Pickswise
KC
Kansas City Royals19-26, 6-16
2–4
FinalBusch Stadium, St. Louis
STL
St. Louis Cardinals26-18, 11-10
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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Saturday, 05/16/26

🔥 Win Probability

44.8%KC
Win probability chart
KC
STL
55.2%STL

Probable Pitchers

KC
KC
Pitchers
STL
STL
Michael WachaSP, #52
Michael Wacha
vs
Dustin May
Dustin MaySP, #3
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
M. Wacha4-22.830.9957.13947187
D. May3-44.811.4248.25435154

Team Stats

KC
KC
STL
STL
Batting
.184AVG.300
.541OPS.866
0HR2
4RBI5
7H12
4R5
0SB1
7BB5
Pitching
2.53ERA2.45
1.59WHIP1.27
0W1
1L0
11K7
5BB7
2HR0
0SV0
10.2IP11.0
Fielding
1.000FP1.000
0E0
7DP3
10A11
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesSTL leads series 1-0
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 1-0
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
Cleveland2522-W1.532
Chicago23221W1.511
Minnesota20264.5L2.435
Detroit20264.5L1.435
Kansas City19275.5L6.413

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago2917-L1.630
Milwaukee26171.5W3.605
St. Louis27181.5W3.600
Pittsburgh24225L2.522
Cincinnati24225L1.522