MLB matchup
05/15/20268:15 PMBusch StadiumSt. Louis, Missouri79°F · Cloudy-Dry

Royals67 – 88vsCardinals75 – 80

Sharp side
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Sharp total
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Model forecast

Projected outcome

A projection is not available because one or both teams do not have sufficient qualifying history.
Matchup intelligence

Team grades

TeamLineupStarterOverall
Kansas City RoyalsCB-C
St. Louis CardinalsCB-C+
Sportsbook context

Game lines

A dash means that book has not supplied a usable price.

DraftKings
TeamMoneylineRun line
KC-111-1.5 (+140)
STL-109+1.5 (-169)
Total 8.5Over -112Under -107
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Last 10 games

Kansas City Royals

Overall4–6–0W–L–TRun line3–7–0W–L–PO/U6–4–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
5/14/26@ CHWL 2–6L -1.5O 7.5
5/13/26@ CHWL 5–6L -1.5O 8
5/12/26@ CHWL 5–6L -1.5O 9
5/10/26vs DETL 3–6L -1.5O 8.5
5/9/26vs DETW 5–1W -1.5U 9
5/8/26vs DETW 4–3L -1.5U 8.5
5/7/26vs CLEL 5–8L -1.5O 9.5
5/6/26vs CLEL 1–3L -1.5U 7.5
5/5/26vs CLEW 5–3W +1.5O 7.5
5/4/26vs CLEW 6–2W +1.5U 9

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

St. Louis Cardinals

Overall5–5–0W–L–TRun line5–5–0W–L–PO/U1–7–2O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
5/14/26@ ATHW 5–4L -1.5U 10
5/13/26@ ATHL 2–6L +1.5U 10
5/12/26@ ATHW 6–4W +1.5P 10
5/10/26@ SDL 2–3W +1.5U 8.5
5/9/26@ SDL 2–4L +1.5U 8
5/8/26@ SDW 6–0W +1.5U 8
5/7/26@ SDW 2–1W +1.5U 8
5/6/26vs MILL 2–6L +1.5O 7.5
5/4/26vs MILW 6–3W +1.5P 9
5/3/26vs LADL 1–4L +1.5U 10

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Royals and Cardinals
Statistic
N/A (8.2)HitsN/A (8.2)
N/A (1.8)DoublesN/A (1.5)
N/A (1.0)Home RunsN/A (1.0)
N/A (13.4)Total BasesN/A (12.9)
N/A (3.2)WalksN/A (3.2)
N/A (7.8)StrikeoutsN/A (8.0)
N/A (0.8)Stolen BasesN/A (0.6)

Starting pitcher context

Expected starters

RoyalsMichael WachaConfirmed
CardinalsDustin MayConfirmed

Starting lineups

Kansas City RoyalsConfirmed
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 4Salvador PerezC
  5. 5Carter JensenDH
  6. 6Jac CaglianoneRF
  7. 7Isaac CollinsLF
  8. 8Michael Massey2B
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF
St. Louis CardinalsConfirmed
  1. 1JJ Wetherholt2B
  2. 2Ivan HerreraDH
  3. 3Alec Burleson1B
  4. 4Jordan WalkerRF
  5. 5Nolan Gorman3B
  6. 6Masyn WinnSS
  7. 7Nathan ChurchLF
  8. 8Pedro PagesC
  9. 9Victor Scott IICF


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