Pickswise
KC
Kansas City Royals19-27, 6-17
4–5
FinalBusch Stadium, St. Louis
STL
St. Louis Cardinals27-18, 12-10
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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Friday, 05/15/26

🔥 Win Probability

59.4%KC
Win probability chart
KC
STL
40.6%STL

Probable Pitchers

KC
KC
Pitchers
STL
STL
Stephen KolekSP, #32
Stephen Kolek
vs
Andre Pallante
Andre PallanteSP, #53
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
S. Kolek1-06.751.1310.29933
A. Pallante4-34.461.3742.13933195

Team Stats

KC
KC
STL
STL
Batting
.239AVG.241
.703OPS.715
44HR51
178RBI198
355H359
185R204
30SB31
163BB155
Pitching
4.38ERA4.24
1.38WHIP1.37
19W26
26L18
384K319
196BB168
51HR47
13SV16
399.0IP397.1
Fielding
0.990FP0.988
16E20
74DP67
377A436
0PO0

Season Leaders

KC
KC
Avg. Per Game
STL
STL
Bobby Witt Jr.
B. Witt Jr.
.309 AVG.383 OBP.503 SLG

Batting Average

Jordan Walker
J. Walker
.308 AVG.379 OBP.598 SLG
Bobby Witt Jr.
B. Witt Jr.
7 HR.309 AVG23 RBI

Home Runs

Jordan Walker
J. Walker
13 HR.308 AVG34 RBI
Bobby Witt Jr.
B. Witt Jr.
23 RBI7 HR.309 AVG

Runs Batted In

Jordan Walker
J. Walker
34 RBI13 HR.308 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesSTL leads series 2-0
May 15
KC
KC4
@
STL
STL5
Final/11
May 16
KC
KC2
@
STL
STL4
Final
May 17
KC
KC-
@
STL
STL-
5/17
Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 2-0
May 15
KC
KC4
@
STL
STL5
Final/11
May 16
KC
KC2
@
STL
STL4
Final
May 17
KC
KC-
@
STL
STL-
5/17
Jun 18
STL
STL-
@
KC
KC-
6/18
Jun 19
STL
STL-
@
KC
KC-
6/19
Jun 21
STL
STL-
@
KC
KC-
6/21

Injury Report

STL
STL
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
R. Urias
3BRight ElbowMay 21
L. Nootbaar
LFHeelMay 28
I. Henderson
SPLeft ElbowMay 28
V. Santos
RPUndisclosedMay 31
Z. Thompson
RPLeft ShoulderMay 31
KC
KC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
C. Ragans
SPLeft ElbowMay 21
J. McArthur
RPRight ElbowMay 23
M. Strahm
RPRight KneeMay 30
A. Simonelli
SPUndisclosedMay 31
J. Vaz
2BUndisclosedMay 31

Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Cleveland2422-L1.522
Chicago22221L1.500
Minnesota20253.5L1.444
Detroit20264L1.435
Kansas City19275L6.413

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago2916-W2.644
St. Louis27182W3.600
Milwaukee25172.5W2.595
Cincinnati24215W2.533
Pittsburgh24225.5L2.522

Last 5 Games

KC
KC Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
5/16/26
@
STL
STL
L 4-2
5/15/26
@
STL
STL
L 5-4 F/11
5/14/26
@
CHW
CHW
L 6-2
5/13/26
@
CHW
CHW
L 6-5
5/12/26
@
CHW
CHW
L 6-5
STL
STL Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
5/16/26
vs
KC
KC
W 4-2
5/15/26
vs
KC
KC
W 5-4 F/11
5/14/26
@
ATH
ATH
W 5-4
5/13/26
@
ATH
ATH
L 6-2
5/12/26
@
ATH
ATH
W 6-4