Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals
· Major League Baseball
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Salvador Perez homers and drives in both runs to help the Royals beat the Cardinals 2-0
Kolek (2-0) struck out three and walked one in his third start of the season after returning from a strained left oblique on May 5.
Daniel Lynch IV pitched 1 2/3 innings, and Lucas Erceg worked the ninth for his 11th save of the season.
Perez launched the first pitch he saw in the fourth inning 392 feet into the left-field stands for his seventh homer of the season to expand Kansas City’s lead to 2-0.
Andre Pallante (4-4) allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits and struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings as the Cardinals had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Maikel Garcia grounded a single up the middle leading off the game, advanced to third base when Victor Scott II bobbled Vinnie Pasquantino's single and scored on Perez’s sacrifice fly to left field to give the Royals a 1-0 lead.
Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn left the game and was favoring his left leg as he returned to the dugout in the bottom of the seventh inning after beating out a double play attempt at first base. Manager Oliver Marmol said Winn had left knee discomfort and would be day to day.
Cardinals: LHP Matthew Liberatore (2-2, 4.40) will oppose Pittsburgh RHP Mitch Keller (4-2, 3.59) to open a three-game home series Tuesday night.
This version has been corrected to show Vinnie Pasquantino singled in the first, not Bobby Witt Jr.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Church grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Gorman to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Prieto lined out to right. |
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9th Inning | Gorman walked. |
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9th Inning | Walker grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Erceg relieved Lynch IV |
Statistics
 KC |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 20 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 5 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 0 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 7 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 137 | Pitches | 125 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 13 | Total Bases | 5 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created | 0.6 |
| .273 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .394 | Slugging Percentage | .161 |
| .212 | Secondary Average | .065 |
| .324 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
| .718 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .397 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 2.9 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.6 |
| 23.0 | Batter Rating | 5.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.70 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.68 |
| .121 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .054 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
| -.061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.097 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 78.0 | MLB Rating | 62.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 38,051 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
 Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
| Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
| St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |