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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Kansas City Royals 14

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Jun 19, 3:02 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score41
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
6
6–14
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
14
T-Score31
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsKansas has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cameron leads in P-Score, WHIP and ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Starter formCardinalsLiberatore has a 3.67 ERA over his last five starts, while Cameron is at 5.13.
Recent formEvenRecent results are nearly identical, with both clubs playing around .500 over the last 10.
Team strengthCardinalsSt. leads 41–31 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.23
174th
WHIP
1.56
182nd
K/9
8.34
72nd
BB/9
3.36
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.87
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
72.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
84
KC
Noah Cameron LHP
Noah Cameron
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.20
110th
WHIP
1.27
84th
K/9
8.40
118th
BB/9
2.28
96th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
88th
OPS/R
–
IP
75.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.13
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
78
How the starters differ
·Cameron allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.27 WHIP compared with 1.56.
·Cameron allows the lower home-run rate: 0.96 vs 1.87 per nine.
·Cameron enters with a 4.20 ERA compared with Liberatore's 5.23.
·Liberatore has produced a quality start in 33% of outings versus 17%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.5
Sinker8%94.2
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0
Cameron arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%92.5
Cutter21%89.8
Changeup20%81.0
Curveball17%81.7
Slider13%85.2
Sinker5%91.5
Eephus Pitch0%57.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs LHP (Noah Cameron)
20th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
19th
in MLB
0.699OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·KCKC
AVG.239 24th.248 8th
OPS.691 29th.718 16th
Home runs167 24th170 21st
Runs720 16th690 22nd
OBP.313 22nd.316 17th
SLG.378 29th.402 14th
PitchingSTLSTL·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs4.77
STLKC
WHIP1.36vs1.41
STLKC
K/98.0vs7.4
STLKC
HR Allowed158vs210
STLKC
ResultsSTLSTL·KCKC
+25121st
Run differential
+18928th
77–85 Record69–93
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (5–5)
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
Kansas City Royals (5–5)
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.23 ERA, 3–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Noah Cameron (4.20 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cardinals and Royals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Royals 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Matthew Liberatore is at 46; Noah Cameron is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.