MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/16/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1247 - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (19-27) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (22-24) 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 X 10 14 0
Royals Take 10-2 Pounding
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Kansas City Royals, 10-2, at Busch Stadium. St. Louis shortstop Juan Álvarez had a superb performance. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Ed Franklin, the winning pitcher, is now 3-3. He went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, while fanning 7 and walking 2. The 4th-place Cardinals have won 5 straight.

St. Louis first baseman Avery Romero helped the Cardinals go up, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Romero hit a run-scoring single off Kansas City pitcher Juan Garza.

"I believe in our guys," said St. Louis skipper Aaron Thompson. "I like the energy they're playing with."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .228 0 6
F. Wall 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 2 16
   a-R. La Arena PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 3
H. Masson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .325 3 21
D. García RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .283 13 33
J. Fok DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .375 0 1
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .277 0 15
D. Moon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .231 3 15
I. Rodriguez SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .193 0 12
W. Payan C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .280 1 5
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 11 15      
a - R. La Arena pinch hit for F. Wall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Payan (3, 5th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. García (13, 6th Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Masson , D. García 4 , J. Fok , L. Bejaran , I. Rodriguez , W. Payan 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Wall , H. Masson , L. Bejaran , D. Moon
Hit by Pitch: R. La Arena , I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: I. Rodriguez (4)
Double Plays: 3 (Moon-Rodriguez-Moon, Rodriguez-Bejaran-Moon, Bejaran-Rodriguez-Moon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 5 15
   a-P. Logan CF 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .241 7 22
R. Gómez 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .265 4 20
J. García DH 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 .256 9 22
B. Swihart C 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .194 2 12
A. Romero 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .292 5 26
A. Lamb CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .219 2 14
B. Page 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .288 1 4
J. Álvarez SS 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .276 1 16
Totals 36 10 14 9 4 4 19      
a - P. Logan substituted for Z. Taylor in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gómez (9, 7th Inning off G. Llanes, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Page (3, 8th Inning off G. Llanes, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Encarnación (1, 7th Inning off J. Garza, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Álvarez (1, 8th Inning off G. Llanes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Logan , J. Encarnación 4 , R. Gómez 3 , J. García , A. Romero 3 , B. Page 3 , J. Álvarez 6
2-out RBI: J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Taylor , J. García , B. Swihart
GIDP: Z. Taylor , B. Swihart , A. Lamb
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. García (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Garza L (1-2) 6.1 9 6 6 3 3 0 29 93 4.11   
G. Llanes 1.2 5 4 3 1 1 1 11 36 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garza 31
Batters Faced: J. Garza 29, G. Llanes 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garza 10-4, G. Llanes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garza 93-63, G. Llanes 36-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Llanes 1-1
WP: J. Garza , G. Llanes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Franklin W (3-3) 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 1 25 99 4.84   
J. Crocker H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 3.42   
K. Crockett 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 22 2.70   
B. Vaughn 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 11 6.00   
L. Gohara 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 61
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 25, J. Crocker 3, K. Crockett 5, B. Vaughn 4, L. Gohara 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 7-4, J. Crocker 0-2, K. Crockett 2-0, B. Vaughn 1-0, L. Gohara 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 99-59, J. Crocker 14-11, K. Crockett 22-13, B. Vaughn 11-10, L. Gohara 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gohara 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Franklin , L. Gohara
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Álvarez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 4 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 33381
Saturday, May 16th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60