Royals at Cardinals — MLB Odds, Starters, Weather · Sunday, May 17, 2026
Royals
30-45
FINAL
2–0
Cardinals
39-32
FINAL · BOT 9TH
✓KC
2STL
0LAST PITLucas Erceg22P
LAST BATNathan ChurchL
FINAL PLAY · Nathan Church grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
MONEYLINE · IMPLIED PROBABILITY
KC
100¢
POLY100¢
KALSHI100¢
STL
1¢
POLY0¢
KALSHI1¢
DISPERSION 1¢ · venues aligned · $2,195,030 combined volume · UPDATED 32D AGO
OUR TAKE · SPORTSSLATEAI MODEL
GENERATED 33D AGO
Both teams have struggled to score consistently at 4.3 runs per game, while Kansas City holds a slight defensive edge allowing 4.6 runs against St. Louis' 4.8. The Cardinals get a modest starting pitching advantage with Pallante's 4.46 ERA over Kolek's 6.75, but the overall matchup projects as essentially even with the market pricing it fairly.
RESULT: LOSS·STL 0-2 KC
VENUE
Busch Stadium
ROOF
Open
WEATHER
84°F · Partly Cloudy
S 18mph
WATCH
Cardinals.TV · Royals.TV
STARTERS
Stephen Kolek (R)
KC · 8 GS
ERA
2.68
WHIP
1.03
K/9
6.08
BB/9
1.79
IP
50.3
Andre Pallante (R)
STL · 14 GS
ERA
3.76
WHIP
1.20
K/9
7.28
BB/9
2.93
IP
76.7
RECENT FORM · LAST 5
KC · 2-3 L5
L 7-8
vsHOU · 6/13
W 4-0
vsHOU · 6/14
L 3-7
@WSH · 6/15
L 4-6
@WSH · 6/16
W 6-2
@WSH · 6/17
OLDEST → LATEST
STL · 3-2 L5
W 9-6
@MIN · 6/13
L 4-5
@MIN · 6/14
W 3-0
vsSD · 6/15
W 3-2
vsSD · 6/16
L 1-6
vsSD · 6/17
OLDEST → LATEST
INJURIES
P
Alec Marsh
Right shoulder impingement
60-DAY · 94D
P
Carlos Estévez
Left foot contusion
15-DAY · 49D
2B
Jonathan India
Left shoulder subluxation
10-DAY · 28D
P
James McArthur
Right elbow inflammation
15-DAY · 28D
P
Cole Ragans
Left elbow impingement
15-DAY · 10D
P
Matt Strahm
Right knee inflammation
15-DAY · 1D
3B
Ramón Urías
Louis Cardinals placed 3B Ramón Urías on the 10-day injured list. Right elbow lateral epicondylitis
10-DAY · 12D
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