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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Kansas City Royals 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:15 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Jun 20, 3:03 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
5
5–6
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
6
T-Score31
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenBoth starters enter with comparable season profiles; neither holds a meaningful statistical advantage.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Starter formRoyalsLugo has a 1.15 ERA over his last five starts, while McGreevy is at 3.29.
Recent formEvenBoth clubs are 3–2 in their last five, with only a 1-run difference in run differential.
Team strengthCardinalsSt. leads 41–31 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

STL
Michael McGreevy RHP
Michael McGreevy
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.35
97th
WHIP
1.15
105th
K/9
5.72
205th
BB/9
2.16
58th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
96th
OPS/R
–
IP
83.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.29
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
83
KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.69
172nd
WHIP
1.35
181st
K/9
6.96
169th
BB/9
2.95
82nd
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.74
108th
OPS/R
–
IP
85.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.15
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
82
How the starters differ
·McGreevy allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.35.
·Lugo allows the lower home-run rate: 0.74 vs 1.30 per nine.
·Lugo owns a 7.0 K/9 compared with McGreevy's 5.7.
·Lugo has completed a quality start in 67% of starts, compared with 50% for McGreevy.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

McGreevy arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%91.9
Changeup20%87.0
Sinker16%90.8
Curveball13%78.6
Cutter11%87.6
Sweeper11%81.8
Slider4%83.6
Lugo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker19%91.4
Four-seam16%91.6
Cutter16%89.8
Curveball15%77.3
Sweeper11%79.2
Slider9%84.3
Changeup9%85.1
Slow Curve2%69.2
Slurve1%77.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Seth Lugo)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Michael McGreevy)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.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?+
Michael McGreevy (3.35 ERA, 3–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo (3.69 ERA, 3–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:15 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?+
Michael McGreevy is at 53; Seth Lugo is at 48. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.