MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/17/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1271 - SUNDAY, MAY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-27) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (22-25) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Royals Get One-Run Win at St. Louis
In a low-scoring affair between the Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals, pitcher Scott Blewett was the difference between victory and defeat. The Kansas City right-hander earned kudos in the 2-1 Royals win. Blewett, now 4-4, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 3, walking 3, and allowing 1 run. Randy Richey earned the save, his 9th, for the Royals.

Jimmy Reeves, who is tied for 9th in the AL in bases on balls with 20, had a direct impact on the outcome. Reeves contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the second inning to put Kansas City up, 1-0.

"I executed the game plan," said Blewett.

The defeat makes St. Louis 22-25.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 .231 0 7
F. Wall 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .259 2 16
J. Fok DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .364 1 2
R. La Arena RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .290 0 3
L. Bejaran SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271 0 15
D. Moon 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .231 3 15
D. Carlisle LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262 1 7
C. Jones 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .206 3 8
   a-I. Rodriguez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 0 12
W. Payan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 1 5
Totals 33 2 8 2 4 8 18      
a - I. Rodriguez substituted for C. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reeves (4, 5th Inning off J. Cooper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Fok (1, 3rd Inning off J. Cooper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reeves 2 , F. Wall , J. Fok 4 , D. Moon , D. Carlisle 2 , C. Jones 2
2-out RBI: J. Reeves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Wall , R. La Arena , D. Moon
GIDP: C. Jones , W. Payan
Hit by Pitch: J. Fok
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reeves (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Bejaran (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .252 5 15
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .241 7 22
R. Gómez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 4 20
J. García CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .256 10 23
B. Swihart C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .197 2 12
A. Romero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285 5 26
B. Page DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .290 1 4
E. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261 6 25
J. Álvarez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 1 16
Totals 33 1 6 1 3 4 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. García (10, 4th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor , J. Encarnación , J. García 4 , B. Swihart , B. Page , E. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnación , J. García , A. Romero
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (21)
CS: J. Álvarez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gómez-Anderson-Romero, Anderson-Álvarez-Romero)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Blewett W (4-4) 8.0 5 1 1 3 3 1 32 108 3.95   
R. Richey SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 68
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 32, R. Richey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 11-9, R. Richey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 108-63, R. Richey 16-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Cooper L (0-1) 5.0 6 2 2 4 5 1 24 94 3.60   
K. Heyer 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 29 5.52   
J. Crocker 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 3.28   
N. Acosta 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cooper 48
Batters Faced: J. Cooper 24, K. Heyer 7, J. Crocker 4, N. Acosta 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cooper 4-5, K. Heyer 3-1, J. Crocker 2-1, N. Acosta 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cooper 94-54, K. Heyer 29-17, J. Crocker 17-11, N. Acosta 13-9
Hit Batsmen: K. Heyer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Blewett
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 33996
Sunday, May 17th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60