cardinals

10

KC Royals

3

Final

STL Cardinals

3

KC Royals

8

Final

STL Cardinals

8

KC Royals

5

Recent Form

Cardinals

L vs TEX 4-7

L vs TEX 1-2

W vs CHC 5-1

L vs CHC 1-6

W vs CHC 6-5

Royals

L @ CIN 3-4

W @ CIN 9-2

L @ TEX 3-6

L @ TEX 6-7

L @ TEX 1-9

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City, MO, US · 38,053 capacity

League: MLB
Season: MLB 2026
Date: June 21, 2026
Time: 6:10 pm