Pickswise
STL
St. Louis Cardinals40-33, 19-16
6–14
Final
KC
Kansas City Royals31-45, 18-21
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St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Thursday, 06/18/26

🔥 Win Probability

52.7%STL
Win probability chart
STL
KC
47.3%KC

Probable Pitchers

STL
STL
Pitchers
KC
KC
Matthew LiberatoreSP, #32
Matthew Liberatore
vs
Noah Cameron
Noah CameronSP, #65
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
M. Liberatore3-45.231.5672.186672715
N. Cameron3-44.111.2170.06864178

Team Stats

STL
STL
KC
KC
Batting
.333AVG.405
.853OPS1.241
0HR3
5RBI12
13H17
6R14
0SB1
6BB2
Pitching
12.38ERA5.00
2.38WHIP2.11
0W1
1L0
5K8
2BB6
3HR0
0SV0
8.0IP9.0
Fielding
0.969FP0.968
1E1
0DP0
7A3
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesKC leads series 1-0
Jun 18
STL
STL6
@
KC
KC14
Final
Jun 19
STL
STL-
@
KC
KC-
6/19
Jun 21
STL
STL-
@
KC
KC-
6/21
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 2-2
May 15
KC
KC4
@
STL
STL5
Final/11
May 16
KC
KC2
@
STL
STL4
Final
May 17
KC
KC2
@
STL
STL0
Final
Jun 18
STL
STL6
@
KC
KC14
Final
Jun 19
STL
STL-
@
KC
KC-
6/19
Jun 21
STL
STL-
@
KC
KC-
6/21

Injury Report

KC
KC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
B. Witt Jr.
SSRight KneeJun 18
M. Garcia
3BLeft HandJun 18
S. Lugo
SPConcussionJun 18
A. Simonelli
SPUndisclosedJun 19
J. Vaz
2BUndisclosedJun 20
STL
STL
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
I. Henderson
SPLeft ElbowJun 17
R. Fernandez
RP BackJun 21
S. Robberse
SPRight ElbowJun 30
V. Santos
RPUndisclosedJun 30
Z. Thompson
RPLeft ShoulderJun 30

Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Milwaukee4527-L1.625
St. Louis40335.5L2.548
Chicago39367.5W1.520
Pittsburgh38378.5W2.507
Cincinnati353810.5L1.479

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago3934-W1.534
Cleveland4035-W1.533
Minnesota36404.5W4.474
Kansas City31459.5W2.408
Detroit30449.5L2.405