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KC
Kansas City Royals20-27, 7-17
2–0
FinalBusch Stadium, St. Louis
STL
St. Louis Cardinals27-19, 12-11
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Kansas City Royals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Sunday, 05/17/26

🔥 Win Probability

45.0%KC
Win probability chart
KC
STL
55.0%STL

Probable Pitchers

KC
KC
Pitchers
STL
STL
Stephen KolekSP, #32
Stephen Kolek
vs
Andre Pallante
Andre PallanteSP, #53
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
S. Kolek2-04.241.0017.0131243
A. Pallante4-44.041.3549.04740196

Team Stats

KC
KC
STL
STL
Batting
.273AVG.161
.718OPS.397
1HR0
2RBI0
9H5
2R0
1SB0
2BB2
Pitching
0.00ERA1.00
0.78WHIP1.22
1W0
0L1
4K9
2BB2
0HR1
1SV0
9.0IP9.0
Fielding
1.000FP0.971
0E1
3DP5
15A6
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesSTL wins series 2-1
May 15
KC
KC4
@
STL
STL5
Final/11
May 16
KC
KC2
@
STL
STL4
Final
May 17
KC
KC2
@
STL
STL0
Final
Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 2-1
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
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
M. Winn
SSLeft KneeMay 18
R. Urias
3BRight ElbowMay 21
L. Nootbaar
LFHeelMay 28
I. Henderson
SPLeft ElbowMay 28
V. Santos
RPUndisclosedMay 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
Cleveland2622-W2.542
Chicago24221W2.522
Minnesota21264.5W1.447
Detroit20275.5L2.426
Kansas City20275.5W1.426

2026 National League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago2918-L2.617
Milwaukee26181.5L1.591
St. Louis27191.5L1.587
Pittsburgh24235L3.511
Cincinnati24235L2.511