Royals at Cardinals — MLB Odds, Starters, Weather · Friday, May 15, 2026
Royals
29-43
FINAL
4–5
Cardinals
37-31
FINAL · BOT 11TH
KC
4✓STL
5LAST PITSteven Cruz5P
LAST BATYohel PozoR
FINAL PLAY · Yohel Pozo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
MONEYLINE · IMPLIED PROBABILITY
KC
1¢
POLY0¢
KALSHI1¢
STL
100¢
POLY100¢
KALSHI100¢
DISPERSION 1¢ · venues aligned · $5,414,032 combined volume · UPDATED 30D AGO
OUR TAKE · SPORTSSLATEAI MODEL
GENERATED 30D AGO
Market looks well-priced on this one — no edge to take (model KC lean only +1.7%).
RESULT: LOSS·KC 4-5 STL
VENUE
Busch Stadium
ROOF
Open
WEATHER
81°F · Overcast
S 6mph · 5% precip
WATCH
Cardinals.TV · Royals.TV
STARTERS
Michael Wacha (R)
KC · 14 GS
ERA
3.58
WHIP
1.16
K/9
7.06
BB/9
2.76
IP
88.0
Dustin May (R)
STL · 13 GS
ERA
4.21
WHIP
1.25
K/9
8.17
BB/9
2.48
IP
72.7
RECENT FORM · LAST 5
KC · 1-4 L5
L 4-6
vsTEX · 6/10
L 2-4
vsTEX · 6/11
L 8-10
vsHOU · 6/12
L 7-8
vsHOU · 6/13
W 4-0
vsHOU · 6/14
OLDEST → LATEST
STL · 2-3 L5
W 9-2
@NYM · 6/10
L 4-5
@NYM · 6/11
L 8-9
@MIN · 6/12
W 9-6
@MIN · 6/13
L 4-5
@MIN · 6/14
OLDEST → LATEST
INJURIES
P
Alec Marsh
Right shoulder impingement
60-DAY · 92D
P
Carlos Estévez
Left foot contusion
15-DAY · 47D
P
Bailey Falter
Left elbow inflammation
15-DAY · 43D
P
James McArthur
Right elbow inflammation
15-DAY · 26D
2B
Jonathan India
Left shoulder subluxation
10-DAY · 26D
P
Cole Ragans
Left elbow impingement
15-DAY · 8D
P
Matt Pushard
Louis Cardinals placed RHP Matt Pushard on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 30, 2026. Right knee patellar tendinitis
15-DAY · 46D
3B
Ramón Urías
Louis Cardinals placed 3B Ramón Urías on the 10-day injured list. Right elbow lateral epicondylitis
10-DAY · 10D
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